| Article number: | 5084-8082-CADMAAX |
| Availability: | Out of stock |
Starting out in our classic 452 platform, transitioning to our switch-barrel 455, now manifested in our push-to-fire 457, the Training Rifle is famous in the niche of rimfire competition. With all the same features it's always had, the 457 Training Rifle has a 24.8" barrel, tangent rear sight (adjustable for distance) and beechwood stock with Schnabel forend.
Between the long sight radius and the crisp iron sights, it's no wonder the Training Rifle has become a favourite in open-sight Rimfire Sporter competition. An ideal rifle for introducing youth to the shooting sports, the Training Rifle is shipped with a 5-round magazine.
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 coached 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, swamped for a classy two-piece interlocking system. To make scope fitment easier, we ditched the 90 degree bolt rotation in favour of 60 degree, allowing for larger ocular bell diameter 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.