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Nitro Express Rifle

Special Slot 5 · Nitro Express since Early Access unverified
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Nitro Express Rifle

Stats

Cost$1015
Damage 364
Muzzle velocity 550 m/s
Rate of fire 21 rpm
Drop range 45 m
Reload 4.8 s
Capacity 2
Reserve 6

🎯 Traits for this gun

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🏆 In lists: ⚡ Close range (#3)

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Ammo & stat changes

Compatible ammo: Dumdum AmmoExplosive AmmoShredder Ammo

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Patch history

Changed in 23 patches · ▲ 14 buffs · ▼ 14 nerfs · last — Update 2.8.1 (2026-07-01)

  1. Update 2.8.1 2026-07-01
    • handling, buff: Nitro Express no longer has bullet deviation over long distances
  2. Update 2.8 2026-06-09 · Road to Hell
    • other, nerf: Nitro Express slot size changed from Large to 5
    • ammo, buff: Nitro Express extra ammo increased from 4 to 6
    • ammo, nerf: Explosive & Shredder Ammo marked as Scarce for the Nitro Express
  3. Update 2.4 2025-06-18
    • damage, buff: Minimum rifle damage to the upper torso at any range is now 50
    • damage, buff: Minimum rifle damage to the torso at any range is now 50
    • damage, buff: Minimum rifle and pistol damage to limbs at any range is now 25
  4. Update 2.0 Hunt: Showdown 1896
    • rename, neutral: Nitro Express Rifle renamed to Nitro Express
    • damage, neutral: Bullet Drop added, replacing Effective Range as headshots are now always lethal
    • handling, nerf: Nitro Express bullets now always have minor spread deviation when fired, similar to Shotgun Slugs
    • damage, buff: Damage falloff adjusted to retain more damage over distance
    • damage, buff: Minimum damage to the upper torso at any range is now 25
    • damage, neutral: Maximum bullet distance normalized to 500m
  5. Update 1.15 Hunt: Showdown
    • unlock, neutral: All base weapons now unlock at Bloodline Rank 1
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  1. Update 1.14 Hunt: Showdown
    • damage, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle Shredder ammo now cannot penetrate walls beyond 41m
    • damage, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle Shredder ammo now can only penetrate thin walls, with reduced damage after a second wall penetration
    • damage, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle Shredder ammo one-hit kill distance to the upper torso reduced to 58m
  2. Update 1.13 Hunt: Showdown
    • ammo, buff: Nitro Express Rifle Explosive extra ammo increased from 2 to 4
  3. Update 1.10 2022-10-12
    • unlock, neutral: Nitro Express Rifle unlock moved from Bloodline Rank 88 to 90
    • price, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle Shredder price increased from 150 Hunt Dollars to 225 Hunt Dollars
  4. Update 1.8.1 Hunt: Showdown
    • rename, neutral: Nitro Express Rifle Dumdum ammo renamed to Shredder ammo
  5. Update 1.6.2 Hunt: Showdown
    • damage, neutral: Nitro Express Rifle Dumdum ammo changed to be more in line with the Dumdum ammo in other weapons
  6. Update 1.6 Hunt: Showdown
    • handling, neutral: Nitro Express Rifle no longer auto-ejects spent cartridges, instead they are manually removed. Reload speed remains unchanged
  7. Update 1.5.2 Hunt: Showdown
    • damage, buff: Nitro Express Rifle Dumdum ammo's one hit kill range to upper torso increased by 15m
  8. Update 1.5 Hunt: Showdown
    • ammo, buff: Added Dumdum and Explosive Custom ammo to the Nitro Express Rifle
  9. Update 1.4.4 Hunt: Showdown
    • handling, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle rate of fire slightly reduced to help with animation blending and quick swap smoothing
  10. Update 1.3 Hunt: Showdown
    • damage, buff: Nitro Express Rifle effective headshot range increased from 95m to 250m
    • damage, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle one hit kill capability from an upper torso hit is now around 43m instead of 48m
  11. Update 1.0 Hunt: Showdown
    • price, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle price increased from 785 Hunt Dollars to 1015 Hunt Dollars
    • unlock, neutral: Nitro Express Rifle unlock moved from Bloodline Rank 83 to 88
  12. Early Access 4.0 Early Access
    • handling, buff: Increased range on all Rifle Buttstock light melee attacks
  13. Early Access 3.0 Early Access
    • handling, nerf: Rifle buttstock attack damage reduced slightly against other Hunters, now requiring two hits to the head to kill
    • handling, buff: Rifle buttstock attack stamina consumption slightly reduced
  14. Early Access 2.2 Early Access
    • visual, neutral: Nitro Express Rifle now has the same depth of field settings for ADS as the Winfield M1873 Aperture, making the periphery blurred
    • handling, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle reload time increased slightly
  15. Early Access 2.1 Early Access
    • damage, nerf: Reduced the damage of the Nitro Express Rifle in relation to leg shots
  16. Early Access 2.0 Early Access
    • handling, nerf: Nitro Express Rifle now has increased recoil and crosshair spread
  17. Early Access 1.0 Early Access
    • ammo, buff: Nitro Express Rifle now receive two bullets instead of one from large ammo boxes
  18. Early Access 0.1 Early Access
    • added, neutral: Nitro Express Rifle added for 785 Hunt Dollars (Unlock Rank 83)

Patch history: huntshowdown.wiki.gg (Update History), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ukrainian translation — showdown.com.ua, CC BY-SA 4.0 · all patches

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