I have a Tikka All-Weather (synthetic/stainless) in .308. Here's my mini-review:
Adjustable trigger, with directions in the manual
Slick action
Synthetic stock is very well shaped
Length of pull works for me (5'8", normal build)
Well-balanced
Rings are hell for stout, you could almost use them as carabiniers, but they are not cheap
First range trip, I did the shoot 1, clean, shoot 1, clean routine for ten shots, then shot a 3-round group of 0.414" at 100 yards with Fed GMM 168 grain.
A few weeks later, at the 60 round total mark, shot a 3 round group of 0.871" at 200 meters (0.357 MOA, using Georgia Arms Match 168 gr. This was under 60 seconds, start to finish, with no between round cleaning, and after I'd fired about 15 rounds of Radway Green Brit surplus. My Tikka shoots the Radway into about 1.75" at 200 meters, BTW.
I'm not sure what tickles me more, the fact that it shoots GA ($18.00/50) better than Federal GMM ($18.00/20), or that it's a bit under 1 MOA with Brit surplus. Next stop is my Hirtenberger 7.62.
Anyway, I think they're wonderful rifles. The .308 is the short action (I think the 695 series is long action). I haven't tried a 5 round mag in mine. They're expensive, and my high volume 7.62 tool is an FAL.
Hope this helps,
Henry
