[SHOT 2025] Traditions NitroBolt: Not Your Daddy's Muzzleloader

By Zac K

Traditions Performance Firearms once again pushes the envelope of muzzleloading technology with their new NitroBolt, on display at SHOT Show this week. Although it doesn’t look much like the sort of muzzleloader that was traditionally used by hunters, it is indeed a front-stuffer—sort of, at least—and depending on the laws in your jurisdiction, it might be a big upgrade to your firepower next deer season.Traditions muzzleloaders @ TFB: Traditions Pro Series: Old-School, But Modernized Traditions Firearms Introduces the new Pursuit XT .50 Caliber Muzzleloader Traditions PA Pellet Flintlock with Accelerator Breech Plug NEW: Traditions Performance Firearms Mountain RifleNext-gen mash-upThe NitroBolt combines two different ideas from modern muzzleloading, and they’re both right there in the name. This rifle is a .50-caliber bolt-action (60-degree throw, three-position safety, three locking lugs) built around Traditions’ NitroFire design, which uses Federal Firestick ammunition. That means the powder is encased in a plastic container—a cartridge, essentially.

Source: The Firearm Blog