Well, I guess I'll throw in my choice too. I have a sweet shooting 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. My personal gun is really light (like 6 pounds I think) and I can never feel the recoil on it. On day when that gun acting up, I borrowed my dad's friends 30-30, and I was like WOW! The 30-30 kicked a lot more then my 6.5. So I guess I'm saying if you can find one, ask if you can test it out and see if your daughter likes it. I love mine, and in two years, I've dropped two deer in two shots. I also know some other people on the board use theirs for Moose, so as you can see, it's very versitile. Well, said all I wanted to say,

Cory