On March 1, 2025, Chris Killoy will end his career with Ruger. For more than 20 years, Killoy has been instrumental in shaping Ruger’s metamorphosis from a company known for solidly built, but otherwise “stodgy” firearms into one of the industry’s major innovators. Taking time from an otherwise “hectic” schedule at SHOT Show 2025, Killoy took time to talk with our publisher, Jim Shepherd, about his career and impending retirement.