[Frankr]

Did your gunsmith cold blue the end of the barrel after cutting the new crown? My guy is of the opinion that cold bluing is conducive to rusting. He recommends leaving bare steel and keeping it oiled.

No he did not blue it. I will take care of it with some Brownells Oxpho blue. Yea you can put some car wax on it and never oil it and it won't rust. I know guys who have high polish chrome moly barrel actions that look Nickle plated but no just a coat of car wax and they have never rusted. I will blue mine because I don't want game to see a glint if it ever makes it that far.

 

[Beetroot]

Can folk please say what distance they are shooting their groups at.
Showing or posting groups sizes without a distance is meaningless.

 

[Missing Michigan]

While I have not shot mine yet due to weather, I like it. When compared to my last 455 my 457 is much better out of the box.

Pros;
Smother action very little polish work needed. Stippling (varmint) Bolt lift, Bottom metal, fit and finish, safety, Crown and chamber are good, and the trigger is sweet. After adjustment the factory trigger was an average 12.4 oz. for ten pulls and safe at that weight. Much better trigger than my 452 0r 455's they received trigger replacements.

Cons;
Mine has a small chip in the striker which leaves an "L" shaped indentation on a fired case. Now just waiting for weather to get better and will shoot until CZ has strikers available for replacement.

All in all a solid 4 out of 5. If not for the striker would have been a 5. Would I buy again? Yes, if I need or want another.

Just a question. You say you haven't fired your 457 yet, but that the striker has an L shape. Are you indicating it came from the factory like that?

I ask because I just got my 457 today and when I looked at the striker it isn't chipped. Wondering if the issue comes from the factory L shaped and I am ok or if it is something that happens after a few rounds and I could still develop the issue, too.

 

[flylo]

Many people are also saying "This is the only 457 I would & will ever own own" Amen we finally agree on something. I'm never buying another either. Glad you wisened up!

I'd like to see a poll of *** JUST 457 MTR *** owners.

It is the only 457 I would and will ever own. Its an entirely different gun that the other 457's.

 

[Barbarosa]

Have a 17 HMR American, weather is so bad haven’t shot it yet, however everything seems well put together. I’ll vote after I get a few hundred through it.

 

[flatlander]

I bought two 457 Americans in 22LR; they are the first CZ .22s I've owned. My only other CZ is a 527 7.62x39 Carbine that I bought specifically as a donor rifle to re-barrel in 6 RAT.

I guess what primarily attracted me to the 457 was the appearance - I think it's a very attractive rifle, though significantly different in appearance than the 452s & 455s. Obviously, some guys here don't care for the changes and/or appearance, but since I've never owned either of those older models, I have no dog in the fight over which ones are the best. I specifically like the trigger guard's appearance, the shape of the stock, and the black nitride finish of the steel parts. Like it or not, it's going to be a much more durable finish than bluing.

Mine cycles very smoothly, with 100% reliable feeding & ejection. I like the trigger, but would like to be schooled in exactly how & in what order to adjust all three points of adjustment to get it done right. My Jewell triggers come with comprehensive instructions on what order to do things while adjusting them, and I'd like to have that info for these new triggers.

Based on only 205rds fired so far, accuracy has steadily improved as I got more familiar with it, and as I shot it for the first time in 28* temp, and then later on a slightly warmer day. I'm looking forward to getting many more rounds fired once the weather warms up enough to realistically expect match std vel ammo to perform to its potential. I had time to put 85rds through it on an afternoon with light winds & 48*F temp (at least at the start of the range session). I got some encouraging accuracy out of SK Std+ & Pistol Match at 129yds, after torquing action screws to 30/25 in/lbs & getting the trigger down to 1.4lbs.

Still intend to purchase a Varmint MTR when they become easier to find. I want to do a comprehensive comparison between the American & MTR to see how much (if any) difference the MTR's heavier bbl with tighter chamber makes. I've got a std Varmint, but bought it (along with the 2nd American) with the intent of resale at our club's gun show next weekend. Compared to a Rem 541T that I bought in '93, I think the 457 comes off very well, with a better trigger, better feeding, and a more substantial construction.

 

[Truk505]

I don’t own a 457 yet, but I handled a few today and the wood on them is fantastic. I can see myself picking up a Royal in the future for sure.

 

[Wyocaddis]

Just a question. You say you haven't fired your 457 yet, but that the striker has an L shape. Are you indicating it came from the factory like that?

I ask because I just got my 457 today and when I looked at the striker it isn't chipped. Wondering if the issue comes from the factory L shaped and I am ok or if it is something that happens after a few rounds and I could still develop the issue, too.

To be honest I do not know. My guess it came from the factory that way and I missed it when doing my initial inspection. I have my doubts that a steel striker would chip from hitting soft brass in fired cases. I never noticed it until I was checking the striker imprint on the fired case. And no it's not supposed to be that way from factory. Hope this helps

 

[Spinner1]

No he did not blue it. I will take care of it with some Brownells Oxpho blue. Yea you can put some car wax on it and never oil it and it won't rust. I know guys who have high polish chrome moly barrel actions that look Nickle plated but no just a coat of car wax and they have never rusted. I will blue mine because I don't want game to see a glint if it ever makes it that far.

Thanks Frankr. Did you consider having him shorten the barrel before cutting the new crown?

 

[OldNeatStuff]

Re my post. The target was at 50 yards. :F

Can folk please say what distance they are shooting their groups at.
Showing or posting groups sizes without a distance is meaningless.

 

[flylo]

Looks like it's done with about a 2.5 to1 liking them over not liking them, not the best odds fot the new do all wundergun. I'm still wondering why I bought mine instead of a Tikka. I think a second poll mid season when us in the frozen north can get some shooting in should be done, and it wasn't even me checked the lowest box.

 

[ShootsItAll]

Looks like it's done with about a 2.5 to1 liking them over not liking them, not the best odds fot the new do all wundergun. I'm still wondering why I bought mine instead of a Tikka. I think a second poll mid season when us in the frozen north can get some shooting in should be done, and it wasn't even me checked the lowest box.

If its a MTR, I'll give ya $300 for it. :Blasting_

 

[RMS65]

I did vote. I technically own one, but gave it to my girlfriend just last weekend. It's a 22LR American. She shot it first and I've shot it. Out of the box with nothing touched, it shoots well under the guarantee with 2 of the 3 types of ammo tried. It shot only shot Federal Automatch occasionally worse than the guarantee. It shot some 1/2" groups @50yds with CCI green tag. And on another day it shot one ragged hole groups @ 25yds with Wolf match plus. Not sure on the actual name but definitely Wolf brand and standard velocity. No vertical stringing whatsoever. The fit and finish of this rifle is excellent and well above it's price point. The trigger is very very nice and will be left as is. Except the annoying zipper noise when operating the bolt the I really like the rifle. I expect that noise to diminish with use since it only has a couple hundred rounds through it. I'm super fussy and the noise doesn't bother her at all. She loves the rifle and has already named it. I will be buying another 457 for myself when I determine what my needs/desire is. In terms of heavy /sporter barrel and cartridge.

 

[flylo]

The American doesn't have the 1 moa guarantee only the MTR.IMHO if any of mine don't shoot 1 MOA they need to be fixed or gone.

 

[RMS65]

Looks like it's done with about a 2.5 to1 liking them over not liking them, not the best odds fot the new do all wundergun. I'm still wondering why I bought mine instead of a Tikka.

I think a second poll mid season when us in the frozen north can get some shooting in should be done, and it wasn't even me checked the lowest box.

It's 24(happy) vs 8(unhappy). Ignoring the 1 neutral, that's 3 to 1 or 75% chance of happiness.
I've had 3 out of 3 223 Ruger Americans that junk and Ruger refunded me my money. Three 17hmr savages out of four that were such complete crap that they had to be destroyed. The jury is still out on the most recent replacement. That Savage costs nearly as much as a 457 and the Ruger a little more. The Ruger and Savage rifles looked and felt about half the quality of the 457. In my mind that makes the CZs look pretty good at its price point. On the flip side I've got three Tikka centerfire-rifles and all three shoot extremely well. That's 100% and pretty much the general consensus on them. I don't have experience with their new rimfire. Be bold and give it a whirl it's not life changing money here.

 

[RMS65]

The American doesn't have the 1 moa guarantee only the MTR.IMHO if any of mine don't shoot 1 MOA they need to be fixed or gone.

I'm sorry I thought all CZs were guaranteed to be 2 MOA.
My bad.
And I agree 1 MOA is my happiness standard in all cases.

 

[flylo]

No prolem as I thought all the 457s were 1 MOA but it's just the MTR with the same barrel but a"so called match chamber" LOL That a direct quote from CZ "so called match chamber"

 

[Rick67]

No prolem as I thought all the 457s were 1 MOA but it's just the MTR with the same barrel but a"so called match chamber" LOL That a direct quote from CZ "so called match chamber"

Di you not order one with a Boyds stock?

 

[cabin22]

Looks like it's done with about a 2.5 to1 liking them over not liking them, not the best odds fot the new do all wundergun. I'm still wondering why I bought mine instead of a Tikka. I think a second poll mid season when us in the frozen north can get some shooting in should be done, and it wasn't even me checked the lowest box.

Did you get the MTR? If so, what do you think of the fit & finish, functional operation, trigger, etc.? If you've had a chance to shoot it, even at short range, what were your results?

As for the Tikka, I considered doing one of the pre-orders that Whittaker's offered but ended up letting it pass. If I had pre-ordered one, I still might not have it, while you have your new CZ 457 in hand.

 

[1522steelshooter]

I was one of the seven that voted that I have issues with my MTR. I was not happy with the trigger but after working on it I now have a crisp one lb trigger. I was not happy with the stock insert or recoil lug fall out of the stock when I would disassemble the rifle. I fixed that. I'm not happy that I will have to bed the action because I have to center the barrel in the channel when reassembling the rifle. I'm very unhappy that the pillars are not metal. But the thing that I dislike the most is the inside of the barrel looking like Bubba worked on it. Other than that I love it.