457 Premium - anyone have or hold one yet?

[Abe]

Greetings,

I am interested in the 457 Premium in 22LR.  Anyone actually hold or have one yet that would give some feedback on it?

I see two ‘net dealers will “special order” one with a wait time of 6-8 weeks, but I don’t know if that’s code for ‘take my money now and maybe they will eventually become available.’

I have a 452 and a 455; neither can mount the Dead Air Mask suppressor I have in NFA jail for several more months.  I like the lines of the Premium better than the other threaded CZ rimfire options.

Thanks.

ABE

[Pomyluy]

I haven't handled a Premium yet, but I'd love to - overall it's the best looking 457 in my opinion.

It only has two downsides: The stupid, ugly "PREMIUM" laser engraved on both sides of the stock, and, perhaps even worse, the fact that it's threaded 1/2x20 and not 1/2x28 (so it wouldn't fit your Mask unless you got a thread adapter, really not an ideal situation).

This being the case, I'm thinking about getting a 457 Scout myself and then buying a Premium stock someday down the road. The Scout is threaded 1/2x28 already, and since it has a short barrel, the overall length won't become unwieldy once the suppressor is attached.