When I took the tour at Sierra factory a couple of years ago Sierra was providing bullet jackets to Lake City. At that time some of the most popular bullets were .224 69 and 77 SMK, many of which were going to government contracts. There is a lot of specialized equipment in the factory and they are very conscious of quality control, manufacturing capacity and trying to meet demand.
I inquired about new products in the 6.5/264 and 6.5 Grendel specifically. Response was they didn't have the production capacity to add any new products until they started loosing market share because of more or less volume of sales by consumers.
Sierra was running three shifts per day five to six days per week. This was just prior to the release of the tipped match king bullets. As previously mentioned Sierra bullets are used in other manufacturer's ammunition. Some manufacturers publicly acknowledge the use of Sierra bullets and others do not because of NDA.
I inquired about new products in the 6.5/264 and 6.5 Grendel specifically. Response was they didn't have the production capacity to add any new products until they started loosing market share because of more or less volume of sales by consumers.
Sierra was running three shifts per day five to six days per week. This was just prior to the release of the tipped match king bullets. As previously mentioned Sierra bullets are used in other manufacturer's ammunition. Some manufacturers publicly acknowledge the use of Sierra bullets and others do not because of NDA.