SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A
                        Amendment No. 1 to Current Report

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

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                 April 10, 2008

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

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

      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (the "Company") hereby amends and replaces Exhibit
10.8 of its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 11, 2008.

Exhibit No.       Description

10.8              Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2008, by and between Sturm,
                  Ruger, & Co., Inc. and Stephen L. Sanetti.

                                   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:  April 30, 2008


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