My dad is 73. And he is in great shape, I bought him a ruger m77 old tang style 25-06, had all the bells and whisles put on it, recrowned, triggerjob, bed job, bla bla bla. He killed his cow elk with it that year, great round, I bought me one the next year, We both shoot 110 accubonds 53gr reloader 22. great cal great guns. Bill