The magazine release is a quasi AK paddle-like design that is ambidextrous and easy to reach. The bolt release is positioned on the left side of the gun, and it can be manipulated with the left hand as you shove another magazine into the magwell. You can lock the charging handle rearward and even give it the HK slap to send the bolt home. It’s an easy reach and natural for reloads or malfunction corrections. The charging handle is reversible and put forward of the weapon just above the handguard. The pistol grip does have a sweeping rearward angle, but I find it plenty comfortable. Now outside of that terrible safety, the gun is solid. Toss in a suppressor and boom, fun enhanced by a factor of ten. The 9mm ammunition is affordable, and you can shoot them at indoor ranges, unlike rifle caliber rifles. The rifle variant would be at home at the new USPSA PCC competitions, or for those in states that may ban the pistol but not the rifle.įrom a not so serious perspective, the Scorpion pistols and rifles are a ton of fun to shoot. The rifle variant is still compact and lightweight, but not nearly as much as the pistol variants obviously. There is a multitude of variants these days, and this includes a rifle model equipped with a proper stock. The Scorpion is a short and handy little gun, and when equipped with a brace, it’s an excellent home defense firearm. The CZ Scorpion was produced as a rather clumsy pistol without a stock, but the advent of pistol braces quickly made the Scorpion a bit easier to handle. The CZ Scorpion and SIG MPX were the two guns responsible for the rise and crazy popularity of PCCs. The Scorpion as a submachine gun was adopted by the Czechs, as well about a dozen other military and police forces.ĬZ released the semi-automatic civilian version, and it became a big hit almost instantly. The name comes from the famed VZ 61 Skorpion machine pistol produced during the Cold War. The design was purchased by CZ and refined into the Scorpion. The CZ Scorpion was initially designed by Laugo as a modern 9mm submachine gun.

Cz scorpion exploded view