{"id":622,"date":"2026-08-31T17:40:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slavguns.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/cz-457-varmint-nrl22-prs-rimfire-psa\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:40:05","slug":"cz-457-varmint-nrl22-prs-rimfire-psa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slavguns.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/cz-457-varmint-nrl22-prs-rimfire-psa\/","title":{"rendered":"CZ 457 Varmint at PSA: A Great Rifle, and the Start of a Custom NRL 22 \/ PRS Rimfire Build"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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What’s up, Squad. If you want a .22 that is already a great rifle \u2014 and a platform you can grow into NRL 22 and PRS Rimfire \u2014 start with the CZ-USA CZ 457 Varmint .22 LR<\/strong>. Palmetto State Armory has the brown walnut Varmint, model 02340, in stock online right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CZ-USA CZ 457 Varmint .22 LR, Brown \u2014 02340. SKU 775141.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

$840.99<\/s> $499.99<\/strong> at PSA. In stock online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shop the CZ 457 Varmint at PSA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a great rifle out of the box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is the standard heavy-barreled 457: Turkish walnut varmint stock, a fat cylindrical barrel that likes a bag, and a 34″ overall length that still handles like a real rifle. CZ shortened and slab-sided the action versus the old 455, gave it a 60-degree bolt throw so a bigger optic actually fits, and kept the push-to-fire safety. The factory trigger is adjustable. The polymer magazines are reliable. Put decent glass on it, find match ammo it likes, and this thing will embarrass a lot of “custom” 22s people spent twice as much on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you never touch a chassis or a barrel, you still have a hunting, varmint, and range rifle that is boringly accurate. That is the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why the 457 is the platform for NRL 22 and PRS Rimfire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The aftermarket is why a lot of us start here. The 457 uses CZ’s swappable-barrel system \u2014 two grub screws, barrel out, barrel in. Chassis and stocks from KRG, MDT, Boyds, and others drop the action into something that feels like your centerfire PRS gun. Aftermarket triggers take an already good factory pull into match territory. You grow into the sport instead of maxing the credit card on day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is the training cheat code. Rimfire is cheap. Centerfire is not. Same positions, same wind, same stage planning \u2014 a lot more reps for the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anarchy Outdoors parts for the 457<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you are ready to customize, Anarchy Outdoors<\/a> is the shop we already run as a SlavGuns exclusive. CZ 457 collection: shop-by-rifle \/ CZ 457<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code SlavGuns<\/strong> (same as SLAVGUNS<\/strong>) saves up to 10% on Anarchy-manufactured products. It does not<\/strong> automatically apply to third-party brands they carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anarchy-made, and the code applies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n