Finnish Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles

Tikka M-55

Notes: This is a magazine-fed bolt-action rifle first introduced in the mid-1960s. It is a plain, simple rifle, with an oil-finished hardwood stock that has a pistol-grip-wrist stock. The rifle tolerates cold weather well, and the trigger guard is large. The bolt handle also has a large-diameter knob. Several variants were produced, including the Sporter, a heavy-barreled variant; the Super Sporter, with a synthetic stock and a rail for a bipod or other accessories; and two that are essentially identical to the standard version for game purposes: the DL, a deluxe version, and the SSP, a version with micro-adjustable sights.

Weapon	Ammunition	Weight	Magazines	Price
M-55	.17 Remington	2.83 kg	3	$586
M-55	.222 Remington	2.91 kg	3	$787
M-55	.22-250 Remington	2.97 kg	3	$853
M-55	6mm Remington	3.34 kg	3	$1075
M-55	.243 Winchester	3.24 kg	3	$1009
M-55	7.62mm NATO	3.87 kg	3	$1440
M-55 Sporter	.222 Remington	3.87 kg	3	$809
M-55 Sporter	.22-250 Remington	3.85 kg	3	$875
M-55 Sporter	.243 Winchester	4.08 kg	3	$1031
M-55 Sporter	7.62mm NATO	4.71 kg	3	$1462
M-55 Super Sporter	.222 Remington	3.11 kg	3	$814
M-55 Super Sporter	.22-250 Remington	3.1 kg	3	$879
M-55 Super Sporter	.243 Winchester	3.28 kg	3	$1035
M-55 Super Sporter	7.62mm NATO	3.79 kg	3	$1466

Weapon	ROF	Damage	Pen	Bulk	SS	Burst	Range
M-55 (.17)	BA	2	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	55
M-55 (.222)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	74
M-55 (.22-250)	BA	3	1-Nil	7	3	Nil	68
M-55 (6mm)	BA	3	2-Nil	7	3	Nil	64
M-55 (.243)	BA	3	2-Nil	7	3	Nil	69
M-55 (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	83
M-55 Sporter (.222)	BA	3	1-Nil	7	3	Nil	81
M-55 Sporter (.22-250)	BA	3	2-Nil	7	3	Nil	76
M-55 Sporter (.243)	BA	3	2-Nil	7	3	Nil	79
M-55 Sporter (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	95
M-55 Super Sporter (.222)	BA	3	1-Nil	7	3	Nil	81
M-55 Super Sporter (.22-250)	BA	3	2-Nil	7	3	Nil	76
M-55 Super Sporter (.243)	BA	3	2-Nil	7	3	Nil	89
M-55 Super Sporter (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	95

Tikka M-65

Notes: This is basically an M-55 designed to fire long and Magnum rounds. Changes include lengthening the cocking piece shroud, and of course the necessary changes to fire higher-power ammunition. Variants include the Wildboar “carbine” model; the Sporter, with a long, heavy barrel and 7-round magazine, and Super Sporter, with a synthetic stock and a fluted barrel; and the Model 65A, with a bipod attachment, 10-round magazine, an anatomical pistol-trip wrist to the stock, and a recoil pad on the butt.

Weapon	Ammunition	Weight	Magazines	Price
M-65	6.5mm Swedish	3.4 kg	5	$1180
M-65	.270 Winchester	3.8 kg	5	$1456
M-65	7mm Brenneke	3.87 kg	5	$1500
M-65	7mm Remington Magnum	3.86 kg	5	$1495
M-65	.30-06 Springfield	3.94 kg	5	$1709
M-65	7.62mm NATO	3.76 kg	5	$1427
M-65	.300 Winchester Magnum	4.39 kg	5	$2235
M-65 Wildboar	.30-06 Springfield	3.86 kg	5	$1693
M-65 Wildboar	7.62mm NATO	3.45 kg	5	$1412
M-65 Sporter	6.5mm Swedish	4.49 kg	7	$1202
M-65 Sporter	.270 Winchester	5.02 kg	7	$1478
M-65 Sporter	7mm Brenneke	5.11 kg	7	$1522
M-65 Sporter	7mm Remington Magnum	5.1 kg	7	$1517
M-65 Sporter	.30-06 Springfield	5.2 kg	7	$1731
M-65 Sporter	7.62mm NATO	4.96 kg	7	$1449
M-65 Sporter	.300 Winchester Magnum	5.79 kg	7	$2300
M-65 Super Sporter	6.5mm Swedish	3.7 kg	7	$1211
M-65 Super Sporter	.270 Winchester	4.14 kg	7	$1486
M-65 Super Sporter	7mm Brenneke	4.21 kg	7	$1530
M-65 Super Sporter	7mm Remington Magnum	4.2 kg	7	$1525
M-65 Super Sporter	.30-06 Springfield	4.28 kg	7	$1739
M-65 Super Sporter	7.62mm NATO	4.09 kg	7	$1457
M-65 Super Sporter	.300 Winchester Magnum	4.77 kg	7	$2307
M-65A	7.62mm NATO	5.07 kg	10	$1452

Weapon	ROF	Damage	Pen	Bulk	SS	Burst	Range
M-65 (6.5mm)	BA	4	2-Nil	7	4	Nil	68
M-65 (.270)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	61
M-65 (7mm Brenneke)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	63
M-65 (7mm Magnum)	BA	4	1-2-3	7	4	Nil	76
M-65 (.30-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	69
M-65 (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	79
M-65 (.300)	BA	5	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	78
M-65 Wildboar (.30-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	61
M-65 Wildboar (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	71
M-65 Sporter (6.5mm)	BA	4	2-Nil	7	4	Nil	78
M-65 Sporter (.270)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	70
M-65 Sporter (7mm Brenneke)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	72
M-65 Sporter (7mm Magnum)	BA	4	1-2-3	7	4	Nil	87
M-65 Sporter (.30-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	8	4	Nil	79
M-65 Sporter (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	90
M-65 Sporter (.300)	BA	5	2-3-Nil	8	4	Nil	90
M-65 Super Sporter (6.5mm)	BA	4	2-Nil	7	4	Nil	78
M-65 Sporter (.270)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	70
M-65 Super Sporter (7mm Brenneke)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	72
M-65 Super Sporter (7mm Magnum)	BA	4	1-2-3	7	4	Nil	87
M-65 Super Sporter (.30-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	8	4	Nil	79
M-65 Super Sporter (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	90
M-65 Super Sporter (.300)	BA	5	2-3-Nil	8	4	Nil	90
M-65A	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	3	Nil	92

Tikka M-590/M-690 Popular

Notes: Originally known as the M-558 and M-658, the Popular was a replacement for the M-55 and M-65 series of rifles. The standard rifle is designed for short and medium-length cartridges, and has squarer contours than the previous rifle. The Popular has an adjustable trigger, and a Monte Carlo comb and cheekpiece. Variants include the Popular Battue (known as the Whitetail in North America), with a shorter barrel and a rear sight enclosed within a short ventilated rib; the Popular Continental, with a longer, heavier barrel, and larger magazine; and the Popular Deluxe, a version of the Popular with better woods and finishes.

Weapon	Ammunition	Weight	Magazines	Price
M-590 Popular	.17 Remington	2.86 kg	3	$578
M-590 Popular	.222 Remington	3.1 kg	3	$778
M-590 Popular	.22-250 Remington	3.2 kg	3	$844
M-590 Popular	5.56mm NATO	3.13 kg	3	$797
M-590 Popular	.243 Winchester	3.46 kg	3	$1000
M-590 Popular	7.62mm NATO	3.96 kg	3	$1431
M-590 Popular Battue	.17 Remington	2.77 kg	3	$559
M-590 Popular Battue	.222 Remington	3 kg	3	$748
M-590 Popular Battue	.22-250 Remington	3.1 kg	3	$826
M-590 Popular Battue	5.56mm NATO	3.03 kg	3	$779
M-590 Popular Battue	.243 Winchester	3.35 kg	3	$981
M-590 Popular Battue	7.62mm NATO	3.83 kg	3	$1413
M-590 Popular Continental	.17 Remington	3.29 kg	5	$595
M-590 Popular Continental	.222 Remington	3.57 kg	5	$796
M-590 Popular Continental	.22-250 Remington	3.7 kg	5	$861
M-590 Popular Continental	5.56mm NATO	3.6 kg	5	$815
M-590 Popular Continental	.243 Winchester	3.98 kg	5	$1017
M-590 Popular Continental	7.62mm NATO	4.55 kg	5	$1449
M-690 Popular	.25-06 Remington	3.24 kg	3	$1279
M-690 Popular	6.5mm Swedish	2.9 kg	3	$1185
M-690 Popular	.270 Winchester	3.31 kg	3	$1465
M-690 Popular	7mm Brenneke	3.38 kg	3	$1504
M-690 Popular	.30-06 Springfield	3.65 kg	3	$1713
M-690 Popular	9.3mm Mauser	4.55 kg	3	$2706
M-690 Popular Battue	.25-06 Remington	3.11 kg	3	$1252
M-690 Popular Battue	6.5mm Swedish	2.79 kg	3	$1166
M-690 Popular Battue	.270 Winchester	3.18 kg	3	$1442
M-690 Popular Battue	7mm Brenneke	3.25 kg	3	$1486
M-690 Popular Battue	.30-06 Springfield	3.51 kg	3	$1695
M-690 Popular Battue	9.3mm Mauser	4.37 kg	3	$2651
M-690 Popular Continental	.25-06 Remington	3.73 kg	5	$1288
M-690 Popular Continental	6.5mm Swedish	3.34 kg	5	$1202
M-690 Popular Continental	.270 Winchester	3.79 kg	5	$1478
M-690 Popular Continental	7mm Brenneke	3.89 kg	5	$1522
M-690 Popular Continental	.30-06 Springfield	4.2 kg	5	$1731
M-690 Popular Continental	9.3mm Mauser	5.23 kg	5	$2759
M-690 Popular Magnum	7mm Remington Magnum	3.4 kg	3	$1519
M-690 Popular Magnum	.300 Winchester Magnum	4.14 kg	3	$2306
M-690 Popular Magnum	.338 Winchester Magnum	4.3 kg	3	$2528
M-690 Popular Magnum Battue	7mm Remington Magnum	3.29 kg	3	$1481
M-690 Popular Magnum Battue	.300 Winchester Magnum	4.01 kg	3	$2192
M-690 Popular Magnum Battue	.338 Winchester Magnum	4.16 kg	3	$2414
M-690 Popular Magnum Continental	7mm Remington Magnum	3.91 kg	4	$1517
M-690 Popular Magnum Continental	.300 Winchester Magnum	4.76 kg	4	$2300
M-690 Popular Magnum Continental	.338 Winchester Magnum	4.95 kg	4	$2522

Weapon	ROF	Damage	Pen	Bulk	SS	Burst	Range
M-590 Popular (.17)	BA	2	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	54
M-590 Popular (.222)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	73
M-590 Popular (.22-250)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	67
M-590 Popular (5.56mm)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	71
M-590 Popular (.243)	BA	3	2-Nil	6	3	Nil	67
M-590 Popular (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	81
M-590 Popular Battue (.17)	BA	2	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	48
M-590 Popular Battue (.222)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	67
M-590 Popular Battue (.22-250)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	59
M-590 Popular Battue (5.56mm)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	64
M-590 Popular Battue (.243)	BA	3	2-Nil	6	3	Nil	60
M-590 Popular Battue (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	72
M-590 Popular Continental (.17)	BA	2	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	59
M-590 Popular Continental (.222)	BA	3	1-Nil	7	3	Nil	78
M-590 Popular Continental (.22-250)	BA	3	1-Nil	7	3	Nil	74
M-590 Popular Continental (5.56mm)	BA	3	1-Nil	7	3	Nil	77
M-590 Popular Continental (.243)	BA	3	2-Nil	7	3	Nil	75
M-590 Popular Continental (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	90
M-690 Popular (.25-06)	BA	4	2-Nil	7	4	Nil	58
M-690 Popular (6.5mm)	BA	4	2-Nil	7	5	Nil	70
M-690 Popular (.270)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	5	Nil	62
M-690 Popular (7mm Brenneke)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	5	Nil	65
M-690 Popular (.30-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	5	Nil	71
M-690 Popular (9.3mm)	BA	5	2-4-Nil	7	5	Nil	82
M-690 Popular Battue (.25-06)	BA	4	2-Nil	6	4	Nil	52
M-690 Popular Battue (6.5mm)	BA	3	2-Nil	6	5	Nil	62
M-690 Popular Battue (.270)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	5	Nil	55
M-690 Popular Battue (7mm Brenneke)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	5	Nil	57
M-690 Popular Battue (.30-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	5	Nil	62
M-690 Popular Battue (9.3mm)	BA	5	2-4-Nil	7	5	Nil	72
M-690 Popular Continental (.25-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	66
M-690 Popular Continental (6.5mm)	BA	4	2-Nil	7	4	Nil	78
M-690 Popular Continental (.270)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	70
M-690 Popular Continental (7mm Brenneke)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	72
M-690 Popular Continental (.30-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	79
M-690 Popular Continental (9.3mm)	BA	5	2-4-Nil	8	5	Nil	91
M-690 Popular Magnum (7mm Magnum)	BA	4	1-2-3	7	5	Nil	88
M-690 Popular Magnum (.300)	BA	5	2-3-Nil	8	4	Nil	91
M-690 Popular Magnum (.338)	BA	6	1-3-Nil	8	5	Nil	105
M-690 Popular Magnum Battue (7mm Magnum)	BA	4	1-2-3	7	5	Nil	68
M-690 Popular Magnum Battue (.300)	BA	5	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	71
M-690 Popular Magnum Battue (.338)	BA	6	1-2-3	7	4	Nil	82
M-690 Popular Magnum Continental (7mm Magnum)	BA	4	1-2-3	7	4	Nil	87
M-690 Popular Magnum Continental (.300)	BA	5	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	90
M-690 Popular Magnum Continental (.338)	BA	6	1-3-Nil	8	5	Nil	104

Tikka Master Sporter M-595

Real World Story: By 2000, Tikka was a part of Sako Firearms. One of its newer products at the time was the Master Sporter series; Tikka/Sako seemed to want to produce a hunting rifle that could be sold almost anywhere in the Western world and still find a compatible ammunition caliber. The smallest member of this series was the M-595, made for rounds from the .17 Remington round to the 7.62mm NATO. The stock and furniture are similar to that used on the TRG-21/41 sniper rifles; however, the wood used is of lower quality and does not come laminated from the manufacturer, making it highly susceptible to weather variations. It is an inexpensive weapon, however. The Tikka Master Sporter Series is seeing some limited military use as a sniper rifle.

The M-695 is a larger-caliber version of the M-595, made for more powerful cartridges. Other than a longer barrel and changes in the bolt, it is the same as the M-595. The M-695 Magnum is, as its name suggests, designed for Magnum cartridges; it has the longest barrel of the series.

Twilight 2000 Story: This weapon does not exist.

Merc 2000 Story: The Master Sporter series got a reputation as a “poor man’s sniper rifle,” used by some smaller countries as a substitute for a dedicated sniper rifle.

Weapon	Ammunition	Weight	Magazines	Price
M-595	.17 Remington	3.46 kg	5	$579
M-595	.222 Remington	3.6 kg	5	$778
M-595	.22 PPC	3.56 kg	5	$722
M-595	5.56mm NATO	3.62 kg	5	$797
M-595	.22-250 Remington	3.65 kg	5	$843
M-595	.243 Winchester	3.76 kg	5	$999
M-595	7mm-08 Remington	3.96 kg	5	$1269
M-595	7.62mm NATO	4.08 kg	5	$1431
M-695	.25-06 Remington	3.99 kg	5	$1280
M-695	6.5mm Swedish Mauser	3.92 kg	5	$1194
M-695	.270 Winchester	4.12 kg	5	$1470
M-695	7x64mm Brenneke	4.16 kg	5	$1514
M-695	.30-06 Springfield	4.31 kg	5	$1723
M-695	9.3x62mm Mauser	4.85 kg	5	$2735
M-695 Magnum	7mm Remington Magnum	4.4 kg	4	$1519
M-695 Magnum	.300 Winchester Magnum	4.77 kg	4	$2307
M-695 Magnum	.338 Winchester Magnum	4.96 kg	4	$2570

Weapon	ROF	Damage	Pen	Bulk	SS	Burst	Range
M-595 (.17)	BA	2	1-Nil	6	2	Nil	54
M-595 (.222)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	73
M-595 (.22 PPC)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	75
M-595 (5.56mm)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	71
M-595 (.22-250)	BA	3	1-Nil	6	3	Nil	66
M-595 (.243)	BA	3	2-Nil	6	3	Nil	67
M-595 (7mm-08)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	79
M-595 (7.62mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	81
M-695 (.25-06)	BA	4	2-Nil	7	4	Nil	63
M-695 (6.5mm)	BA	4	2-Nil	7	4	Nil	74
M-695 (.270)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	66
M-695 (7x64mm)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	69
M-695 (.30-06)	BA	4	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	75
M-695 (9.3x62mm)	BA	5	2-4-Nil	8	5	Nil	87
M-695 Magnum (7mm Magnum)	BA	4	1-2-3	7	4	Nil	88
M-695 Magnum (.300)	BA	5	2-3-Nil	7	4	Nil	91
M-695 Magnum (.338)	BA	6	1-3-Nil	8	5	Nil	106