Well-known falling block designs include the Sharps rifles and carbines, the Browning / Winchester Single Shot, the Farquharson rifle, and the modern Ruger No. 1.

Ruger No. 1 single-shot rifle with custom. 243 barrel

The rifle Ruger brought out, named simply "# 1 ", ( Ruger No. 1 ) uses a falling block action, and is available in a wide selection of calibers from. 22 Hornet to. 458 Winchester Magnum.

* Ruger No. 1

Ruger No. 1 single-shot falling-block rifle with action open

Examples of firearms using the falling block action are the Sharps rifle and Ruger No. 1.

While the term lever-action generally implies a repeating firearm, it is also sometimes applied to a variety of single-shot, or falling-block actions that use a lever for cycling, such as the Martini-Henry or the Ruger No. 1.

* Ruger No. 1

* Ruger No. 3

Single shot express rifles, such as the Ruger No. 1 Tropical, are more compact than bolt actions, but while they can weigh less, reduced weight tends to increase felt recoil.

In a rifle such as the Siamese Mauser or a Ruger No. 1 single shot rifle, it can be handloaded to deliver good performance even on big African game.

Ruger reports that on his recent African safari the little Magnum cartridge was a real work horse.

We quickly ran into the same trouble that plagued Bill Ruger in his first experiments: Three or four bullets would be placed well in a six-inch bull at 100 yards and then, unaccountably, one could stray far out of the group.

Ruger learned that this was because the higher velocity achieved in a long barrel was upsetting the shape of the unjacketed revolver bullet.

Aside from the Ruger carbine, a number of hunting rifles have been introduced for the first time.

Modern equivalents also exist, such as the discontinued Ruger Police Carbine, which uses the same magazine as the Ruger pistols of the same caliber, as well as the ( also discontinued ) Marlin Camp Carbine ( which, in 1911, used. 45 ACP magazines ).

Modern U. S. civilian carbines include compact customizations of the AR-15, Ruger Mini-14, Beretta Cx4 Storm, Kel-Tec SUB-2000, bolt-action rifles generally falling under the specifications of a scout rifle, and aftermarket conversion kits for popular pistols including the M1911 and Glock models.

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Ruger Vaquero single-action. 357 Magnum revolver ; modeled after the Colt Single Action Army

With the advancement of technology and design in 2010 major revolver manufacturers are coming out with polymer frame revolvers like the Ruger LCR, Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 38, and Taurus Protector Polymer.

Stronger designs, such as the Ruger Super Redhawk, use a lock in the crane as well as the lock at the rear of the cylinder.

The six gun has many modern incarnations, such as the Ruger Vaquero and Beretta Stampede, as well as the currently produced Colt Single Action Army.

In 1966, Sturm, Ruger introduced their first true rifle.

Their earlier long guns had been carbines, the first a. 44 Magnum and the next the highly popular Ruger 10 / 22 in. 22 Long Rifle.

From 1972 to 1987, Ruger also made a less expensive version of the # 1, the # 3.

* Chuck Hawk's articles on the Ruger # 1, the Harrington & Richardson 1871 Single Shot Rifles, New England Firearms Single Shot Rifles, and The Winchester / Browning Model 1885 High Wall Rifle.

In an attempt to disrupt the Alaska pipeline, 39-year-old Louis D. Hastings, armed with a. 223-caliber Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle, murdered six of the 22 citizens of McCarthy on March 1, 1983.

On November 14, 1991 in Royal Oak, Michigan, Thomas McIlvane killed five people, including himself, with a Ruger 10 / 22 rifle in Royal Oak's post office, after being fired from the Postal Service for " insubordination.

He would then hunt them, armed with a knife and a Ruger Mini-14 rifle.

At 3: 30 p. m., Kinkel retrieved his locked-up Sturm, Ruger rifle from his parents ' bedroom, loaded it, and went to the kitchen, where he shot his father in the back of the head.

He wore a trench coat to hide the five weapons he carried: two hunting knives, a 9mm Glock 19 pistol, a Ruger. 22-caliber semi-automatic rifle, and a. 22-caliber Ruger MK II pistol.

While Reva and McCoy go to the diner to wait for Billy, Tom acquires a cache of weapons that includes a pump action shotgun, a Stainless Ruger Redhawk revolver, and a Marlin lever action rifle.

* Ruger M77, a bolt action rifle

The Ruger 10 / 22 is a semi-automatic rimfire rifle chambered in. 22 Long Rifle.

In 2009, Ruger released the SR-22 model, a 10 / 22 receiver embedded in a outer receiver that mimics the dimensions of an AR-15 style rifle such as their own SR-556.

In 2009 Ruger also announced the Target Tactical Rifle model, a hybrid of the 10 / 22T and Ruger M77 Hawkeye Tactical rifle.

" It goes on to say, " Never attempt to use 22 Long Rifle ammunition in Ruger 10 / 22 Magnum rifle magazines.

:* a. 22 calibre Ruger rifle,

* 9. 30pm-Knight fires at passersby using the Ruger rifle with Scope

This is a premium hunting rifle available in many configurations and calibers from 204 Ruger through 416 Rem Mag.

* Handgun of the Year: 1993 Ruger Vaquero, 1997 Ruger Bisley-Vaquero, 2001 Ruger Super Redhawk, 2008 Ruger LCP, 2009 Ruger LCR, 2010 Ruger SR9c, 2011 Ruger LC9

Ruger began chambering its Super Redhawk in this caliber in 1997 and Taurus followed with the Raging Bull model in 1998 and the Taurus Raging Judge Magnum in 2010.