CZ 457 .22 LR
Model: 02340
CZ 457 .22 LR
Model: 02340
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The CZ 457 is a walnut-stocked bolt-action .22 LR built for varmint shooting and work from a rest, in CZ's Varmint trim. It has an MSRP of $799. CZ states a 2 MOA accuracy specification for it.
No sights are fitted, and the mount is the 11mm dovetail milled into the top of the receiver, with no rail fitted, so rings have to be bought for that dovetail. The trigger is fully adjustable from 1.8 to 3.4 lbs and leaves the factory at 2.6. The safety is an American-style push-to-fire, moved rearward to make the rifle safe. Five rounds go in a detachable magazine, the stock has no comb or length adjustment, and this version's muzzle is unthreaded.
If you're cross-shopping, the Tikka T1x weighs 5.95 lbs and comes threaded 1/2x28 with a modular synthetic stock. The Ruger Precision Rimfire has an MSRP of $629 and arrives with a chassis stock and a 30 MOA Picatinny base already on the receiver, so an optic goes on without ordering dovetail rings.
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Strengths & Limitations
- CZ backs its barrels with a lifetime warranty covering function and accuracy, and cold hammer forges them in its own factory.
- Barrels and calibers are user-changeable on the 457 action, so one receiver can be moved to .22 WMR or .17 HMR later.
- The magazine detaches, so the rifle can be unloaded by dropping it out instead of cycling rounds over the extractor.
- An 11mm dovetail rules out a one-piece Picatinny mount or a cantilever, so the ring choice is narrower than it would be on a rail.
- The muzzle is unthreaded here, so a suppressor host means the Pro-Varmint SR in the same family or a trip to a gunsmith.
- Five rounds is the magazine CZ fits, so a long string from a bench means reloading often.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which 457 is this?
The Varmint, with a heavy barrel and an American-style varnished Turkish walnut stock. CZ catalogs it under that name.
What twist rate is the barrel?
1-in-16, the standard .22 LR rate.
How do I know which barrels and stocks fit?
CZ issues a 457 barrel and stock compatibility document alongside the owner's manual, which lists what the action takes.
