CZ 457 American Combo 22LR & 17HMR 02320

The American Combo ships with both 22 LR and 17 HMR barrel sets and like all 457s it can be easily swapped between those in minutes.

The classic American-style rimfire rifle, this gorgeous 457 has a 24.8” barrel with no sights and is meant to be topped with a scope. Its Turkish walnut stock has a high, flat comb and a classic checkering pattern. Like all of our 457s, it has an 11mm dovetail milled into the top of its receiver for attaching scope ringmounts.

If we were to pick one thing that our previous rimfire platforms were lacking, it was an American-style push-to-fire safety — something Hunter’s Education instructors and 4-H shooting coaches have begged us to incorporate for years. Though that was the most obvious change, we also took the opportunity to tweak a load of small things at the same time. In addition to the receiver-mounted, push-to-fire safety, we chopped almost an inch of length from the action and slab-sided it to reduce its footprint and weight.

The stamped bottom metal of the 455 is gone, swapped for a classy two-piece interlocking system. To make scope fitment easier, we ditched the 90° bolt rotation in favor of 60°, allowing for larger ocular bell diameters with lower ring heights. To top it all off, the 457 now features a trigger adjustable for weight, creep and over-travel.

With the exact same swappable barrel system as the 455 and the same reliable polymer magazine system, the 457 is without a doubt the best rimfire platform we’ve ever fielded.

Product NameCZ 457 American Combo

SKU02320

Firearm TypeRifle

PurposeHunting

MSRP$628

ChamberingBoth .22 LR and .17 HMR

Rate Of Twist1:16 in

Magazine Capacity5

Magazine TypeDetachable

StockTurkish Walnut, American-Style

SightsNo Sights, Integrated 11mm Dovetail

BarrelCold Hammer Forged

Barrel Length24.8 in

Overall Length38.2 in

Weight6.17 lbs

Trigger MechAdjustable

SafetyTwo-Position, Push-To-Fire