The Watchman is available in two compact versions — as a pistol or as an SBR. Both versions feature an 11.5-inch match-grade 416R stainless steel barrel with a carbine-length gas system. The barrel is chambered in .223 Wylde for accuracy with .223 and 5.56 ammo. It features proprietary fluting for weight reduction and is sub-MOA accurate with factory ammo. The rifles also have a 10-inch RISE aluminum handguard that is M-LOK compatible with a 12 o’clock Picatinny upper rail system.
The pistol has an SB Tactical SBA3 pistol brace, and the SBR has a Magpul CTR stock.
The company developed the Watchman rifle with input from SWAT/SOT/SRT officers, patrol officers, military snipers, competitive shooters, and firearms instructors to ensure it combines the best in functionality, accuracy, dependability, and affordability. From a squad car to an entry team, it’s duty ready.
The Watchman’s features include RISE’s Veil flash hider — which minimizes flash without the tuning-fork effect of other four-prong flash hiders — forged aluminum upper and lower receivers, an ambidextrous safety, and a premium black nitride-finished bolt carrier group. The Watchman also has RISE’s LE145 Tactical Trigger, which boasts a crisp, balanced break and 4.5-pound pull. It has a Magpul pistol grip and includes one magazine.
The Watchman is backed by RISE’s lifetime warranty, and it also includes RISE’s Blue Line Backup. If an officer is involved in a justified shooting with his or her Watchman rifle, RISE Armament will replace the rifle with an equivalent loaner, at the company’s expense, until the original one is cleared for duty.
