CZ Bren2 Owner: Info, Pics, Mods

Bartok5 said:
The "Pistol" versions of the Bren 2 which were imported ffrom CZ USA by IRG came with a separate Aluminum Buffer Tube Adapter to turn the "Pistol" into a "RIfle". In the USA, this would require a Form 1 approval from the BATF to install a Buttstock onto a "pistol". In Canada you can do whatever you like to your new rifle and there are no such rules governing the use of a Buttstock. So you are free to add the Buffer Tube to the Adapter and install it on your CZ Bren 2. I cannot say if the Bren 2s imported by other Distributors come with the same Adapter Plate, so someone with a Bren 2 purchased elsewhere other than IRG will have to chime in with confirmation of that.




The Bren 2 does not accept AR Triggers. That said, I can confirm that what you have read regarding the quality of the basic CZ Bren 2 Trigger is true - it is exceptional for a military service rifle. There is no need to upgrade the Trigger in a CZ Bren 2 unless you have money to burn and are looking for subtle ways to show off those deep pockets..... LOL! Seriously though - the Bren 2 Trigger is darned good and I see no need to upgrade further.
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richmyster said:
Definitely no need to upgrade the trigger. It's very light isn't mushy or anything off-putting.
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Good to know, thanks folks.

Consensus seems to be that the stock trigger is pretty good.
 
Still gotta do the trigger job/extended safeties/ charging handle but this is the jist of things..

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Got my HB Industries extended hand guard (11”) this week… installed and ready to go… I like the light mount holes, the QD plate, and the looks of it. Also reduces the chance of accidentally touching the barrel which can get dangerously hot after just a few rounds.

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Whats the point of the flashlight for this rifle for all intents and purposes I don’t get why it wld be useful. We can’t shoot anywhere at night and the Bren wouldn’t be what I would chose to blast a bad guy breaking in with.
 
powerbaitron said:
Whats the point of the flashlight for this rifle for all intents and purposes I don’t get why it wld be useful. We can’t shoot anywhere at night and the Bren wouldn’t be what I would chose to blast a bad guy breaking in with.
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You can shoot at night in Saskatchewan (Correct me if I'm wrong)... you can shoot indoors in the dark... why does anyone have a light on anything? Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
 
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The flashlight has use in many potential scenarios, even in Canada. Perhaps the owner of the light-equippped Bren 2 lives on a rural acreage where it is legal to discharge a firearm to protect livestock or simply to eradicate varmints by day and night? If that were the case, then the flashlight makes emminent sense. Far better to have positive ID of your target than not, regardless of the situation. You really don't want to be the guy who shoots the family dog by mistake. You could even argue that the light "shot" for target ID is more important than the rifle shot that possibly follows.

Or perhaps the owner lives in a detached home in the suburbs with a relatively high property crime rate, including potential for a home invasion. Maybe a Bren 2 is that person's only "handy" firearm, and is properly stored in a cabinet in the homeowner's bedroom closet with a couple of loaded 5-round magazines. Would you be content to investigate a "bump in the night" with a flashlight? Or would you prefer to do your investigating with a loaded CZ Bren 2 attached to your flashlight? I know my preference, regardless of any subsequent legal fallout arising from an unavoidable sefl-defence shooting.

Despite what our Lieberal overlords in Ottawa would have you believe, there are numerous legal instances in which a flashlight-equipped CZ Brem 2 makes good practical semse. Plus, practical applications aside, some folks (me included), find a nice light set-up to be a necessary tactical accessory without which the modern "black rifle" would be incomplete. To have a Bren 2 straight out of the box is not enough. In order to be "complete", the rifle or carbine must be properly accessorized with a suitable short-medium range optic, spare magazines, Back-Up Iron Sights, a light, possibly a laser (daylight and/or Infra-Red), a Vertical or Angled Fore-Grip, a suitable Muzzle Device, plus any other "enhancements" that the owner believes might give them an edge in a gunfight. It is really that simple. There are currently no laws in Canada against flashlights or other tactical accessories, so the sky's the limit!
 
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Bartok5 said:
The flashlight has use in many potential scenarios, even in Canada. Perhaps the owner of the light-equippped Bren 2 lives on a rural acreage where it is legal to discharge a firearm to protect livestock or simply to eradicate varmints by day and night? If that were the case, then the flashlight makes emminent sense. Far better to have positive ID of your target than not, regardless of the situation. You really don't want to be the guy who shoots the family dog by mistake. You could even argue that the light "shot" for target ID is more important than the rifle shot that possibly follows.

Or perhaps the owner lives in a detached home in the suburbs with a relatively high property crime rate, including potential for a home invasion. Maybe a Bren 2 is that person's only "handy" firearm, and is properly stored in a cabinet in the homeowner's bedroom closet with a couple of loaded 5-round magazines. Would you be content to investigate a "bump in the night" with a flashlight? Or would you prefer to do your investigating with a loaded CZ Bren 2 attached to your flashlight? I know my preference, regardless of any subsequent legal fallout arising from an unavoidable sefl-defence shooting.

Despite what our Lieberal overlords in Ottawa would have you believe, there are numerous legal instances in which a flashlight-equipped CZ Brem 2 makes good practical semse. Plus, practical applications aside, some folks (me included), find a nice light set-up to be a necessary tactical accessory without which the modern "black rifle" would be incomplete. To have a Bren 2 straight out of the box is not enough. In order to be "complete", the rifle or carbine must be properly accessorized with a suitable short-medium range optic, spare magazines, Back-Up Iron Sights, a light, possibly a laser (daylight and/or Infra-Red), a Vertical or Angled Fore-Grip, a suitable Muzzle Device, plus any other "enhancements" that the owner believes might give them an edge in a gunfight. It is really that simple. There are currently no laws in Canada against flashlights or other tactical accessories, so the sky's the limit!
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This.

Unfortunately I don't have room for BUIS on this build because the laser doesn't leave enough room for a front sight/ my scope mount isn't qd anyways. Hoping that at some point someone makes a leaf style front sight that screws onto the perst to solve my dilemma but with 2 aiming sources on the rifle I already sorta have a back up.
 
Bartok5 said:
Yeah, and generally speaking, you need to use public roads to get to your remote locations safe from prying eyes and legal reach. Guess you've never heard of a routine check-stop in your rural neck of the woods....
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I've actually never seen these. Here in my neck of the woods Ive never seen a stop. I've had my local MNR pass by once during deer, just stuck his head out and asked if we were all good before going on his way.
seemed like a nice guy.
 
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