Hey chaps i know i have a few forums going at the moment about this gun but i need to get things right before i shell out $1500 on a gun so bear with me please.I have two questions ,the first question is what if any is the difference between the mk1 & mk2 bren and which one is better.The second question is i read on these forums that warren`s first batch of bren`s were always breaking down,has the teething problems being sorted thanks
to the question of differences between mk1 and mk2 there are 4 main differences cosmetically to look at and mary more minor ones .
1 the mk1 has the charecteristic hump back stock and spoon type butt plate ,where as the mk2 has a far more conventional shaped stock and the butt plate is a simpler formed piece of plate steel with a protrudeing curve at the top.
2 the mk1 rear sight is a rod with the loop at the top for sighting and is mounted in a round adjusting wheel at the bottom ,the wheel is turned to adjust the rod up or down and the assembly is mounted onn the left side of the gun.the mk2 has a flip up rear sight mounted on the top of the gun of an elongated rectangle shape with an adjuste knob on the top and a sighting loop on its left side .
3 the cocking handle on the mk1 flips out to the side for cocking then flips back to lock in place.the cocking handle on the mk2 is a one piece job permanently protruding from the side of the gun and does not lock forward.
4 the barrel ,this is where things get confused but this is my take on it .the early barrels were all blued steel but suffered from overheating and were superseeded by the barrels with the chromed front section as these took longer to overheat ,however this change was independant of the mk1 to mk2 change plus as barrels wore out they would be replaced with current stock .
after saying all that it is verry rare to find an example that can be plainly seen to be mk1 or mk2 only,nearly all of them have some parts that are not charecteristick of the model.
the changes were made to simplify the design by cutting down the machining processes in manufacture ,this was done later in the war to help boost production due in some part to the lost weaponry at dunkirk.
as for the quality of shoot and skoot bren's i dont know ,all i do know is he no longer makes the hi-cap mags .there is a link about them and maybe pm the auther to get an honest vew but from what i hear warren is a really decent bloke ,varry honest in the dealings ive had with him and the only reason i didnt get a bren from him was £850 whitch is a fair price for a custom gun but beyond my pocket.
as for whitch is the better mk1 or mk2 well the mk1 is more sought after and the woodwork is prettier ,the question is what period look are you trying to achuieve ,if you are looking at aerley war ie the british expeditionary force then its got to be a mk1 ,post dunkirk you could have either.
but they are sutch rare airsoft guns that if you were doing a BEF impresion with a mk2 then most people would be glad to sea it and only the stitch counters would care.
i hope this helps even if it doesent make things clearer
armoury
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I have a Shoot n Scoot bren. EDIT - it's a MkI.
Internally mine was a TM P90 gearbox which has never missed a beat.
I had two issues.
1. The trigger contacts get bent with use so and after a while don't make contact anymore. Result - pull trigger - nothing happens. This is very easily sorted by just bending them back. They are easily accessible without stripping or anything.
2. Feed problems with the mid cap mags. I solved this after lots and lots of tinkering. See my thread here viewtopic.php?f=13&t=6262 for description and photos.
