The "young guy" with a plastic semi in a kydex holster and spare mags for 45 rounds kinda reminds me of certain motorcycle group rides. For example, younger guys showing up in full leathers with knee sliders, and riding 160hp race replicas, and tearing up the straight roads on the way to the good back roads, only to be passed by the old fart wearing jeans and a leather jacket on a 50 hp, 20 yr old BMW boxer, through the good twisties.

I think older guys just lose the testosterone and desire for the biggest/baddest/fastest/mostest, understanding that Hollywood's interpretation of the gun fight is fantasyland. So the old guy just buys the what he sees as safe, comfortable, practical and appeals to his heart.... yet will still get the job done.