well said driftrider, I have a couple of glocks and as far as I'm concerned they are very dependable. I have bought 3 t-3's in the last 2 years and are very happy with them. One of which I brought to alaska last year on hunt where I slept for a week with bear activity everywhere, so yes I'm confident the t-3's are tough enough. After handling these tikka's I have a hard time looking to anything else short of a sako.