i took my T3 varmint ( 22-250) to the range yesterday, and lo and behold, there were no less than 5 other T3 varmints there in various calibres ( ranging up from mine to one in 300wsm). plus another lad had a T3 hunter. thats a hell of a lot of tikka's from a field of around 20 shooters. word of how well these things shoot is spreading.