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There's a reason the 457 Varmint keeps coming up whenever the conversation turns to serious rimfire accuracy. This version chambers the flat-shooting 17 HMR and wears a 20.5 inch cold hammer forged heavy barrel measuring .866 inches across the full length. That thick cylindrical profile settles barrel harmonics down nicely and keeps the rifle shooting consistently through long strings, whether you're punching paper at 100 yards or thinning out prairie dogs on a windy afternoon. The muzzle comes threaded with a protector installed, so adding a rimfire suppressor is about as simple as it gets.
CZ built the 457 action shorter and slimmer than the old 455, and the improvements matter in the field. The bolt throw dropped from 90 to 60 degrees, which clears low-mounted scopes with big ocular bells and speeds up follow-up shots. The trigger adjusts for weight, creep, and overtravel, with pull weight tunable down into the sub-two-pound range from the factory. A receiver-mounted push-to-fire safety sits right where American hands expect it, and the striker indicator at the rear of the bolt gives a quick visual and tactile status check. Scope mounting is handled by the 11mm dovetail machined into the receiver.
The Turkish walnut stock is more than eye candy. The American-style straight comb lines your eye up naturally behind a scope, and the wide, flat forend rides bags and rests like it was made for them, because it was. Laser-cut stippling at the grip and forend keeps things secure when your hands are cold or gloved.
A detachable 5-round polymer magazine feeds the rifle reliably, and higher-capacity mags are easy to find. Since the 457 uses CZ's swappable barrel system, you can pick up a barrel set later and convert this same action to 22 LR or 22 WMR without gunsmithing. It's a rifle you can grow with, not grow out of.
There are no iron sights on this rifle, and that's by design. The receiver has an 11mm dovetail milled into the top for scope ring mounts, and the straight comb on the walnut stock is shaped to put your eye right behind an optic. Plan on mounting glass before your first range trip.
Yes, that's the whole point of this version. The muzzle comes factory threaded with a protector installed, so a rimfire suppressor or muzzle brake spins right on. The 17 HMR round stays supersonic, so you'll still hear the crack downrange, but a can takes a big bite out of the muzzle report.
This is one of the better-shooting factory rimfires out there. The heavy cold hammer forged barrel handles a wide range of loads well, and owners routinely report tight groups at 100 yards with quality ammo like Hornady V-MAX. Pair it with a solid scope and match the ammo to your barrel, and it will likely outshoot most people behind it.
You can. The 457 uses CZ's user-swappable barrel system, so a barrel set lets you switch this rifle to 22 LR or 22 WMR without a trip to the gunsmith. You'll want the matching magazine for each caliber, but the receiver and stock stay the same.
| UPC | 806703024080 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 02408 |
| Action | |
| Barrel Length | 20.5" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .17 HMR |
| Capacity | 5 |
| Color | Black |
| Model | |
| Product Type | Rifle |
| Shipping Weight | 8.7 |
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