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It’s not right until it is and Sierra maintains a labfull of actions for virtually every caliber. Theirtechnician tests thousands of bullets weekly.What a job, eh?Sierra’slegendaryreloadingmanual isvirtuallyiconic in theindustry.Photo: John TaffinBe still our beating hearts.We confess it was tough to benear so many beautiful bulletsand to have to keep yourhands in your pockets!Taffin uses no-end of Sierra bullets.Here’s a line-up for the .45 ACP.Based in Missouri, both Sierra and Starline arein “hunting and shooting” country!Step one: Turning perfectlygood copper sheet into thebasic “cups” thatwill eventuallybe bullets youand I shoot.Lead ingots are only part of the raw goods that come in the doorat Sierra daily. They really do “make” the bullets from scratch!From that basic copper “cup”you can see some of the stepsinvolved in “drawing” out whateventually will become a jacket.In this case, on a rifle bullet.72 WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM • MARCH/APRIL 2010