I have 10 years on you, and find myself more and more going to light guns. I have some nice, but heavy doubles, and had a Sporting gun built on a 20 ga BSS chassis. Heavy enough to soak up recoil, but not too heavy to shoot a lot. Sweet gun for an older shooter. For hunting, I decided carrying was more important than firing and went to a 5 pound, 10 oz. SKB Model 100. Had my best year in a long time on Grouse and woodcock with it. (Yes, I still miss some, but that is one of the reasons I love Grouse hunting, they are tough to harvest.)