{"id":35506,"date":"2025-07-01T17:51:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=35506"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:51:30","slug":"ruger-buys-kentuckys-anderson-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=35506","title":{"rendered":"Ruger Buys Kentucky&#8217;s Anderson Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:468,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ruger.com\\\/corporate\\\/PDF\\\/8K-2025-07-01.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260415044401\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.ruger.com\\\/corporate\\\/PDF\\\/8K-2025-07-01.pdf&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 05:26:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 10:27:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 17:21:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 18:41:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 02:23:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 02:23:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Sturm, Ruger just announced that they were buying Hebron, Kentucky based Anderson Manufacturing. As I read their press release below, it appears that while they will discontinue the Anderson brand and the associated products Ruger will use the plant and its employees to expand their manufacturing base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither party has released the terms of the agreement or the amount of monies involved in the purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruger.com\/corporate\/PDF\/8K-2025-07-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is pleased to announce the asset purchase of<br>Anderson Manufacturing, a manufacturer of firearms and firearm accessories based in<br>Hebron, Kentucky. This <strong>strategic purchase includes Anderson\u2019s manufacturing facility<br>and machinery and will provide Ruger the opportunity to work with a skilled and<br>experienced workforce,<\/strong> strengthening its production capabilities and expanding its<br>product offerings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Located in a firearms-friendly region, the facility brings valuable expertise in the<br>production of both firearms and aftermarket parts and accessories \u2013 areas that<br>complement and enhance Ruger\u2019s existing offerings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>\u201cThis acquisition is an incredible opportunity to advance our long-term strategy and<br>expand Ruger\u2019s capacity,\u201d said Todd Seyfert, President and CEO of Ruger. \u201cWe\u2019re excited<br>to welcome members from the talented team at Anderson Manufacturing and leverage<br>their knowledge and infrastructure to better serve our customers. This move reinforces<br>Ruger\u2019s position as a leader in the industry, and reiterates my focus on continued<br>growth, even as others scale back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em><strong>Ruger will not continue the Anderson Manufacturing brand or its firearms products.<\/strong><br>Instead, the Company will <strong>integrate the facility\u2019s capabilities into its broader operations,<\/strong><br>with a focus on launching new products, expanding Ruger\u2019s popular product lines and<br>growing its established accessories business.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Customers, distributors, and partners can continue to expect the high standards of<br>quality, reliability and service that define the Ruger brand. This acquisition underscores<br>Ruger\u2019s commitment to American manufacturing and its mission to deliver innovative,<br>reliable products to the firearms community.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sturm, Ruger just announced that they were buying Hebron, Kentucky based Anderson Manufacturing. As I read their press release&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":167,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7174,597,680],"class_list":["post-35506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-anderson-manufacturing","tag-kentucky","tag-ruger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35507,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35506\/revisions\/35507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}