Bullet Weights
Last verified: April 2026
Read our full verification: Is Bullet Weights Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Alda, NE
Headquarters
Alda, NE
Founded
1970
Products Verified
4 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
No specific location documented
Website Claim
Brand website explicitly claims Made in USA
Manufacturing History
20+ years of USA manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
No known overseas production
Verification Notes
Bullet Weights, Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned fishing sinker and weight manufacturer founded in 1970 by engineer Larry Crumrine, headquartered in Alda, Nebraska.
Last verified: April 2026
Manufacturing Profile
Bullet Weights manufactures in Alda, NE. Founded in 1970 (56 years of US production on the books). Our 4 verified Bullet Weights listings sit in sports & outdoors.
Verification tier
84% average
High — strong brand-level and product-level evidence
Factory evidence
On file
Alda, NE
Catalog breadth
4 products
1 category
How we verified Bullet Weights
Most recent check: Oct 17, 2026
From the brand's website
“Became the building block of one of the largest and most innovative sinker manufacturing companies in the United States.”
bulletweights.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
Independent source
“The manufacturing headquarters remained in Alda”
theindependent.com · checked Oct 16, 2026
Amazon listings
We read the live Amazon listing for 4 of the 4 Bullet Weights products on this page (most recently Oct 11, 2026). None of them states where the product is made, so these products rely on the brand-level evidence above.
These checks are run by our software on a schedule: brand websites are re-read about every three weeks, Amazon listings weekly, and news is scanned monthly. Every flag is checked against its original source before anything on this page changes. How the American Score works.
Bullet Weights has been manufacturing products in Alda, NE since 1970. We carry 4 verified American-made Bullet Weights products.
Heritage & History
Larry Crumrine, an engineer and avid fisherman, designed a bullet-shaped lead sinker that could be fished more easily through heavy cover, launching Bullet Weights, Inc. in 1970 with its first manufacturing facility in Grand Island, Nebraska. His son Doug joined the company in 1972, and the growing business moved its manufacturing to Alda, Nebraska, in 1973.
Doug became president in 1985 and bought the company from his father in 1998. Bullet Weights expanded into Ultra Steel and Ultra Tin sinker lines in 1995 as lead alternatives, and added a second manufacturing and distribution facility in Loup City, Nebraska, in 1999. Doug's son Joe became the third-generation president in 2004.
Made in Alda, Nebraska
Bullet Weights sinkers, jigs, and tungsten products are manufactured at the company's facilities in Alda and Loup City, Nebraska, where it has operated since the early 1970s. The company describes itself as one of the largest and most innovative sinker manufacturers in the United States.
Its products, including brass sinkers, Ultra Steel and Ultra Tin alternatives to lead, and the Mr. Crappie line of terminal tackle, are distributed worldwide by major outdoor retailers, marine dealers, sporting goods stores, and department stores.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bullet Weights made in the USA?
Yes. Bullet Weights manufactures 4 verified products in Alda, NE. Bullet Weights, Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned fishing sinker and weight manufacturer founded in 1970 by engineer Larry Crumrine, headquartered in Alda, Nebraska.
Where is Bullet Weights manufactured?
Bullet Weights is headquartered in Alda, NE. Manufacturing takes place in Alda, NE.
What Bullet Weights products can I buy?
We carry 4 verified Bullet Weights products across Sports & Outdoors. Every listing links directly to a trusted online store with verified American manufacturing.
When was Bullet Weights founded?
Bullet Weights was founded in 1970. Bullet Weights, Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned fishing sinker and weight manufacturer founded in 1970 by engineer Larry Crumrine, headquartered in Alda, Nebraska.
Where can I buy Bullet Weights products?
Every Bullet Weights product listed here links to a trusted online store — a major retailer or the brand's own shop — where you can purchase directly.
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