Product Description
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 fibre optic front sight, while the muzzle is threaded 1/2×20 (a European standard).
If CZ were to pick one thing that their 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, they 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, they 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, CZ ditched the 90° bolt rotation in favour 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 CZ has ever fielded.
Firearm Type: Rifle
Purpose: Hunting
Chambering: .22 LR
Twist Rate: 1:16 in
Magazine Capacity: 5
Magazine Type: Detachable
Stock: European-Style, Turkish Walnut with Decorative Tip
Thread: 1/2×20 UNF
Sights: Adjustable Tangent, Integral 11mm Dovetail
Barrel: Cold Hammer Forged
Barrel Length: 24.8 in
Overall Length: 38.2 in
Weight: 6.39 lbs
Trigger Mech: Adjustable
Safety: Two-Position, Push-To-Fire
