I had an Alpha in my hand for about an hour and a half before it went with a good buddy to get a scope mounted on it. It was light, well balanced and felt quite good. Two things struck me as odd - the plastic piece on the back of the bolt, (plastic on a rifle bolt?), and the fact that you have to follow some directions to remove/replace the bolt. I mean, everyone knows how to pull out and replace a bolt on a bolt action rifle, right? Nope - it has to be cocked first, and if it becomes uncocked while it's out of the rifle, you put the back of the bolt, that plastic piece, in the bolt channel and twist, which starts the disassembly procedure. Once it comes loose, you twist it back together again and the striker is then cocked. Having said that, once I figured it out, it was very easy. I like the short throw on the bolt, and like I said, it felt quite well balanced and went to th shoulder perfectly.
When I get it back with glass I'll know more.
The Trail wasn't available, so this was the one I chose in .308. Next year I might get the Trail. I am told Alpha's and Trails are coming in, but very slowly - I am wondering if the main factory is spending most of the production time making BREN 2 rifles for the Ukraine war, as I see them popping up on videos.