CZ-USA CZ 457 Varmint Precision Trainer MTR Bolt Action Rifle 22LR 16.2" Barrel (1)-5Rd Mag Multi Colored Camo Finish
Gun Type: Rifle: All Types, Rifle: Bolt Action
Model Series: CZ 457
Caliber/Gauge: 22 LR
Capacity: 5+1
Barrel Length: 16.2 in.
Minimum/Overall Length: 0 in.
Safety: 2 Position
Chamber Length: 0 in.
Frame Finish: Camo
Suppressor Ready: Yes
Features: Adjustable Cheekpiece
Finish: Camo
Gas System Length: Rifle
Trigger: Adjustable
Magazine Type: Detachable Box Magazine
Barrel Configuration: Single
Barrel Description: Cold Hammer-forged
Muzzle: 1/2x28 Thread Pitch
Threaded Barrel: Yes
Rifled Barrel: Yes
Minimum Pull Length: 0 in.
A constant in the CZ rimfire line, the Precision Trainer was designed to provide the same look and feel as a full-size tactical rifle while allowing for more economical training. Though the golden days of cheap and plentiful 22 LR ammo may be behind us, the Precision Trainer has become more popular than CZ ever could have imagined.
Based off the PRS1 stock, this special Manners carbon-fiber composite stock provides a rock-solid platform. The stock itself has multiple layers of carbon fiber and fiberglass hand-laid in high-temperature epoxy resins, then placed in a vacuum and heat-cured to create the perfect resin-to-fabric ratio. Combined with their cold hammer forged Varmint barrel (threaded 1/2×28), the Precision Trainer is a paper-puncher with surgical precision.
One thing that the previous version was lacking was an American-style push-to-fire safety — something Hunter’s Education instructors and 4-H shooting coaches have begged CZ 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, CZ 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 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 CZ has ever fielded.
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 22 Long Rifle is the world's most popular cartridge, with annual production well into the billions of rounds. Developed in 1887 for blackpowder, it has been loaded with smokeless powder since the 1890s. The 22 Long Rifle is a rimfire cartridge using the .613-inch case developed for the 22 Long, but standard is a heavier 40-grain bullet at 1180 feet per second. .22 Long Rifle ammunition is widely manufactured and varies tremendously, from sub-sonic and match ammunition at lower velocities to lighter bullets at higher velocities, all the way to a 30-grain bullet at 1700 feet per second. With low report, almost no recoil, and superb accuracy the 22 Long Rifle has no equal for short-range target shooting, plinking, and training in both rifle and pistol; and with high velocity hollow-point ammunition is extremely effective for small game and pests out to perhaps 75 yards. Virtually all manufacturers offer 22 Long Rifle, with choices in both rifles and handguns in all action types.
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Craig Boddington
