CZ Scorpion pistol vs carbine

**C-grunt** · 10-14-17, 14:19

Im looking to buy a CZ Scorpion Evo in the very near future. Im wanting a fun gun that's cheap to shoot and isnt an AR. My brother in law has a SBR Scorpion and I love that gun.

My original plan is to buy the pistol and install a KAK tube and brace. Possibly SBR the thing down the road. But now that the carbine is out it gives me another option.

I understand the carbine will be longer but are there any pros to the carbine over a smaller pistol with a brace that would make you buy the carbine instead?

**Hkbeltfed** · 10-14-17, 17:08

Nope!

**Screwball** · 10-14-17, 17:51

You want to SBR it in the end, right?

The only benefit of the longer barrel is higher velocity. Everything else is a negative; length, balance, etc.

Starting with a pistol is easier to SBR, as you don’t have a barrel to cut down. The carbine gives you the part of the SBR that is easiest to swap in a Scorpion pistol.

When I leave NJ, I’m buying a Scorpion pistol... and going to do the paperwork for SBR and a suppressor.

I view the Scorpion in the same light as an Uzi or MP5... neither were designed for a 16” barrel. They were designed for a short barrel... 5” to 10”. That’s where they shine.

**Aries144** · 10-14-17, 18:54

I'd suggest the pistol and this brace. It folds and it looks like a B&T stock. I have one for my MKE MP5 clone and like it.

**Ron3** · 10-15-17, 22:55

I'd definitely go the pistol + brace route.

You could always SBR it later, leave it, or make it a "K" version. (A little shorter)

**michealj** · 10-16-17, 00:40

Once you SBR it, do you plan on running the CZ carbine, pistol or aftermarket handguard? How long of a barrel do you want, 7.72" or custom length? How much do you want to spend?

Because I planned on running the carbine handguard from the beginning and the cost of the rifle was $50.00 more than the pistol, I bought the rifle, that way all I had to do was spend $150.00 for the pistol barrel and figure out a barrel nut solution. If I would have went with the pistol from the start I would have had to spend $120.00 for the KAK brace (which I could have resold or repurposed), $160.00 for the stock and then another $100.00 for the handguard (there was no flash can option). I was able to sell my fake suppressor barrel for $100.00 unfired which more covered the cost of the barrel nut wrench I built from a socket and section of SS tubing. You can now purchase the socket from HB Industries for $35.00.

There is no significant difference between the carbine and the pistols. Plan your build around your budget and look at the different options.

**C-grunt** · 10-17-17, 12:04

Thanks for the discussion guys. Im going to stick with the pistol and KAK route. Should be ordering the pistol tonight or tomorrow from CZ. If I end up SBRing the pistol I going to keep the barrel and forend the way they are as a pistol.

HB Industries is local so that makes any future plans pretty easy.