Is Bullet Weights Made in USA?
Last checked Nov 8, 2026 · 4 verified products · see the evidence
Verdict · checked Nov 1, 2026
Mostly yes
Bullet Weights describes itself as "one of the largest and most innovative sinker manufacturing companies in the United States." The company was founded in 1970 by engineer Larry Crumrine, with its first manufacturing facility in Grand Island, Nebraska. It moved manufacturing to Alda, Nebraska, in 1973, and in 1999 expanded with a manufacturing and distribution facility in nearby Loup City, Nebraska. Alda is still the headquarters.
| Product line | Made in | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lead fishing sinkers (bank, egg, cannonball and bullet weights) | Alda and Loup City, NE | Made in USA |
The caveat: Bullet Weights' product pages for bank, egg and cannonball sinkers do not print a per-item origin line. The Nebraska manufacturing history is stated plainly on the company's About page, but we could not confirm the origin of every individual item in the range, including the brass and tin lines, from the brand's own pages.
How we checked: On 2026-11-01 we read the Bullet Weights homepage and About page, plus its current bank, egg and cannonball sinker product pages on bulletweights.com.
Sources: Bullet Weights About Us: manufacturing history in Grand Island, Alda and Loup City, NE · Bullet Weights homepage: largest fishing weight manufacturer in the US · Bullet Weights bank sinkers product page
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Manufacturing Details
- Made in
- Alda, NE
- Headquarters
- Alda, NE
- Location detail
- No specific location on file
- History
- Long record of US manufacturing
- Founded
- 1970
How we verified Bullet Weights
Most recent check: Nov 8, 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 Nov 8, 2026
Independent source
“The manufacturing headquarters remained in Alda”
theindependent.com · checked Oct 16, 2026
Store listings
We read the live store listing for 4 of the 4 Bullet Weights products on this page (most recently Nov 7, 2026). None of them states where the product is made, so these products rely on the brand-level evidence above.
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About Bullet Weights
Bullet Weights makes fishing sinkers and weights in Nebraska, headquartered in Alda since 1973 with a second plant in Loup City. Engineer Larry Crumrine started the company in 1970.
Three generations of Crumrines
Larry Crumrine, an engineer and bass angler, designed a bullet-shaped lead sinker that slid through heavy cover more easily. It launched Bullet Weights, Inc. in 1970, with its first plant in Grand Island, Nebraska. His son Doug joined in 1972 running machines and shipping orders, and the company moved manufacturing to Alda in 1973.
Doug became president in 1985 and bought the company from his father in 1998. In 1995 it added Ultra Steel and Ultra Tin sinkers as lead alternatives, and in 2004 Doug's son Joe became president.
Alda and Loup City plants
Growth led to a second manufacturing and distribution site in nearby Loup City in 1999, while headquarters stayed in Alda. The company calls itself "one of the largest and most innovative sinker manufacturing companies in the United States."
The bank, egg and cannonball sinkers we list come from that Nebraska operation. The product pages themselves do not print an origin line for each item, so we could not confirm from the brand's own pages where every product in the wider range, including the brass and tin lines, is made.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bullet Weights made in the USA?
Yes. Bullet Weights is made in the United States, with manufacturing 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 made?
Bullet Weights is made in Alda, NE. The company is headquartered in Alda, NE.
Which Bullet Weights products are made in the USA?
The site lists 4 verified American-made Bullet Weights products in Sports & Outdoors. Each one links to a store that sells it.
Are Bullet Weights sinkers made in the USA?
Bullet Weights says it manufactures in Nebraska: it moved manufacturing to Alda in 1973 and added a manufacturing and distribution facility in Loup City in 1999. Its product pages do not carry a per-item origin line.
Where is Bullet Weights located?
Alda, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1970 in Grand Island, Nebraska, and moved to Alda in 1973. Alda is still its headquarters.
Does Bullet Weights make lead-free sinkers?
Yes. In 1995 the company added Ultra Steel and Ultra Tin products to its line as an alternative to lead.