Nicholas Norton

Nicholas Norton is an individual and the owner of Peak Tactical LLC, a private company that does business as Partisan Triggers. According to court filings, the company is based in Wyoming. As a private entity, its revenue and employee numbers are not publicly available.

Partisan Triggers manufactures and sells aftermarket firearm components. The company's main product line appears to be forced reset triggers (FRTs) for AR-15-style firearms, including a product called the "Partisan Disruptor." These triggers use the firearm's cycling action to mechanically reset the trigger, allowing for a faster rate of fire than standard semi-automatic triggers.

The company's litigation posture is that of an operating company defending itself in a patent infringement suit brought by a direct competitor. The single tracked case lists Nicholas Norton as a defendant and zero times as a plaintiff. This lawsuit was filed by Rare Breed Triggers, Inc. and an affiliated intellectual property holding company, ABC IP, LLC.

The notable case, Rare Breed Triggers Inc et al. v. Nicholas Norton et al., is a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming in January 2026, which is now on appeal at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The suit alleges that Partisan Triggers' "Disruptor" product infringes on four patents related to forced reset trigger technology owned by Rare Breed Triggers and its affiliate. This legal action followed a period where Rare Breed Triggers itself was in a high-profile dispute with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over the legality of its own FRT products.