CZ Bren 2 Ms Carbine 5.56 NATO
Model: 08610
CZ Bren 2 Ms Carbine 5.56 NATO
Model: 08610
Full Specifications
Threaded 1/2x28 barrel: compare 5.56 / .223 suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The CZ Bren 2 Ms Carbine is a short-stroke piston semi-automatic 5.56 NATO built for duty and defensive use, and it is the civilian version of the rifle CZ designed for the Czech army. It has an MSRP of $2,499. Its gas regulation is adjustable, so the rifle can be turned down behind a suppressor instead of being over-gassed with the can fitted.
Mechanical sights are standard equipment, so it can be shot the day it comes home. The stock folds and telescopes and has a raised comb, the forend is long and interchangeable, and the charging handle can be fitted on either side of the receiver. The controls are laid out AR-style and work from both sides. The muzzle is 1/2x28, which is the American pitch, so US brakes and suppressor mounts thread onto a Czech rifle without an adapter.
If you're cross-shopping, an IWI Tavor X95 has an MSRP of $1,999 and puts the same 16.5-inch barrel into a bullpup 26.13 inches long. A Sig Sauer MCX Spear LT has an MSRP of $2,619.99, is also piston driven with an adjustable gas system, and folds to 34.3 inches at 7.40 lbs. The three differ in overall length, trigger weight and control layout.
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Strengths & Limitations
- CZ guarantees the hard-chrome-lined barrel for 20,000 rounds of service life.
- The forend carries both Picatinny and M-LOK, so accessories in either pattern fit with no adapter in between.
- The safety is a manual ambidextrous lever, and the magazine release and charging handle work from either side as well.
- CZ's own pages give the carbine two different weights, so anyone buying a sling or a chest rig around it should weigh one first.
- A short-stroke piston adds parts an AR does not have, and all of them come from one supplier.
- The lower is polymer, so a damaged receiver means a CZ part.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does it need a tax stamp?
No. The barrel is 16.5 inches, past the short-barreled rifle threshold, and a folding stock does not change that.
What trigger does it have?
A two-stage breaking at 3.4 lbs, which is lighter than the 5.5 lbs on an IWI Tavor X95.
Will AR-15 accessories fit it?
On the rails, yes. The top rail is Picatinny and the forend has Picatinny and M-LOK, so optics, lights and hand stops fit. The stock, grip and magazines are CZ parts.
