The news initially spread through social media before reaching the pages of the American firearms press. Since this would hardly be the first apparent scoop to turn out to be false, we preferred to wait until we could verify the information through our own sources. We can now confirm that the reports are accurate.
We contacted Abbey Clary, Sturm, Ruger & Co.'s Director of Media, Advertising and Public Relations, who provided the following official response:
“Ruger has announced changes to several current-generation product families as part of our ongoing Ruger 2030 strategy. To be clear, we are suspending production of certain products while completing the final planned production runs of others. This does not necessarily mean that these product families are being permanently discontinued.
The changes are as follows:
- Production is being suspended effective immediately for the LCR, SP101, GP100 and Bearcat product families.
- Final production runs are planned during the remaining months of 2026 for the SR1911, LC Carbine, PC Charger, PC Carbine, LC Charger, Redhawk, Super Redhawk, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk, Single-Series revolvers, Vaquero, No. 1, 77-Series rifles, Hawkeye and Ruger Precision Rifle.
“These decisions reflect our review of consumer demand, evolving market preferences, manufacturing complexity and the long-term profitability of each product family. The goal is to focus our resources on the products consumers want most today while creating capacity for future product development and manufacturing modernization.
“We recognize how important these platforms are to Ruger's heritage and to our customers. In many cases, we see opportunities to bring them forward through new designs, improved features and modern manufacturing methods. We expect some of these names and product families to return in new forms in the future, but at this time we have no specific product plans or timelines for their reintroduction.”
It remains to be seen exactly how the Ruger 2030 strategy will reshape the company's future lineup and which of the affected platforms will eventually return in a new form.
At all4shooters, we will continue to follow developments closely and report on Ruger's official announcements, new models and any of these familiar product families that may return to production.
