Sturm, Ruger & Co. sent a memo to distributors on October 13 announcing the immediate suspension of four revolver lines — the LCR, SP101, GP100, and Bearcat — and the scheduled end of production for roughly a dozen additional model families before year's end, as part of a restructuring the company is calling the Ruger 2030 strategy. American Rifleman reported the announcement on October 14 after the memo circulated through the distribution network.

The four immediately halted lines are being cut off from new production now, with open distributor orders cancelled. The LCR and SP101 are compact double-action revolvers that have anchored Ruger's concealed-carry and home-defense revolver segment for years; the GP100 has been a full-size duty and range double-action in continuous production since 1985, offered in multiple calibers and barrel lengths. The Bearcat, a single-action .22 LR with a heritage design borrowed from Ruger's early catalog, rounds out the group of immediate halts. Existing inventory at distributors and dealers will continue to move through normal channels — there are simply no new units coming from the Prescott or Newport facility.

A longer list of lines will complete their final 2026 production runs before going to allocation and then ending. That group includes the SR1911 pistol family, the LC/PC Carbine and Charger pistol, the Redhawk and Super Redhawk, the Blackhawk and Super Blackhawk, the Single-Series single-action revolvers, the Vaquero, the No. 1 single-shot rifle, the 77-Series bolt-action rifles, the Hawkeye, and the Ruger Precision Rifle. Once existing inventory is depleted, unfilled orders for those lines will be cancelled.

Ruger's post-2026 lineup is shaping up to be far leaner than the current catalog. The company intends to continue the LCP family, RXM, MAX-9, Security-380, Security-9, Ruger 5.7, Mark IV, 22 Charger, and the Wrangler single-action rimfire revolver. The Wrangler will be the only revolver Ruger actively produces when the transition is complete — every double-action model the company makes is departing the lineup under the current plan.

Ruger's messaging has been deliberately hedged. A company spokesperson said "this does not necessarily mean these product families are permanently discontinued," signaling that some platforms may return in redesigned form as the Ruger 2030 strategy matures. Ruger's CEO told investors in July that the company would exit platforms where long-term profitability was not achievable, citing consumer demand shifts, manufacturing complexity, and changing market preferences. The affected models skew toward higher-machining, lower-volume items — single-action revolvers, traditional bolt guns, and the GP100 family — where production economics have tightened as polymer-frame pistol demand has grown.

Dealers and collectors are already tracking the downstream effects. Remaining inventory in the halted lines is moving through distribution channels, and secondary-market pricing on platforms such as GunBroker has begun to reflect the scarcity news. The hard deadline to watch is year-end 2026, when final production runs for the dozen affected secondary lines will finish and those guns also go to allocation-only. After that point, buyers looking for a new GP100, Super Redhawk, or Ruger Precision Rifle will be limited to whatever remains on dealer shelves.