Ruger unveils Ruger Custom Shop, adds new Competition models (PHOTOS)

By Jacki Billings

Ruger’s new Custom Shop offers two new firearms, one of which is the SR1911 Competition Pistol. (Photo: Ruger)
Ruger launches a brand new Custom Shop, bringing performance and a splash of style to the Ruger lineup with the SR1911 Competition Pistol and 10/22 Competition Rifle. The Ruger Custom Shop aims to fill that high-end void for advanced shooters, hunters and avid firearms collectors.
“Our customers have been craving high-end performance variations of our popular models for a long time,” Chris Killoy, Ruger President and CEO, said in a news release. “We are thrilled to respond to the call and bring the Ruger Custom Shop to fruition. We are confident that these new products represent the very best in craftsmanship and performance.”
The Custom Shop relies on Ruger’s team of engineers as well as gun industry professionals to create unique guns offer quality performance paired with reliability and a stylish aesthetic. Leading the new Custom Shop are two new offerings — the SR1911 Competition Pistol and 10/22 Competition Rifle.
The SR1911 Competition Pistol was developed alongside competition shooter Doug Koenig. (Photo: Ruger)
The SR1911 Competition was designed in cooperation with competitive shooter Doug Koenig. The full-sized 9mm pistol features the Koenig Shooting Sports low-mass hammer and

Source: Guns.com