Bren Light Machine Gun
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MSRP:$75000.00
Used Price:
$45000.00
Sale Price:
$50000.00
Ballistic Stats
Average Fps
2540 fps
Average Energy
2406 ft-lbf
Recoil
1.98 N
Ballistic Coefficient
0.27
Sectional Density
0.27 lb/in²
Average Gr
168 gr
Pwdr Chrg Wght
44 gr
Pwdr Chrg Vel
2800 fps
Range
500 yd
Muzzle Velocity
2540 fps
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See DealThe Bren gun was the standard light machine gun for the British military, as well as for the militaries of many of their Commonwealth nations, and was first adopted in 1938. In WWII and through the Cold War, the Bren gun was issued to 2-man machine gun crews with the gunner carrying the weapon and the assistant gunner carrying extra magazines. The Bren gun began being phased out of service in favor of the L7 (FN MAG 58, M240) and was fully
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removed from service in 2006.Bren Light Machine Gun For Sale
Technical Data
Caliber
.303 British
Barrel Length
25"
Weight
365.28 oz
Length
45.5"
Capacity
30 + 1
Bren Light Machine Gun Capacity
The Bren is chambered in .303 British and feeds from curved detachable box magazines with a 30 round capacity. These magazines are loaded into the top of the receiver for two reasons including allowing gravity to assist in feeding as well as making the job of reloading easier for the assistant gunner, allowing the operator to keep his focus down-range. The Bren was also later chambered in 7.62NATO using FAL mags, 8mmMauser, and 7.62x39mm using AK47 magazines.
Bren Light Machine Gun Feature
The Bren Gun is a fully-automatic gas operated machine gun that operates on a long stroke gas piston and tilting-bolt action. It was built with a 25 inch quick-detaching barrel allowing its users to prevent cook-offs during combat. Its top-loaded magazine required the sights to be placed off-center from the gun. The magazine well includes a dust cover to keep dirt, debris and other foreign objects out of the weapon when a magazine wasn’t inserted.
Bren Light Machine Gun Ergonomics
The Bren has an interesting feel with the top-loaded magazine and offset sights, the latter requiring a strange and relatively unstable cheek weld and sight picture. The lack of a front grip left many of the British and Commonwealth forces that used it unable to easily maneuver and control the gun during firefights without holding it by the pistol grip and carry handle. This did, however, provide a decent grip technique to provide effective “hip fire” use.
Bren Light Machine Gun Mobility
The first and second versions of the Bren measured 45.5 inches long with an unloaded weight of 22.8 pounds while the third and fourth iterations measured 42.9 inches long with a weight of 19.15 pounds. This allowed the Bren to be one of the lightest full-power light machine guns of the Second World War as well as the Korean War, a trait that attributed to it remaining in service for so long that it had to be re-configured with 7.62 NATO caliber barrels and FAL magazines.
Bren Light Machine Gun Fit-N-Finish
The Bren was in service for nearly 70 years which means there are some surviving examples in circulation in private collections in the United States. Their conditions will naturally vary greatly based on how much they’ve been used and how well they were maintained. The Bren has a steel receiver that features a blued surface while many of the internal components are made of stainless steel. The Bren’s action and precise manufacturing allowed it to gain a reputation of being incredibly accurate with single-shot groups displaying accuracy as precise as 0.7MOA.
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