CZ 457 or older CZs and Brnos

[nf-fuse]

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you've had a good weekend so far,

Is the CZ 457 series of rimfire rifles really better and worth it over the older CZ 455/453/452 models,

Are the older models better built than current production, perform better than the new ones ?

Just wanting people's thoughts

A J

Depends on your definition of better.

Better in accuracy - no I would say.

Better in bolt smoothness, trigger pull and safety catch etc yes.

Better in longevity - probably not given the use of plastic parts compared to the older stuff. The old ones are certainly very rugged anyway

Better in model choice, after market parts, stocks etc yes definitely

457s new are obviously more expensive than 452/455s

 

[nf-fuse]

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you've had a good weekend so far,

Is the CZ 457 series of rimfire rifles really better and worth it over the older CZ 455/453/452 models,

Are the older models better built than current production, perform better than the new ones ?

Just wanting people's thoughts

A J

Depends on your definition of better.

Better in accuracy - no I would say.

Better in bolt smoothness, trigger pull and safety catch etc yes.

Better in longevity - probably not given the use of plastic parts compared to the older stuff. The old ones are certainly very rugged anyway

Better in model choice, after market parts, stocks etc yes definitely

457s new are obviously more expensive than 452/455s

For bunny bashing etc I would probably not bother with a brand new457 if I got get a decent second hand 452.

The thing about 452s and 455s is they can be had for peanuts, and are generally accurate and reliable. They're a bit rugged compared to some rifles.

 

[Revan797]

Depends on your definition of better.

Better in accuracy - no I would say.

Better in bolt smoothness, trigger pull and safety catch etc yes.

Better in longevity - probably not given the use of plastic parts compared to the older stuff. The old ones are certainly very rugged anyway

Better in model choice, after market parts, stocks etc yes definitely

457s new are obviously more expensive than 452/455s

For bunny bashing etc I would probably not bother with a brand new457 if I got get a decent second hand 452.

The thing about 452s and 455s is they can be had for peanuts, and are generally accurate and reliable. They're a bit rugged compared to some rifles.

Thanks NF fuse

Just from aesthetics the older generation models look better in longevity,

Apologies I should of added context that I just think they don't justify their price tag as the high end cz rimfires are now Centrefire rifle money new and used,

The new LRP is quite nice and looks the part though,

Yeah agreed 452/453/455s on the used market is what I will be looking at when the time comes, more so the 452-453 models.

Aye compared to say anschutz or Weihrauch

A J