B&T TP9 FRT 2026: Cloak ARL, Muffintop ARTP9 and RPR Kit

The Cloak Industries ARL ($489.99) is the TP9 forced reset kit to buy because it is the only one that drops into either TP9 safety configuration. It is a three-piece set that adds to the factory fire control mechanism, so the TP9 keeps its upper, its appearance, and every factory safety component, including the firing pin safety.

Cloak lists the ARL for both the rotating safety and the crossbolt safety, which no other TP9 reset product does. It runs with the factory trigger or any trigger shoe that works with the OEM trigger bar, but not with the Gigliotti trigger. Cloak describes the result as a short-pull trigger with less pull and slop than factory, run with a normal squeeze instead of a feathered finger, and backs the lever with a lifetime warranty.

Cloak publishes no selector or position count for the ARL, so do not assume it has a standard semi position. If you want assisted reset with the factory trigger and no receiver work, this is the kit. The lever is a 6061 aluminum three-piece design.

Your TP9's safety type and the trigger shoe you want to run decide the kit. A crossbolt-safety TP9 has one listed option, the Cloak ARL. A rotating-safety TP9 can take the Cloak ARL or the cheaper Muffintop ARTP9. The Midnight Machine RPR is the only one that replaces the upper.

The Muffintop Tactical ARTP9 ($399.99) is the lower-cost kit for a rotating-safety TP9. It is CNC machined steel: a reset lever, a slip trip, and an enhanced connector, plus grease, and it keeps every factory safety component. It launches with two positions, safe and assisted reset, so there is no standard semi position; a three-mode version is in development without a date. Crossbolt-safety testing is still in progress. Muffintop recommends the factory trigger, has tested the CSM TP9 Pro Trigger Bow Gen 2 and Empire PBF Stiletto, and recommends gunsmith installation.

Do not wait on an Arc-Fire path. AS Designs, the maker of the Arc-Fire forced reset selector, lists the B&T TP9 among the platforms it has no plans to support.

If the goal is a better TP9 trigger rather than forced reset, buy the Gigliotti Rifleworks TP9(N) Short Stroke Trigger Kit ($399). Gigliotti builds it for a shorter, lighter pull and a shorter reset, and sells two versions matched to the TP9's safety: rotating ambidextrous or crossbolt push-button. Choose one path or the other: Cloak and Muffintop both state their reset kits do not work with the Gigliotti trigger.

The Midnight Machine RPR 3-Position Kit ($625) takes the opposite approach to the Cloak and Muffintop kits: its reset mechanism is built into a replacement metal TP9 upper, paired with a new trigger shoe and an out-of-battery prevention device. Midnight Machine says the prevention device is meant to stop hammer follow, light primer strikes, and firing before the action reaches battery, so keep all three pieces together.

The 3-position name gives the selector count, but Midnight Machine publishes no description of what each position does; get that and the current installation manual before disassembling the TP9. Black is the base finish, with Coyote Tan, Alpine Green, Stormtrooper White, Sniper Grey, and RAL8000 using the same mechanism.

Keep every one of these kits on the B&T TP9. Cloak, Muffintop, and Midnight Machine do not list the MP9, TP9 Pro, APC, GHM, or SPC families, and similar model names cannot bridge different uppers and fire-control housings. The B&T TP9 and MP9 accessory fitment guide separates the classic TP9, TP9 Pro, and MP9 hardware paths; use it to identify the host before ordering.

The other B&T forced-reset path belongs to different guns. The SPC9 and GHM9 forced-reset coverage covers its SPC9, GHM9, and GHM45 housing. The FRT-compatible guns guide maps each host to its model-specific system, and the wider forced-reset trigger guide explains the difference between trigger and selector-based systems. If you searched "TP9 FRT" with a Canik in hand, the Canik forced reset trigger guide covers that pistol.

Fitment is not legal clearance. The TP9's magazine loads into its pistol grip, and the 2025 federal forced-reset settlement was written around rifles and grip-forward pistols, not grip-fed handguns. No ATF classification letter accompanies any of these TP9 kits, so the federal footing is less settled than it is for a rifle FRT. Do not borrow a legal conclusion from another trigger.

State restrictions can still control the purchase, possession, or use of a forced-reset system. Check the current FRT state-legality tool for your state's status and cited law, then check local rules before ordering or installing a kit.