I would go out and pick up a couple of boxes of remington's managed recoil ammo in 30-06(125 grain bullet)and take her to the range to see how she handles the NEF. Remington claims they are good to 200 yards and have half the recoil of the same full power load.I have never shot this ammo but I think Remington is onto something with this new ammo. IMHO I think the 30-06 is the only gun a hunter needs as you have remington factory ammo from the tiny 55 grain bullet up to the 220 grain bullet. If you handload then you have many choices in selecting the proper load.I only own 2CF rifles for hunting and they are both in this caliber.