dahermit, I'm not far behind you age wise, and have experienced similar in my tolerance for recoil. Recently, I has out shooting a 37 ounce 10MM revolver loaded with 165 grain ammunition producing approx. 1325 FPS in this particular gun. Having shot my share of .41 and .44 Magnum, and .454 Casull, I would have considered recoil from the 10MM unremarkable even 5 years ago. Anyway, trying different grips on this revolver, I came across the Hogue Tamer Monogrip. These have what they call a "Sorbothane" insert inside the top rear of the grip. These are relatively inexpensive, and certainly nothing to look at as compared to the wood grips in your photo, but they do actually work. Might be something to consider before selling that nice revolver...