Description
The Traditions Firestick Cleaning Kit gathers up the tools you'll reach for after a range session or a day in the deer woods with your NitroFire. Because the Firestick system swaps the traditional screw-in breech plug for an encapsulated powder charge, the barrel and chamber on these rifles have their own quirks, and this kit is put together to handle them. You get a bronze breech brush for the tough scrubbing, a nylon breech brush for loosening powder residue without being aggressive, a Nitrofire bullet unloading jag, a pre-lubed gun cloth, dry patches, and Firestick cleaning and seasoning patches so you can protect the bore when you're done.
What the Firestick Cleaning Kit Is Built For
This is a .50 caliber kit made specifically for Firestick-compatible firearms like the NitroFire VAPR. The tapered brushes are shaped to reach into the wider chamber area that sits ahead of where the Firestick seats, which is a spot a standard straight bore brush tends to skip over. If you shoot a conventional screw-in breech plug muzzleloader, this isn't the kit for that rifle, but for a NitroFire owner it hits the essentials in one box.
Keeping Your NitroFire Bore Protected
The cleaning process on a NitroFire follows the same logic as any inline muzzleloader: run solvent-soaked patches to break up fouling, work the brushes back and forth, then finish with a seasoning patch to lay down a protective film in the bore. That last step is what fights rust between outings and keeps loading smooth when you head back out. Copper-jacketed bullets and plastic sabots leave their own residue behind, so having the right brushes on hand makes the job faster and more thorough.
What Comes In the Kit
Along with the brushes and jag, you'll get a generous supply of patches, 50 dry patches and 100 Firestick pre-saturated cleaning patches, plus the pre-lubed cloth for wiping down metal surfaces. It's a practical grab-and-go setup that lives easily in a range bag or on the cleaning bench, ready whenever your rifle needs attention.
Key Specifications
- Manufacturer: Traditions
- Manufacturer Part Number: A3964
- UPC: 040589030418
- Caliber: .50 Caliber
- Compatibility: Firestick-compatible / NitroFire muzzleloaders
- Kit Type: Muzzleloader cleaning kit
- Dry Patches: Qty 50
- Firestick Pre-Saturated Cleaning Patches: Qty 100
- Brushes: Bronze breech brush and nylon breech brush
- Country of Origin: United States
What’s Included
- 50 Caliber Bronze Breech Brush
- 50 Caliber Nylon Breech Brush
- Nitrofire Bullet Unloading Jag
- Pre-Lubed Gun Cloth
- Dry Patches (Qty 50)
- Firestick Pre-Saturated Cleaning & Seasoning Patches (Qty 100)
Frequently Asked Questions
What rifles does the Traditions Firestick Cleaning Kit work with?
This kit is made for .50 caliber Firestick-compatible muzzleloaders, most notably the Traditions NitroFire. The tapered brushes are shaped to clean both the rifle bore and the wider chamber area unique to the Firestick system. It is not intended for conventional muzzleloaders that use a screw-in breech plug.
Why does the Firestick Cleaning Kit include two different brushes?
The bronze breech brush handles the harder scrubbing to break up stubborn fouling, while the nylon brush is gentler and better for loosening powder residue. Having both lets you clean thoroughly without being overly aggressive on any one pass. The NitroFire's larger chamber diameter is exactly why these dedicated brushes come in handy.
How do the seasoning patches in this kit help my muzzleloader?
After you clear out the fouling, running a Firestick seasoning patch down the bore lays a thin protective film on the metal. That coating fights rust between range trips and hunts, and it helps the next bullet load a little smoother. It's the finishing step that keeps your barrel in good shape long-term.
Does the kit include a bullet unloading jag, and how is it used?
Yes, the Nitrofire bullet unloading jag is included. You thread it onto your ramrod to add length, then insert the rod from the breech end and slowly push the bullet out through the muzzle. It's an easy way to clear an unfired projectile when you don't want to discharge the rifle.





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