The standard heavy-barreled version of the 457, the Varmint has a 0.866" cylindrical barrel. Not only does the heavy barrel make for good harmonics, it also allows the Varmint to perform well with a wide variety of rimfire loads, translating into an accurate platform for shooting targets or getting game. The Turkish walnut stock has an American-style comb for use with a scope and a wide, flat forend that rides a sandbag well. Laser-cut stippling gives grip fore and aft.
If the folks at CZ-USA® 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 recommend. 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, 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.
- Varmint-style Turkish walnut stock
- Cold hammer forged barrel
- Integrated 11mm dovetail
- Fully adjustable trigger
- Two-position, push-to-fire safety
- Detachable magazine
- Twist rate: 1:16"
- Length of pull: 13.75"
- Weight: 7 lbs. 1 oz.
- Suggested use: Hunting
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