That’s what I was thinking when I picked it up at the local gun show. It set me back $1,000 (he was asking $1,200) but it was love at first feel. It feels like you could drop it in the mud, run over it with a Merkava, pick it back up, and start shooting again-just solid and rugged as a slab of steel. My girlfriend loves it too. She was a complete novice but took to it quickly and instinctively. After a couple mags, she was consistently pinging a 4 inch dia. steel plate at 25 yards. If the SHTF, it will be hers. I consider myself to be extremely proficient with an M16/AR15 after 8 years in the infantry. I love the M16/AR15 platform and own several actually but the Uzi is a superior weapon (out to 200 rads at least). The M16 isn’t as durable.