Armaspec is known for its recoil management systems, especially their Stealth Recoil Spring. They also manufacture a variety of other AR products, including magwells, safety selectors (ambidextrous of course), extended mag releases, and so on. Today, at SHOT 2020 Armaspec’s booth was showing off their brand new Rifter Linear Muzzle Brake. Through the use of internal channels, the sound moves forward, away from the shooter. Importantly, it also sends the sound and concussion away from anyone standing off to the side. The ports on the top of the shield control the gas and help to both mitigate muzzle rise. Additionally, they direct recoil back toward the shooter. Gasses move through the aforementioned interior channels in order to delay their expulsion.

Armaspec – Rifter Linear Muzzle Brake

While the brake does come with a blast shield, Armaspec’s representative assured me it does not reduce the actual sound, i.e. behave like a suppressor. However, it does apparently reduce the shooter’s experienced noise level. While playing with it I noted that the Rifter feels like a very solid piece of machining. The blast shield, while tightly secured, easily screws off for cleaning. The design of the internals is very interesting, and while I can’t say how well it will perform, I can’t wait to find out.

Product Announcement

As the product announcement on Armaspec’s website reads:

The Armaspec Rifter™ Linear Muzzle Brake with blast shield has varying initial chambers which allows combustion gases to travel inside the chamber for a longer period of time greatly reducing felt recoil and directing the sound forward away from the shooter.
The Rifter™ blast shield is used to minimize the blast pattern, which is especially helpful when in close proximity to others or in the prone position. Patents Pending.

Will be available to order mid February.

While it is not yet available for release, the Rifter will be coming out in apparently mid-February, for a retail price of $159.99.