CZ 457 at the Bench.

[majorKAP]

Well, not at the bench actually. It's my wife's glass-topped dining table on our breezeway. But, she's at work and I'll have all evidence stowed away before she arrives home.

The deep-freeze of the last few days here in KY has passed with temps rising today near 50F. I took the opportunity to settle on a load in my 457 Lux, and will test it conclusively this weekend in the squirrel woods. I had more than a few rimfire loads from which to choose.

I am fortunate to be able to shoot from indoors out to 550yds. In this case though, 25yds sufficed. The orange dots on the target are 1/2". I was hoping for squirrel-eye MOA out of this rifle. I got it.

There is a LOT to like with this latest little rimfire offering from our Czech friends. One shouldn't think of it as a replacement for his beloved 452's and 455's. I don't. It's only an adjunct to the others.

[leftysixgun]

I have two LH 452s, one in 22lr and the other in 17HMR. I bought a beautiful 452 last year. I wonder if CZ will include us leftys in this 457, thats a nice looking rimfire!

[majorKAP]

I expect that they will.

I have a couple of RH 455's...a carbine and a FS.

I also have LH 452 American. I shoot it from the right shoulder and have found that cycling the bolt with my left hand doesn't seem foreign to me at all.

[warhawk]

My wife would skin me alive if I started shooting inside HER house.

[bradshaw]

majorKAP..... reckon you can push the sandbag out of the dining room into daylight for some 50 & 100 yard shooting. Your good photos should continue with details of the CZ 457 .22 LR----bolt, et cetera----and targets. Detail counts around here. How would you compare bolt operation and trigger with the 452 and 455?
David Bradshaw

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Nice rifle OP.

It is good to know I'm not the only one with Craftsman toolbox drawers full of ammo. Lol.

[AxeHandle]

Nice! Have you looked at the rails made by companies like EGW that clamp on the dovetail and give you a conventional rail mount for rings?

[magnumwheelman]

I also like my CZ rifles...

pretty goll durn fancy bench you have there sir

[zeus]

I saw the guys at Bartlein started making drop in replacement barrels this last week for the 455 rifles. I’ll have one of those for my 455 for sure.

[majorKAP]

Feb 28, 2019 7:06:47 GMT -5 AxeHandle said:

Nice! Have you looked at the rails made by companies like EGW that clamp on the dovetail and give you a conventional rail mount for rings?

I have seen the EGW product, but I haven't found it necessary for mounting a petite scope on a 22LR.

I have NOT seen these, but the concept is interesting.

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[majorKAP]

Feb 28, 2019 8:01:11 GMT -5 magnumwheelman said:

I also like my CZ rifles...

pretty goll durn fancy bench you have there sir

That bench ain't as fancy as this elevated coyote-sniping perch from a rear window in a spare bedroom upstairs. Here I can take a short nap between sessions. An added benefit is the fact that it's only a few paces from the gun room!

[leftysixgun]

Careful, dont let those binos fall out the window! Lol

[magnumwheelman]

FIL always popped his screens out in the kitchen windows, & a couple of the upstairs windows... just for that purpose... thinking he was after Crows most of the time... & I can attest you need to be sneaky to shoot those... I've yet to shoot one here... they seem to be able to identify as little as 6" of rifle barrel poking out anywhere & they are off...

[squawberryman]

Kap what's the coyote setup?

[majorKAP]

It's a TC Contender carbine. 204 Ruger caliber from a 24" dodecagon tube.