I find it interesting that the members who responded are clustered in the 50's and up. I am 56. I have always been interested in guns, but recently got interested in pistols. I used to buy shotguns, since I am an avid hunter. Once I got all of the ones I wanted, it was only natural to move on to the pistols. When I was younger I just didn't have the expendable cash to buy pistols that were nice to have, but that I didn't use regularly. I wonder if the age class has anything to do with expendable income. Just a random thought.