Most of the younger generation was brought up on polymer striker fired guns and rarely shoot anything else.
I don't know...
It may seem that way in some parts of the country, based on what people see being fired at the range.
It probably also has a lot to do with what you view as the "younger generation".
It's not really fitting for most of my friends.
I was born in what is now a dead zone - from about '79 to '84 - commonly referred to in other parts of the world (and, rarely, here) as the "lost generation" (not to be confused with the WWI Lost Generation), because we are too young for many Gen X influences, but old enough to have grown before being heavily-influenced by the Gen Y/Millennial technology saturation.
But, of course, most of our peers fall into any of the above.
Eliminating myself and fellow enthusiasts, I'd average things out and say my average gun-owning friend within my age group has:
A Glock, S&W M&P, or Springfield XD.
A 1911 or similar.
A .22 pistol. (Primarily Ruger, S&W, Browning, or Walther [
].)
For every 6-7 individuals, there's some one with an additional "video game" or "movie" gun, such as a Desert Eagle "point-five-oh", Python, "Dirty Harry" (S&W 29), or "Baller" .45 (AMT Hardballer - as featured in the
Hitman video game series).
I can't think of a single one that owns a revolver, that doesn't fit into the 'enthusiast' category (excluding the Pythons and "Dirty Harrys").
But...
Even though most of them bought their striker-fired pistols first, and it would be easy to argue that nostalgia and movies have really helped get the 1911s into their hands... Nearly every one of them loves and fires the 1911 or "1911" just as much (if not more).