New .22lr, CZ 457?

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Evening all.
Waiting on my variation for a 22 rimmy, three weeks in so hopefully not too many more weeks to go. Paid the new £47 fee, hopefully a slicker service going forwards.
I trawled through the current offerings, and am leaning heavily toward a CZ 457; hard to find anyone with a bad word to say about them.
Any current owners able to chip in with comments? Synthetic stock looks very practical, but a local dealer is offering great prices on a Royal with very tidy timber!
Had a T bolt in the past which I loved, but CZ looking the better of the two.
 
I had a 457 in 22 way back when...they are excellent rifles and very accurate.
The safety doesn't lock the bolt though.IMG-20210919-WA0002.webp
 
Pretty sure the Royal stock doesn't allow you to fit a varmint barrel, which the synthetic does, so worth bearing in mind if you want to swap barrels/calibres later on.

I have a couple of 457s, and a spare barrel. I went CZ in preference to going for a Sako Quad. HTH.
 
I have 457 royal nice wood stock , it’s that nice I decided to buy synthetic stock for field use . Very accurate.22 gun , far accurate than my mates Anschutz which he had at the same time as me with the royal
 
I have the 457 in the original LRP (long range precision) with a match chamber, I use this out to 330 yards. Also a 457 22WMR Varmint, very accurate with the right ammo, as with all things rimfire.
If I were getting another rimfire it would be a CZ 457 variant.
 
Pretty much done with dithering now. I will get a synthetic stocked 16". Plenty of them around, just waiting on the variation to get done.
Really looking forward to trying a few brands to see what groups best. Also see if it will group at all with stingers. You never know!
 
Apologies for raising this old thread, but I've been having a good look at what first FAC rifle to get. The CZ 457 immediately caught my eye. The quality and aesthetics look amazing. However, the Synthetic with its soft touch stock is a no-no for me personally. IMO it'll breakdown with time & become a sticky dirt magnetic. So, I'm looking at the MDT instead because of its duralumin and cerakote coating. The only thing I would have also liked is a two-stage trigger. I also looked at the Bergara B14, but for me the CZ 457 with its quality and accuracy wins it.
 
Smellydog said:
Mine hasn't...
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I found the soft touch products I've bought in the past breakdown and become sticky after around 7-10 years. With my Panasonic Lumix Camera I had to use isopropyl alcohol to remove the soft touch finish. It'll be vulnerable to certain oils too, although my camera was barely used and spent its life mostly shelved. Personally I won't touch soft touch again. But you can alway get a MDT stock if yours does go bad.
 
Ian70 said:
I found the soft touch products I've bought in the past breakdown and become sticky after around 7-10 years. With my Panasonic Lumix Camera I had to use isopropyl alcohol to remove the soft touch finish. It'll be vulnerable to certain oils too, although my camera was barely used and spent its life mostly shelved. Personally I won't touch soft touch again. But you can alway get a MDT stock if yours does go bad.
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My CZ LRP has the soft touch finish, and yes it has started to deteriorate. It seems to be in areas where lube from handling ammunition has transferred to the stock, i.e. particularly around the stocks pistol grip. Nothing I’ve found provides a satisfactory touch up for this finish. I emailed CZ, and they replied that the application process is too complicated to replicate at home. I’d avoid it like the plague IMHO.
There are plenty of alternative chassis out there, but having to spend another £400 + on a rifle that cost £1200 is pretty hard to swallow!
 
GGG said:
My CZ LRP has the soft touch finish, and yes it has started to deteriorate. It seems to be in areas where lube from handling ammunition has transferred to the stock, i.e. particularly around the stocks pistol grip. Nothing I’ve found provides a satisfactory touch up for this finish. I emailed CZ, and they replied that the application process is too complicated to replicate at home. I’d avoid it like the plague IMHO.
There are plenty of alternative chassis out there, but having to spend another £400 + on a rifle that cost £1200 is pretty hard to swallow!
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The LRP is a very different finish to the Synthetics though.

I haven't investigated the used LRP stock that I bought recently, but removal of the sling studs suggest it is wood under there. Anything stopping you removing the finish, and refinishing it completely differently?

What did you use to remove the waxy lube from the pistol grip? Which ammo was it from?
 
fixedwheel said:
The LRP is a very different finish to the Synthetics though.

I haven't investigated the used LRP stock that I bought recently, but removal of the sling studs suggest it is wood under there. Anything stopping you removing the finish, and refinishing it completely differently?

What did you use to remove the waxy lube from the pistol grip? Which ammo was it from?
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It is coated wood, Beech I believe.
I am toying with the idea of stripping it completely back but haven’t made my mind up as frankly I’ve got better things to do.
The position of the wear is definitely not to do with cleaning or the chemicals used as I am meticulous when doing so using a forward tilted cradle and all appropriate precautions, bore guide etc. The soft coat appears to be applied on top of a black primer paint which has been exposed as the top coat has worn away. Most of the Wear relates to the position of my right hand which is the hand that handles/loads the ammunition.
As to which ammunition, I couldn’t say as I’ve used several, but mainly SK and always wipe the rifle down with a dry cloth after use.
 
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