F4YG,I bought a Tikka " Whitetail Hunter" a couple of months ago. I haven' t been to the range with it yet,but I' m impresssed with the workmanship I see.I haven' t looked at a T3 .There might be a big difference in them I don' t know.I do agree with you about keeping our money here and not overseas.I' ve heard so much praise about the Tikka' s I wanted to give one a try.Not sure when I' ll get to the range to try it out but I' m looking forward to going. With hunting season here it will be awhile. I bought the Tikka in 7mm RM.
Ruger Redhawk