Thursday, March 28, 2019

Team Ruger Adds Junior Competitor Beth Walker

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) proudly introduces Beth Walker as the seventh addition to Team Ruger. A 17-year-old, 3-Gun competitor, Walker is Team Ruger’s first junior shooter.

“We are proud to have Beth on board as Team Ruger’s first junior competitor,” said Team Captain, Doug Koenig. “She is a fine example of the next generation of competitors in the shooting sports. Beth’s wide-ranging shooting skills pair nicely with Ruger’s diverse product line, and we are excited to see her continue to develop her skills.”


Entering her third season of competitive shooting, Beth has already competed in many multi-gun events in her career, with major matches including:

Babes with Bullets 3-Gun Challenge Nordic Vortex Tri-Gun

Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship Rocky Mountain 3-Gun

Bluegrass Shotgun Championship Rockcastle 3-Man 3-Gun

Brownells Ladies Multigun Fall Festival Rockcastle Pro Am

Generation 3-Gun Championship Trijicon 3-Man 3-Gun

Lucas Oil US Shotgun Championship X-Treme Bullets Texas 3-Gun Championship

Mission22 Benefit Shoot

"I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to join Team Ruger,” said Walker. “I admire their faithful support of the Second Amendment and the outdoor industry and I am looking forward to growing as a competitor through the guidance of an amazing team and iconic company.”

In addition to competing and participating in organizations that support women in the shooting sports, Walker serves as the Indiana Chairwoman of the emPOWERed organization and holds the role of Social Media Director and board member for Expressions Magazine, where she writes a monthly series entitled “Profiles of Second Amendment Women.”

To learn more about the extensive line of award-winning Ruger firearms, visit Ruger.com or

Facebook.com/Ruger. To find accessories for Ruger firearms, visit ShopRuger.com or your local independent retailer of Ruger firearms.

About Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. As a full-line manufacturer of American-made firearms, Ruger offers consumers over 600 variations of more than 40 product lines. For more than 60 years, Ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. Our motto, “Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens®,” echoes our commitment to these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and innovative firearms.

For further information, contact:

Paul Pluff, Public Relations Manager

ppluff@ruger.com