Boltor

The Boltor is a Tenno assault rifle with a unique characteristic of firing bolt projectiles, instead of conventional bullets. This weapon requires the user to take into account projectile travel time while aiming at targets, as well as the projectile drift, thus rendering the Boltor somewhat difficult to use effectively beyond medium ranges. Its high damage makes it an excellent close-quarters rifle against heavily armored targets.

This weapon can be sold for, it is also a for Boltace.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * Good base damage.
 * Deals high damage – effective against armor.
 * Fair accuracy.
 * Low Recoil.
 * Has a polarity.
 * Good rate of fire.
 * On kill, bodies will follow the bolt that killed them, pinning them to walls. Similar to bows, this increases its damage output without needing a punch through mod.

Disadvantages:
 * Bolts have a small amount of travel time to medium range and ineffective beyond that.
 * Bolts have a fair amount of projectile drop, reducing accuracy at medium to long range.
 * Inefficient ammo economy.
 * Low and  damage.
 * Low critical chance and damage.
 * Long reload time.

Comparisons:
 * Boltor, compared to the Boltor Prime:
 * Lower base damage (25.0 vs. 55.0).
 * Lower damage (2.5 vs. 5.5).
 * Lower damage (20.0 vs. 49.5).
 * Slightly higher  damage (2.5 vs. 0.0).
 * Lower critical damage (1.5x vs. 2.0x).
 * Slower rate of fire (8.75 rounds/sec vs. 10.0 rounds/sec).
 * Slightly slower reload time (2.6s vs. 2.4s).
 * Lower accuracy (25.0 vs. 50.0).
 * Slightly slower projectile speed (65.0 m/s vs. 70.0 m/s)
 * Doesn't have a  polarity.
 * Boltor, compared to the Telos Boltor:
 * Lower base damage (25.0 vs. 50.0).
 * Lower  damage (2.5 vs. 5.0).
 * Lower  damage (20.0 vs. 45.0).
 * Slightly higher  damage (2.5 vs. 0.0).
 * Lower critical damage (1.5x vs. 2.0x).
 * Higher status chance (10.0% vs. 7.5%).
 * Smaller magazine size (60 vs. 90).
 * Slightly slower rate of fire (8.75 rounds/sec vs. 9.33 rounds/sec).
 * Slightly slower reload time (2.6s vs. 2.4s).
 * Doesn't have a  polarity.
 * No innate Truth effect.

Tips

 * Use the Rifle Ammo Mutation mod to gain extra ammo if needed, or alternatively bring along Team Ammo Restore.
 * Alternatively, bring along a good sidearm/melee weapon if in a tight spot with no ammo.
 * Mods like Ammo Drum can also help with ammo efficiency problems.
 * The bolts, like the Kunai, stagger enemies, making it useful for crowd control.
 * The innate polarity can somewhat limit elemental modding potential, thus making it a less desirable polarity for elemental modding. If you wish to focus more on elemental damage, then it is recommended to either ignore the polarity or use Forma to turn it into a more suitable polarity.
 * With the slow travel time and high rate of fire, the Boltor can sometimes hit an enemy with four or five bolts at once, after a Tenno ducking behind cover. This can be useful with low shields or health.

Trivia

 * Originally the weapon shared the same icon and description as Braton, while the blueprint icon and in-game model shared that of Burston. As of a visual update on February 8, 2013, it now has a unique appearance and description.