A modern classic in the European style, the 457 Premium has all sorts of flair! Its Turkish Walnut stock has a decorative forend tip with schnabel, while its hog-back stock has a mild Monte Carlo and a cheekpiece. It’s 24.8″ barrel wears irons, with a tangent rear sight and a fiber optic front sight, while the muzzle is threaded 1/2×20 (a European standard).
If we were to pick one thing that our previous rimfire platforms were lacking, it was an American-style push-to-fire safety — something Hunter’s Education instructors and 4-H shooting coaches have begged us to incorporate for years. Though that was the most obvious change, we also took the opportunity to tweak a load of small things at the same time. In addition to the receiver-mounted, push-to-fire safety, we chopped almost an inch of length from the action and slab-sided it to reduce its footprint and weight.
The stamped bottom metal of the 455 is gone, swapped for a classy two-piece interlocking system. To make scope fitment easier, we ditched the 90° bolt rotation in favor of 60°, allowing for larger ocular bell diameters with lower ring heights. To top it all off, the 457 now features a trigger adjustable for weight, creep and over-travel.
With the exact same swappable barrel system as the 455 and the same reliable polymer magazine system, the 457 is without a doubt the best rimfire platform we’ve ever fielded.
- Type: Rifle: Bolt Action
- Model Series: CZ 457
- Caliber/Gauge: 22 LR
- Capacity: 10+1
- Barrel Length: 28.6 in.
- Minimum/Overall Length: 0 in.
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- Model Specific: CZ 457
- Safety: 2 Position
- Chamber Length: 0 in.
- Frame Finish: Black
- Suppressor Ready: Yes
- Front Sight: Iron
- Rear Sight: Tangent
- Stock: Beechwood
- Finish: Black
- Magazine Count: 1.000
- Gas System Length: Rifle
- Trigger: Adjustable
- Magazine Type: Detachable Box Magazine
- Barrel Configuration: Single
- Barrel Description: Cold Hammer-forged
- Muzzle: 1/2x28 Thread Pitch
- Threaded Barrel: Yes
- Rifled Barrel: Yes
