CZ 457 - coming in 2019

Croohur

Has anyone else seen some of the images popping up in the last few days of the new CZ 457s that will eventually replace the 455 rimfires.
Here is the Facebook page where it seems some Czech guy is putting up images
https://www.facebook.com/groups/423518311440510/?tn-str=*F

The CZ 457 Premium looks fantastic. To me anyway.

And some info pilfered off RimfireCentral:
Just talked with the folks at CZ. Here are a few details on the 457 --
1) Should start to ship sometime first quarter of 2019.
2) will be able to utilize 455 barrels and magazines - ie switch barrel
3) Action is about 1/2 inch shorter than 455 action
4) 60 degree bolt lift (I think that is what was said, for sure less than the 452/455)
5) slide safety
6) Nitride finish vs. bluing.
7) The target/match version is considered a target rifle, not a sporting rifle.
8) not plans to chamber in anything but 22lr, 22mag, 17hmr.
https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1141557

garv123

About time they got rid of their worst feature, the safety!!

Every other rifle/shotgun slides forward, not pull backwards to fire.

Too stiff and noisy too.

juice1304

it might be more noisy and stiff, but ultimately its far safer as it actually prevents the firing pin from moving whereas the other designs only prevent you from pulling the trigger. You could throw a 452 off a cliff and it wont go off whereas drop the other and it has a very high likelihood of firing regardless if the safety is on or not.

garv123

juice1304 wrote: »

it might be more noisy and stiff, but ultimately its far safer as it actually prevents the firing pin from moving whereas the other designs only prevent you from pulling the trigger. You could throw a 452 off a cliff and it wont go off whereas drop the other and it has a very high likelihood of firing regardless if the safety is on or not.

But yet in an attempt to make it safe, they made more unsafe because its the opposite of what most people are used to.

GooseB

Kran

I really like the look of that Royal. No pricing as of yet I assume?

cd07

garv123 wrote:

But yet in an attempt to make it safe, they made more unsafe because its the opposite of what most people are used to.

Don't agree at all I really like the safetyon both my 452 and 455

tikkamark

I have to agree I think the safety on the 455 is very good and unless you’re clumsy it is quiet.
They are brilliant rifles for the money