advice on brens

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Originally Posted by MGMike

What to avoid: a semi-auto Bren. It's BORING.

It's like buying a Maserati with an automatic transmission and a governor that limits road speed to 30 mph.

Sorry, but that's the truth.

M

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Yah, but its one tenth or better of the cost of a transferable example.

Have you actually shot one? Unlike a water cooled belt-fed, far less is lost in translation. Besides, BRENs were select fire, so just imagine you're doing sustained and contolled fire, versus "hosing down" the teeming hoards of paper and trash targets.

Besides I've seen plenty of Maseratis puttering around the village at about 30mph (not all at once, though!). Why bother driving it at all? Just stay at home.


ETA: I know of an activity that's MIGHTY fun w/ a semi-auto BREN- 3-gun/CQB/"tactical" matches! Show up w/ one and figure out how to shoot it on your hind legs, as well as doing rapid mag changes. For a bit of an added challenge do it LH...

agreed-full auto is more fun. But I cannot own a full auto in Canada. I can however, own a semi-auto bren, & it would be a nice companion for my semi-auto MG34.

I love my two semi-Brens both the Mk I and the L4A3 versions.

I always get blokes up at the range come and watch when I take one out for a shoot.

G

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Originally Posted by Brian Dick

I'll be picking one of the Texas made guns up for consignment from a friend and associate at the SAR East show in York, PA next month. I'm not sure of the price nor can I remember the name of the outfit in TX that built it but I do know it works fine.

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Stan from Project Guns will be at SAR East in York, PA who builds Bren semi guns. Their designs have been BATF approved. Ive used Historic Arms, Wislite and Project Guns Semi Auto builds. All have unique and different designs.
Check out Stan's system from Project Guns.
If you are there I would like to see the Bren build System you mention from Texas.

My semi MKI Bren built by Project Guns runs on 308, 303, 762x54 and 8 x56r with no problems. If you would like to exchange ideas at show. email if interested
Rob

Rob, The owner is still bringing it to me as far as I know. Just look for my banner and stop by my tables. It'll be nice to meet and chat Brens with you. Brian

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Originally Posted by Brian Dick

Rob, The owner is still bringing it to me as far as I know. Just look for my banner and stop by my tables. It'll be nice to meet and chat Brens with you. Brian

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Will do BLD.

You can switch them back & forth between .303 and 7.62x54R.

Mr Savage does a little milling on the receiver, then a little on the bolt face, then runs a 7.62x54R chambering reamer into the rear of a barrel. They use ZB39 magazines with a helper spring to prevent the cartridges diving during feeding. You can't load them to full capacity, but close enough, and they work.

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Originally Posted by MGMike

Sorry, but that's the truth.

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No it isn't. It's your opinion. :D

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Originally Posted by MGMike

What to avoid: a semi-auto Bren. It's BORING.

It's like buying a Maserati with an automatic transmission and a governor that limits road speed to 30 mph.

Sorry, but that's the truth.

M

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No, thats heresy !!!:yikes:

Stan was set up right next to me at SAR East. He's a super guy. I took the Wise Lite Arms Mk.1 on consignment and Stan answered some questions for me about it too since I'm a bit ignorant when it comes to the semi-autos. It's a good tight one and i'll have it photoed and on the website soon.