CZ BREN 2

The Czech rifle gone global — the CZ BREN 2 is a light, fully ambidextrous, modular assault rifle from Česká zbrojovka that can switch between 5.56mm NATO and 7.62×39mm and across a family of barrel lengths from short carbine to battle rifle. The standard service rifle of the Czech Army, it has broken out internationally — adopted by elite French units and licence-built in Hungary — making it one of the more successful modern European service rifles, and a flagship of the Czech small-arms industry.

Overview

The CZ BREN 2 (factory designations CZ 806 in 5.56mm and CZ 807 in 7.62×39mm) is a gas-operated, selective-fire modular assault rifle designed and manufactured by Česká zbrojovka (CZUB), part of the Colt CZ Group. It is the lighter, refined successor to the CZ 805 BREN, which had replaced the long-serving Vz. 58 in Czech service. The BREN 2's design priorities are modularity, ergonomics and weight: fully ambidextrous controls (including the fire-mode selector), quick-change barrels of several lengths, and the ability to be configured in different calibres (5.56 NATO or 7.62×39, with a 7.62×51 battle-rifle version), all in a notably light, handy package. It is a thoroughly modern infantry weapon designed to be adaptable to different missions and easy to use from either shoulder — qualities that have won it both its national army and discerning foreign customers.

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