I think that is a pretty safe bet. It appears CZ likes to develop their platforms, Point and case is their work with Manticore Arms on their bullpup chassis. They are actually releasing that with both CZ and Manticore markings on the Chassis. While the bullpup idea might be a little silly, its damn cool. For 400 bucks, Ill absolutely throw one on my Scorpion carbine to mess around with. FN would never do that. They wont even sell you a PDW/precision stock they came up with 5 years ago.
We have both SBR/pistol and Carbine configurations as well as different calibers with the bren.
We have Both SBR/Pistol, bullpup, carbine configurations for the Scorpion
I see no reason why CZ would stray from this path, I wouldnt be surprised to see the 308 variant come with both a 6.5CM and a Pistol variant right out of the gate.
CZ is definately cool about about offering modularity options for their weapons. To me, it seems that they want their guns and their gun owners to have the best options available for advancing their firearms. As others have stated above, they have amply demonstated this with their Scorpion, so it is highly likely that will ramp up even more with the Bren 2. I have a Scorpion carbine, which I had converted to a SBR. I just bought a Bren 2 in 7. 62 x 39mm, and I plan to buy a Bren 2 in 308. I might be asking for too much, but it would be pretty great if CZ would make an easy conversion from 308 to say 6.5 Creedmoor. CZ has been very good to keep their parts and accessories available and affordable which is most appreciated, especially by me.
My Bren 2 came into my local FFL/GS today, and I got to handle my Bren 2. If I could only use one word to describe it, Awesome! I am doing NFA paperwork, so I can SBR it, as I did with my Scorpion Hopefully, aftermarket accessories will be plentifully and available soon, as they are with the Scorpion. That hopefully being the case, I can add a few personal modifications to it while I wait for approval.
Being the genius that clearly I am not, I forgot to get pictures of the Bren 2. I have the box, and I will also try to get my GS to take some pictures and send them to me. If that does not work, I will try to take a road trip and get some pictures myself, so hopefully, I will post some pictures soon. I had several things to pick up, with fed checks on each one, and we always get chatty about gun stuff. So, I just forgot the pictures. Sorry about that. Picked up these though:
The Bren 2 project was headed by “Director of the Division of Military Weapons in České zbrojovce, Martin Šanda, a former member of the Special Operations Group (SOG) and the 601st Special Forces Group” and “chief engineer CZ BREN 2 Vladimír Šimek.”
It’s stated that weight and point of balance improvement over the 805 were some of Šanda and Šimek’s primary concerns. Combined with the desire for an 8" barrel option, these seem to be what led to the shorter handguard.
You may find it interesting to note that the .308 version of the Bren 2 appears to have a factory front handguard extension that seems to attach much like the aftermarket one for the SCAR.
It came with a brace, but my GS tells me that once the NFA process starts the gun has to be kept with the FFL, until I get my approval letter. Personally, I hate braces, and I would like to be able have stock options for my rifles. Also, even though waiting sucks, I have sevaral other new guns in hand to muck around with, and the wait time also gives me time to buy any accessories I need for the Bren 2.
He is 100% wrong unless they are transferring it to you as an SBR, however, it did not come as a factory SBR. If you received it as a pistol it should be in your hands. You can do whatever you want with it while the Form 1 is pending except . . . . attach a fixed stock. I would go pick it up.
It will be transferred to me as a SBR. However, you guys maybe totally right, but my FFL/ gunsmith does thing his way. I argued this point with him, although rather meekly, I must admit. I had read and heard that you could use the firearm with a brace while your paperwork is pending, and then swap out to an AR stock when approved. My FFL told me this was incorrect. my situation is that I live in a remote area way down South. So, frankly, I am fortunate to find any competent gunsmith in my area that will even touch an AK-47, or that I would trust with my modern gunsmithing needs. So. I am very blessed to have someone competent to work on my stuff. Again, I can deal with the wait, as I have just picked up several guns that just got approved.
akwalk, did you fill out any paperwork yet? If your gunsmith is the “maker” and is going to engrave his information on the firearm, then it does have to stay with him and will transfer to you on a Form 4. Alternatively, you could have taken possession of the pistol, submitted a Form 1 yourself (which would make you the “maker”) and held on to the pistol until you received the stamp. After you received the stamp you could then make it in to a SBR yourself or taken it to your gunsmith.
Both right. My FFL does the paperwork for free, so all I have do is fill out my portion on the Form 4 including 2 2x2 photos, get finger printed, submit everything and then wait. All I have to pay for is the standard transfer fee of the firearm, when I come to pick it up.
