Train her on a 22 or even a .223 and both the .260 and 7-08 are good lower recoil guns. The .260 has a little less recoil and is a very good deer gun with a 130gr bullet. My friends Ruger 77 Mk II .260 will put three shots under a nickel at 100 yards. I have a 7x57 Mauser which is almost identical to the 7-08 and it has very manageable recoil.