The 455s seem to all be very accurate. Like there isn't any duds out there. Mine is a 20" 455 trainer and it is just perfect in every way as far as trigger/feedind/ejecting and accurate. I like the safety that locks the firing pin.

 

I have/had a rare 455 dud. Mine came out of the factory with a 20” or 21”(can’t remember off the top of my head) American 22lr barrel. Even the paper with the factory group had me questioning how it made it through QC. But I swapped the barrel for a 16” threaded one from CZ and boy howdy is she a shooter now. It’s the CZ I shoot the most even over my 452’s.

 

Mine is very accurate also, I like it.

 

I have one 455, a Varmint. It has a beautiful wood grain. It’s also the least accurate CZ I have. That’s not because it’s a 455. It’s just the barrel lottery.

 

Same here, 455V not as accurate as the 455 American I have.

 

When the 455 first came out, there was plenty of discussion.
Fast swap barrel, adjustable trigger, caliber swapping, were hot topics.
When the aftermarket options kicked in, triggers, stocks and match barrels,
the conversations and opinions offered, bumped up even more.
Then the new models came out, conversations about the 455 dried up,
as the 457 became the hot toy. Human nature, right?

 

I have the 455 combo 22/17HMR. Love it and shooting 17 is a hoot. Very accurate and no issues after 3800 rounds. McCarbo trigger spring to bring it down to 1 lb 8 oz.

 

The 452 is old, the 457 is new. One day the 455 will be cool again. Just a cycle.

 

Bolt throw was a changing factor for many. As well as the safety was changed too. The receiver was shortened, to save on material money, weight, and machining time.

 

The 457 has a better trigger too.

 

CC sir you will have to pull my CZ 455 Trainer in 17hmr out of my cold dead hands because it's not going anywhere. I have two 455s the second one a FS.



Signalman 🚦

 

Full stocks in 22 lr and 22 mag 2 varmint in 22lr and an American in 22 mag also an American in 22lr I seem to like my 455s. Also two 457s a 22 lr in an Varmint and a 22mag in an American also 2 452 Americans in 22lr . I like my 455s the best.

 

Nothing wrong with mine. It’s the basic model with a 20” sporter barrel. I’ve shot five shot groups at 100 yards with it using the 17hmr barrel and they’ve measured .4”. With the 22lr barrel, it shoots right up there with my T-bolt target and my Anschutz. If there’s something wrong with the 455, I haven’t found it yet.

 

I had a 455 American and a 455 Varmint. I arrived at the CZ party too late for a 452. At the time many nay-sayers were lamenting the discontinued 452 which was naturally better than the 455. My 455s were very nice and very accurate. At 50 yards I could shoot many 1/2 inch, 5 shot groups. Life happened and I am now retired from shooting but I can say I had no complaints with mine.

 

Got 452, and a 455Fs (22 WMR) and a 455 Evolution (17 hmr). Both of the 455s are winners.

As someone said, the barrel lottery. Only negative is the backward safety, doesn't allow me to use the rifles in teaching safety courses.

 

PABear sir good for you teaching Safety classes, but like every brand of firearm has different safeties to deal with. The CZ 452/455 are no different, might be a little hard to apply, but people need to learn their firearm before using them.

Signalman

 

For me after my 6 or 7 CZ maybe more I looked around and wanted to get a 452 American in 17hmr. I looked at what I had already and decided that my FS rifles had more of what I liked than an American model with a recoil pad and hog back stock. The price difference was about 20 dollars so I bought a CZ 455 FS in 17hmr. Money well spent.

Signalman

 

I don't get the issue with the 455 safety. To me, It's like pulling the hammer from half cock safety to fire on older hammer fired guns.

 

Bought my first CZ rimfire in 2003. It is a 452 Varmint in 17HMR. This rifle has burned through a few bricks of ammo in its lifetime and can still put a prairie dog's eye out at 100 yards.
I never owned a 452 or 453 in 22LR but owned a couple 455's in 22LR. They were good shooters and the amount of custom parts out there satisfied my need to "soup them up". I sold the last of them after going with a Vudoo but, apparently, didn't have the CZ rimfire bug out of my system. There's a really nice MTR in the safe these days. Yes, it does wear much bling!
I think the 457, going by how smooth it operates and how refined it looks, is a slight improvement over the 455 (slight) and the safety update means something to guys who have long been dealing with the Remington 700 and clones.

 

I love mine!
I have an VPT in the Manners stock 20" heavy barrel.
I hit the barrel lottery with it as it will shoot lights out. The only thing I have done to it is bed the action and replace the trigger with a Rifle Basics trigger.

 

The problem is MOST rifle have a safety that moves forward for "off". The 452/255 are in a reverse manner. Especially in hunting, movements are fast and instinct is involved.

Similarly, the old Marlin model 25 was also this way. It took years for marlin to understand the safety issue (law suits). Marlin changed the safety on their very popular rifle. Unfortunately they didn't change the model number, and that caused more confusion as some model 25 were backward some were forward! Finally, they changed the model number for the forward safeties...but still a lot of both out there with the same model number. I have two with different safeties that I use as poor examples in class and explain, never think because you know one specific rifle that another identical model is the same.

CZ's safety issue is the same, but they did change the model designation when they reversed the safety action, finally.

Please don't respond with a %^%$% comment, 'that the best safety is between one's ears'. LOL

 

PABear sir I understand completely but not every gun maker goes by that standard. There are so many styles of safeties out there and you are correct the best safety is between the ears. Thank you for doing your part to make all of us safer out there.

Signalman

 

No complaints on the CZ 455 for me which is probably why I have an equal number of 455 & 457 rimfires. Then there are 452, 453, and 512 in lessor quantities which I also like and cannot leave out the BRNO Model 2. I think the last 3 CZ rimfires I acquired were 455s simply because I couldn’t pass on the deal. I did pass on a rather nice looking 457 Jaguar yesterday on display in the preowned section of a LGS so I still have “some" will power - at least for the time being. I even considered buying it for the action, adding a EA Brown SS barrel, and replacing the stock . . . but we voted that option down as well.

 

Rj sir with your collection do you really need any more? I know I have a few and I still WANT more. I can't wear out what I already have. When I went to the safe yesterday and opened it up and saw my CZ collection a super big smile came over my face. I am so glad I bought what I did when I did it. CZs are so expensive now. Glad your still around to help guide and advise the younger guys.

Signalman

 

Rj sir with your collection do you really need any more? I know I have a few and I still WANT more. I can't wear out what I already have. When I went to the safe yesterday and opened it up and saw my CZ collection a super big smile came over my face. I am so glad I bought what I did when I did it. CZs are so expensive now. Glad your still around to help guide and advise the younger guys.

Signalman

Signalman - The correct response to your question is - “No" I do not need any more. I keep telling myself that every time I stop by a LGS and take a close look at or pickup and handle any firearm. However, when one happens across a pristine CZ 455 Varmint with decent wood at a very reasonable price, i’s difficult to pass up. I certainly didn’t need another CZ 455 but I didn’t have a 455 Varmint in 22 LR ( the standard Varmint model ) which is my favorite as I can shoot it off the bench, off-hand with a sling, and with a bipod I can even lay down in a pasture and shoot gophers if the opportunity presents itself. So my “love” for the CZ 455 won out and that was the last CZ rimfire I acquired.

We have to share at least part of the blame with all the CZ enablers on the RFC and we also know “need” has very little to do with it.

There we have kept up with the OP request on Love for the CZ 455.

 

I have several and they all shoot well. Some arrived shooting that way and some have been made to shoot well.

 

Lotta love out there for the 455. I know a guy, for instance, who runs 2 of 'em, both from Oryx chassis, both with Lilja barrels and Rifle Basix triggers. He's as fine a rimfire rifleman as I've met or shot against.
One reason for the perception that there's less than a lot of love: Limited supply. When a particular model ends, that's it. What's out there to be had is all there is and there ain't no more. Also: The 457 took off like wildfire. Like its older brother, it's an easy barrel swapper, but it also has the very adjustable trigger and the reduced-height bolt throw. In America, the push-forward-to-fire safety probably also added some appeal.
The 455 is a lovely rimfire rifle; its younger bro just hit the market in a sweet spot.

 

Flangster sir it wasn't the rimfire models that you help me out on but the CF FullStocks. It great to see so many great guys still here at RFC. The 455 was CZ way of making changes that a lot of members where asking for. The 455 allowed members to make changes on the cheap without the use of a gunsmith for like barrel or caliber changes. My 455 FS allowed me to change the barrel to an American and mount a V-16 like I always wanted.

Signalman

 

Sweet looking rig ya got there! You know I am a fan of the FS profile. My 452 shoots really well too. Recenly got a leather cheek riser for mine. Having missed the Weaver bandwagon, it is the simplest way to adust line of sight on the hogback stock.

 

My only 455 is a full stock 22 WMR. I did acquire a 17 HMR American barrel for it from my BIL who ended up with an extra in a trade. Have not tried the HMR yet but the WMR really likes the federal 50 grainers. Will shoot them s good as my 452’s ( trainer and ultralux ). It’s one I’ll never sell.