A new CZ is on my bucket list, I just haven't pulled the trigger yet. I hope yours shoots as well as it looks.

 

I have a few CZs as well, and I don't think I could have passed that one up either! 👍🏻 Purdy right thar!

 

I bought a 457 Lux 22 mag a few years ago to use the action as a donor. Couldn’t get myself to break that rifle down. Very comfortable rifle. Still have it in my safe, and still haven’t shot it.

 

Nice find! The lux is a very sleek rifle to the eye indeed. The fit and ballance is hard to pass up once you pick it up too. I loved mine but it eventually reminded me of just how bad my old eyes have gotten.

p.s. I'm green. There isn't a shop within 70 mi of me that generally stocks more than one or two CZ's max..
FWIW, here is a picture of my own Lux after I refinished the plain as a popsicle stick stock.

 

I have a 457 Lux in 22mag,I put a ghost ring sight on it from DIP it works pretty good with my old eyes, love the feel of it. lots of fun to shoot with the open sites

 

Ahhhh yes. I have a 457 Lux in 17 HMR. Went to my local gun store last weekend and saw 2 Lux in 22 lr. They also had a MTR. I didn’t buy any of them since I was after a new scope for my latest CZ. A MTR. The Lux are wonderful rifles.

 

Sweet! There is still time to bring it to the monthly open sight match.

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/july-2025-cz-brno-25-50-yard-open-sight-on-line-benchrest-match.1330407/?post_id=13787946#post-13787946

 

This is the .22 rifle I dream of. Someday, I'll get one, too.

Unfortunately, they're very pricy here in Germany, at least 900 Euro (ca. $ 1.035).

Nothing to buy on the fly...

 

I totally understand the buy on the fly. $1,035 is a lot of cash to pull out of the old wallet! I bought my 457 varmint 22lr, out the door for $639 about a year ago.

 

That's a nice looking rifle.

 

Another member made me aware of the aperture rear inserts you can get from J&P custom springs. I got the 3/32 rear aperture, and now I’m finally able to enjoy my 457 lux.
Congrats on the new rifle 👍🏻

 

I can relate to “I can’t help myself!!” With me it’s not only buying guns on impulse though.

About a month ago I was accused of climbing out the bathroom window, sneaking around the side of the garage and into my shop during the movie. In the fist place I never said I was going to go see a man about a horse and in the second place if I tried climbing out the bathroom window I‘d probably break my neck.

I did have to admit that I did get up and head in the direction of the bathroom, and in the interest of full disclosure, did look real quick to make sure the coast was clear before making a left turn and slipping through the kitchen, downstairs and into my shop instead of continuing down the hallway in the direction of the bathroom.

 

I can relate to “I can’t help myself!!” With me it’s not only buying guns on impulse though.

About a month ago I was accused of climbing out the bathroom window, sneaking around the side of the garage and into my shop during the movie. In the fist place I never said I was going to go see a man about a horse and in the second place if I tried climbing out the bathroom window I‘d probably break my neck.

I did have to admit that I did get up and head in the direction of the bathroom, and in the interest of full disclosure, did look real quick to make sure the coast was clear before making a left turn and slipping through the kitchen, downstairs and into my shop instead of continuing down the hallway in the direction of the bathroom.

Sneeking them into the house is a great part of the fun.IMHO. Not that my wife would object,mind you. But she has been known to make the assumption that we have extra $ for foolish things like furniture and vacations when see see's me walking in with a new gun.

 

Nice rifle. That's a classic today and it'll be a classic long into the future!

 

I bought a 457 American in 22 WMR to keep the groundhogs in check. It’s is Sweet !

 

 

Really nice looking rifle, congrats

 

Great find 😊 wish I had the same luck.

 

If it has The Bas-ackwards Euro safety you might want to check if it's a single set trigger. push forward on the trigger to find out. I found out by accident (and a friend) that a I recently acquired a used CZ457 had one.

 

Are you sure you don’t have a 527?

 

Oh ive heard this story a 1000x's , over the past 10yrs ive been here .
Its always the same.
I just happened by the local gun shop..
Like whens the last time some one said...i happened to stop by the barbershop to see the new styles...so honey what do ya think?..
Hahaha...i guarantee that has never happened here..
Hahaha..
I dont know buddy..i think i would cherish that older savage a little more then the CZ..both wonderful finds, nothing crazy..just nice solid shooters..
I know that savage will shoot unless some one damaged the barrel..that CZ is gonna shoot just as well probably better.
I could see for a good price i would have grabbed both..play with both..keep both, sell one here.
If ya dont like it.
Its a pretty easy habit to form..almost embarrassing..
We buy, trade up, trade down, sell side to side some times ..hahaha..it just depends on the direction of the wind..
I dont think there's many shooters more finicky then a rimfire shooter.
Its just so much dang fun..
All of it..shooting, buying selling comparing talking and on and on..
Im in love with it. Always have been
If your looking for financial sympathy your in the wrong place..but we will gladly help keep your addiction in 5th gear.
Were good at that..
Hahaha..all in good fun.

Hey..when you open up the bolt, and smell the inside of the action. Do you prefer the sent of one rifle over the other?.
Does the savage smell different then the CZ?
Its voodoo like that, or complete insanity why its hard to stop the flow of 22"s from following you home.

I say nice finds. Looks like a stable foundation for any collection.

 

I recently picked up a Lux in the 452 series, used. You are right; if you shoulder a Lux with its iron sights , you will probably buy it.

 

All my Brno and CZ rifles have the European "hog's back" stock. They are fast to shoulder and line right up with the irons and/or a low mounted scope, and are a classic look. I much prefer them to the "American" straight comb stock.

 

That’s a fine looking rifle

 

Thank you

 

I think i finally got a scope on this lux im happy with.. I put a zeiss conquest 3x9x40 Mc on it.. I think this rig will work well in the squirrel woods. I also added a nice leather sling to it from tourbon classic outdoor gear. The sling has a pouch that holds 2 5 round magazines and will also hold 14 in a bandelaro. Think that's what their called. Lol

 

Excellent purchase Gman. I think that the Lux is going to me next on my list. As another poster said, those hog back (European style) stocks are very comfortable and a scope mounted low just works great. My KDF K22 was my Squirrel rifle for 40+ years. While the rifle was outstandingly accurate it was the stock that made it so easy to shoot.
Love the sling also Gman. I've used a similar one for a long time, it was made by Bianchi and called their Cobra sling if anyone remembers them.

Post some targets when you can.

 

JD sir my wife and daughters had TV/Movie night every Friday night and as we all sat down with popcorn there were a lot of times I never made it back from the bathroom and Tacoma sir when I was fully infected with CZitis and bought 5 CZs in five months. One sunday moring my wife asked me to go to the market to get eggs and milk for breakfast. I had just posted a picture of my new CZs on the forum at the kitchen table on my laptop. When I got back from the market my laptop screen was in full display caught redhanded.

Today I own 16 CZ rifles with most of them with a hogback stock design, my first CZ was a 452 Fullstock in 22mag. I own a handfull of Fullstocks, Lux and Trainers in 452s, 455s and 527s. I don't own any 457s yet but my first one will be a 457 Lux in 22mag, then a 17hmr, then a magnum pair of Americans.

Nice looking rifle.

Signalman 🚦

 

If someone makes a sideways comment regarding my midday siestas my 16-year-old daughter tells them that she assumes that almost every night I'm headed down to my shop between 02:00 and 04:00 and back upstairs at 05:30 - 07:30. Her mother said that is pretty much the pattern.