I'm not getting any younger, and am really starting to appreciate light-weight rifles. I recently had a chance to shoot a 20" AR15 that looked fairly mil-spec (A2 handguards, fixed stock), but had a "skinny" 5.56 barrel, flat-top upper, and Cavalry Arms polymer lower - owner said it weighed 6 pounds even (without optics). I really liked it!
;^)
I’m aging like a fine cheese. Getting smelly and crustier by the day.
I’m still a big side of beef though, can still hump the load and embarrass the younger bucks.