Dear Slammer,
I am 54 yrs. old, just got my first DR a year and a half ago. I bought it for ME for my birthday. It has taken me about a year to work up a good load for it but I don't regret any time spent working with it. I first started showing signs of DRF (double rifle fever) when I was a young lad and reading of Elmer Keith's exploits as well as Taylor and others. No known cure exsists but the more you own or shoot DRs the better the symptoms are to live with.
By the way, what part of KY are you in??? I'm in southern IN. about an hours drive from Louisville. Perhaps we could get to gether and discuss our "ailment", LOL.
Regards,
SP2