I'm an old fart, but I still enjoy the larger calibers without pain. I shoot .40 cal. my fav and .357 in my revolver. I'm just not getting that "too much recoil" reaction with the larger calibers and have always preferred the two. Maybe it's the fact that I'm shooting .40 cal. from my H&K, which really seems to tame the caliber. The .357 is still a handful out of my revolver, but still fun.