Best CZ Scorpion Upgrades: Improve The Sting!

1 Magpul ESK Selector – CZ Scorpion : Best safety selector

Magpul ESK Selector – CZ Scorpion

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Magpul ESK Safety Selector Review

Magpul manufactures the ESK series for numerous firearms, and luckily, Magpul isn’t afraid to accessorize the Scorpion. One of the biggest complaints about the Scorpion comes from the safety. The ambidextrous design is nice; it’s a relatively short throw and is placed well. What’s to hate? Most of us hate the feeling of the safety digging into our hands with every shot. It tends to poke and prod the trigger finger area. 

The Magpul ESK Safety Selector is a set of options. You can run the safety as a right-handed or left-handed design with dual pads. You can run it completely ambidextrous, and you can even choose between a short or long safety. There is also an option for a safety delete for one side of the gun. This eliminates that punch to the hand with every shot fired. 

The safety provides a nice shelf that’s textured aggressively. It’s easy to find and easy to press up or down to change the safety from on to off. The dual paddle design allows for a good degree of customization. If you really want to keep things mostly ambidextrous, I suggest the short paddle on the trigger finger side and the long paddle on the thumb side of your gun. This simple upgrade is one of the best and cheapest ways to improve the gun’s ergonomics. 

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2 Timney Triggers CZ Scorpion : Best trigger

Timney Triggers CZ Scorpion

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Timney Trigger Review

One of the more common complaints about the Scorpion is its very long and heavy trigger pull. It’s a bit odd that CZ would take that route in an era where triggers have only gotten better. Timney, one of the leading names in great triggers, has taken a liking to the Scorpion series and released a Timney Scorpion trigger. It fits all Scorpions, but if you have an early model, you might have a welded trigger pack. You can remove this, but it is a real pain. 

The trigger cuts the nearly 8-pound trigger of the Scorpion to anywhere from 3 pounds to 5.5 pounds. It’s user-adjustable, so you can pick the weight you want and get the trigger you want. Even the heaviest setting is world’s better than the stock Scorpion trigger. Shooters can pick between a curved or straight trigger, and the straight trigger feels amazing. 

The heavier trigger of the Scorpion gets irritating, so the big wide trigger shoe has a plastic-like feeling. A better trigger doesn’t just feel good. It makes it easier to get some extra range out of the gun with good, accurate shot placement. Accuracy is great, but so is shooting fast and straight. A shorter, lighter trigger makes fast follow-up shots easier and keeps your accuracy and consistency high. 

The Timney Scorpion trigger is a dramatic upgrade to your Scorpion. The self-contained design makes installation easy. It does work in the newer 3+ series as well, so it fits all Scorpion models. 

Timney Trigger Pros and Cons

3 Magpul PMAG 35 EV9 CZ Scorpion : Best magazines

Magpul PMAG 35 EV9 CZ Scorpion

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Magpul Magazines Review

When a new gun gets released with a proprietary magazine, there is this big hold your hold-your-breath moment until we figure out how much those mags cost. Most of the time, they are expensive. However, CZ wisely knew that affordable magazines are game changers, and so are simple magazines. While CZ’s mags are fine, I’m much more partial to the Magpul aftermarket options. 

The standard Magpul PMAG for the Scorpion has all the great qualities of PMAGs. This includes an excellent proprietary polymer blend for total durability in the worst conditions. They can be dropped, kicked, and treated like hell, but they’ll just keep working. Additionally, the follower has an anti-tilt design, and it’s an American-made product. The regular mags even hold 35 rounds versus the standard 30-round magazines. 

The PMAGs are not windowed, but do feature witness holes to make it easy to observe the ammunition loaded into the magazine. The PMAGs feature the same grip texture and dot matrix we are used to seeing on their rifle magazines. Like all PMAGs, their reliability is top-notch, and they won’t let you down when you need them. 

On top of the stick mags, we also get a D50 drum option. I love the D50 drum in my Scorpion. It gives me 50 rounds of 9mm in the only drum I’d ever count on. Magpul figured drums out, and the D50 is fantastic. It’s expensive, but the high price buys you the reliability you want for self-defense or competition. 

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4 Holosun ARO : Best red dot sight

Holosun ARO

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Holosun ARO Review

The Holosun ARO is the new king of budget-ready red dots. It’s swept in and pressed the Romeo5, the Holosun 403B, and the TRS 25 off a cliff like it’s a spoiled cat. The ARO series of red dots is brand new and has a retail price point of less than 150 dollars, making it a total bargain. It’s truly impressive how much Holosun packed into the ARO for that price point. 

The optic itself comes in a few different flavors, but the standard RD2 gives you the most bang for your buck. It uses a simple 2 MOA red dot reticle, which is crisp and clear, and has a great refresh rate. The optic is compact with a 22mm optical window. A single CR2032 gives you 50,000 hours of battery life when put on setting six. 

The ARO comes with Holosun’s famous shake awake technology. This means if it’s left motionless, it will automatically shut off. When it senses any movement, it springs right back to life. There are 10 daylight brightness settings and 2 for nightvision use. Unlike other cheap optics, we get buttons for adjustments instead of a dial. 

We also get a standard mount and a low mount, so it’s all manner of Scoprion models comfortably. That new mount has a nice, large lug that provides a great grip on your rail that won’t move or shake. It might not be all that fancy, but the ARO is a budget-friendly red dot that performs above its price point. 

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5 Nightstick LGL-160-T : Best light

Nightstick LGL-160-T

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Nightstick LGL-160-T Review

Nightstick is making quite a name for itself by releasing affordable weapon-mounted lights that pack a major punch in the candela department. The LGL-160-T is one of Nightstick’s Turbo-powered lights that packs 800 lumens and a mighty 100,000 candela. That’s an absolute ton of candela for a weapon-mounted light that uses CR123 batteries. 

That much candela throws an absolute ton of light. Lumens are a measure of white light, and candela is how those lumens are propelled forward. A high degree of candela means the light is being used to its potential. It gives you a long, effective range and makes it easy to establish positive identification out to 100 yards. 

That extra power allows you to overcome photonic barriers like dust, fog, rain, and even other light sources. The LGL-160-T is an outstanding light if your Scorpion is used for defensive purposes. Inside the house, this extremely bright light will make it easy to tell friend from foe, and immediately blind folks on the other side of the light. 

The light retails for approximately $ 150, making it a bargain. The light comes with a tail cap switch, as well as a remote pressure switch and even a wire management tool. The LGL-160-T is almost the complete package. 

The LGL-160-T comes with two Picatinny mounts. One is standard, and the other is an offset design. M-LOK mounts are available, but they have to be purchased separately. That’s the biggest downside to me. Why don’t we have an M-LOK mount as the standard in 2025? 

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6 HB Industries Theta Charging Handle CZ Scorpion : Best charging handle

HB Industries Theta Charging Handle CZ Scorpion

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HB Industries Theta Charging Handle Review

The Scorpion’s charging handle is a rather nice and reversible design that is easy to reach and pull. Its only problem is its relatively small size. The Scorpion uses a straight blowback system that requires the use of a large bolt and a heavy buffer spring. A larger charging handle gives you more leverage to rack the bolt back, cock the hammer, and get the gun into action. It’s perfect for not only readying the gun but also fixing malfunctions, reloading, and clearing the weapon. 

HB Industries was one of the first companies to begin upgrading the Scorpion platform and has steadily produced some very nice upgrades for the platform. The Theta Charging handle strikes a good balance between offering more real estate to operate the weapon and not being long and large enough to be a pest and catch on your gear. 

It’s big enough to operate with ease, and it keeps your hand away from lights and optics that love to make those knuckles bleed. Installation is super simple, and if you can figure out how to swap the charging handle from left to right, you’ll know how to install this charging handle. HB Industries uses machined aluminum for long-term durability, and the charging handle works best with stock CZ handguards. 

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7 Magpul Evo Pistol Grip : Best pistol grip

Magpul Evo Pistol Grip

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Magpul Evo Pistol Grip Review

I might be one of the few people to think the Scorpion’s pistol grip is just fine, but I also have 2XL-sized hands. For everyone else, Magpul has your back. Again. The Magpul EVO Pistol grip‘s biggest contribution to the Scorpion’s design is the fact that it is a bit more vertical, aka American, than the stock standard Scorpion pistol grip. 

A straight angle honestly feels a bit more comfortable for most shooters. Straight grips tend to work best on shorter platforms, especially braced guns like the CZ Scorpion. The EVO Pistol Grip makes accessing and using the Scorpion’s controls quite easy. Plus, it comes with a much more aggressive grip texture for holding onto the gun. 

Installation isn’t tough, and you get a smaller, straighter grip that even makes it easier to access your controls. It’s a simple upgrade, but it’s one that makes a big difference in the gun’s ergonomics department. 

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8 Blue Force Gear SMG Sling  : Best sling

Blue Force Gear SMG Sling 

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Blue Force Gear SMG Sling Review

CZ wisely made sure the Scorpion was designed to be slung and slung easily. The Scorpion series has sling points everywhere. Slings improve retention, can be used as a shooting aid, and make carrying the gun much more convenient. Most modern tactical two-point slings are designed for rifles and feel rather large on the Scorpion. 

Luckily, Blue Force Gear makes the SMG version of the Vickers sling. At only 1 inch wide, the Blue Force Gear SMG sling is thinner and lighter than most tactical rifle slings. The BFG SMG sling comes with two U-Loops on either side of the sling and makes mounting the sling easy. The stock standard Scorpion design works perfectly with the U-Loops; however, other models may require an additional sling loop added to the optic’s rail or M-LOK handguard.

Like the standard Vickers sling, the SMG Sling has a quick-adjust pull tab. This allows the user to instantly tighten or loosen the sling at a moment’s notice. Just pull it forward or push it away to shrink the size of the sling for hands-free use or for maximum mobility. The SMG Sling departs from most tactical two-point designs by allowing you to convert the two-point design to a single-point design. 

Pull off the front U-Loop, and it attaches to a small additional loop at the rear of the sling. Bam, now you have a micro-sized one-point for super close-range use or for use in and out of a vehicle. It’s perfect for the pint-sized Scorpion. 

Blue Force Gear SMG Sling Pros and Cons