Had the chance to handle the Bren and a Scar, I really can't say that they felt that similiar, but if I closed my eyes picked either up, it would be hard to tell,hahaha! I am not a miltitary type shooter, but I would buy the Bren over the Scar, as I felt it was a more robust gun, put together well. I also disliked the magazine on the Bren, compared to an Scar or AR type. No one at the CZ booth was very helpful in wether the gun could be configured in semi only for export? The Bren had a feeling like holding a HK type arm, very well put together, cheers Dale Z!