Mark Gurney, Ruger | GUNS Magazine Podcast #27
This episode of the GUNS Magazine Podcast features an interview with Mark Gurney, Director of Product Management at Ruger. Gurney, an engineer by trade, discusses his transition to the marketing side of Ruger and the success of their new product development process. The conversation touches on his personal preferences for blued steel and walnut firearms, his initial shooting range experiences, and his favorite Ruger firearm. He also recounts a memorable hunting trip in Alaska where he successfully took both a moose and a grizzly bear with his Ruger Hawkeye rifle.

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