canoeguy
US Veteran
I have owned a Ruger Single Six Convertible for some time now, .22 Long Rifle cylinder and .22 Magnum cylinder. Until recently, I hadn't shot the .22 Magnum cylinder to see what kind of performance I might get. .22 Magnum ammo has been in short supply, and in my mind, expensive. .22 Magnum ammo has started flowing into Walmart's around me, so I bought a box, slipped in the Magnum cylinder in the Ruger Single Six, and discovered it was accurate, felt considerably more powerful than .22 Long Rifle, and was fun to shoot. I have gotten comfortable with .22 Magnum in the Single Six, so started casting about for a .22 Magnum rifle....
Three options, Ruger American, Henry Lever rifle, and the CZ 457. I have owned a 2009 vintage CZ 452 in .22 Long Rifle, and have put many thousands of rounds through it, so was familiar with the CZ and happy with my 452, so ordered a 457 in .22 Magnum through my local dealer. Wound up being only $100 more than the Henry, so it was a "No Brainer" for me.
I have had it for a couple weeks now, and have put about 200 rounds through it. Like the 452, it has a Military style Tangient sight, gradiated for 25 to 200 Meters. No scope needed, at least until my vision fades with age, then it has the ability to have a scope mounted. I like the sights as they are, and can reliably hit smaller targets out to 135 yards. Trigger is suberb! Still working on sight data to hit out to 200 yards....
Here's some pics:
Turkish walnut stock, hooded front sight, "Hogback" style European butt stock, five shot detachable magazine:
With it's companion handgun, Ruger Single Six with Bianchi "Lawman" holster:
With it's older brother, a 2009 vintage CZ 452 "Trainer". The 452 has a Beech stock instead of Walnut, the 452 does have a glossier, higher polish blued finish, sign of cost cutting at CZ since 2009:
So, I'll be visiting Walmart frequently to load up on .22 Magnum ammo, and get good with both rifle and handgun. Is there varmint hunting in my future? Possibly.....
Edited to add this photo, ran a few more rounds through the CZ 457 "Lux" this afternoon to fine tune the sight adjustments. The smaller swinging steel is 4" in diameter, shots fired slowly and carefully from the sitting position at 100 yards. The larger, 8" swinging steel was shot rapid fire fire from the sitting position. I think this rifle is ready for field use!
Three options, Ruger American, Henry Lever rifle, and the CZ 457. I have owned a 2009 vintage CZ 452 in .22 Long Rifle, and have put many thousands of rounds through it, so was familiar with the CZ and happy with my 452, so ordered a 457 in .22 Magnum through my local dealer. Wound up being only $100 more than the Henry, so it was a "No Brainer" for me.
I have had it for a couple weeks now, and have put about 200 rounds through it. Like the 452, it has a Military style Tangient sight, gradiated for 25 to 200 Meters. No scope needed, at least until my vision fades with age, then it has the ability to have a scope mounted. I like the sights as they are, and can reliably hit smaller targets out to 135 yards. Trigger is suberb! Still working on sight data to hit out to 200 yards....
Here's some pics:
Turkish walnut stock, hooded front sight, "Hogback" style European butt stock, five shot detachable magazine:
With it's companion handgun, Ruger Single Six with Bianchi "Lawman" holster:
With it's older brother, a 2009 vintage CZ 452 "Trainer". The 452 has a Beech stock instead of Walnut, the 452 does have a glossier, higher polish blued finish, sign of cost cutting at CZ since 2009:
So, I'll be visiting Walmart frequently to load up on .22 Magnum ammo, and get good with both rifle and handgun. Is there varmint hunting in my future? Possibly.....
Edited to add this photo, ran a few more rounds through the CZ 457 "Lux" this afternoon to fine tune the sight adjustments. The smaller swinging steel is 4" in diameter, shots fired slowly and carefully from the sitting position at 100 yards. The larger, 8" swinging steel was shot rapid fire fire from the sitting position. I think this rifle is ready for field use!
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