UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                 January 8, 2009

                          STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

          DELAWARE                  001-10435                   06-0633559
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission                 (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)            File Number)           Identification Number)

                  ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT 06890
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 259-7843

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Item 8.01 Other Events

      On January 8, 2009, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing that during the fourth quarter of 2008 the Company
repurchased 357,000 shares of its common stock for $2.4 million in the open
market. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. dated January 8,
                2009, announcing the repurchase of 357,000 shares of its common
                stock in the open market.

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.


                                By: /S/ THOMAS A. DINEEN
                                    -------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Thomas A. Dineen
                                    Title: Principal Financial Officer,
                                           Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 16, 2009


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