HB Industries CZ Bren 2 Extended Charging Handle

The factory CZ Bren 2 charging handle sits tight against the receiver and runs straight into the back edge of any low-mounted red dot or rail-attached light. Knuckles hit the optic body before the handle clears the receiver. The HB Industries Bren 2 Extended Charging Handle adds 3.5mm of forward travel and increases the height and width of the finger catch by 2.1mm, which moves the support hand far enough off the receiver to clear common Aimpoint, Holosun, and SureFire mounts.

Construction is billet 6061-T6 aluminum hardcoat anodized to MIL-A-8625. The handle is engineered with a continuous positive rake while in battery; under operation, the finger catch never pulls into a negative rake, and an aggressive hook is added at the tip that captures the operator's finger under fast manipulation. Each handle ships with replacement roll pins and a taper dowel pin to aid installation.

For shooters running a magnifier or LPVO that occupies the rear of the top rail, HBI also makes an Offset Charging Handle (Optics) at $49 that drops the handle below the rail line. Both designs are made entirely in the USA.