Just turned 67. If the younger set wants/likes the plastic guns, more power to them. I've never owned one, nor ever will. I prefer metal/wood only. Sure, the plastic ones are probably more accurate, and trouble free, but they just don't have any personality. I can take any of my metal/wood guns and put them on a table with 100 others like them, and pick out mine immediately. They all have a story to tell, and personality. I doubt that you could do the same with a plastic one. I will never never fault anyone for their choice of firearm.