I don’t consider him such. A brilliant man no doubt but he mainly worked to streamline manufacturing methods via the lost wax casting process. He brought out some great products at the right time but I don’t see any truly new and innovative designs that he was responsible for creating from scratch like Browning.
We have both to thank for their contributions no doubt but I don’t consider them equals.
+1 Ruger had cost in mind and was a "Value" designer. Except for the ruger no 1 and he copied designs from others.
Browning was design first and worry about what it costs later,
