Boy, That stirred up a hornets nest! Ton's of great advise and options that I had not considered. I will look at the re-barreling options from NEF again in light of the advise. I am leaning towards .243 and will do a bit more research on the 30-06 light recoil options as well. She can always put the 30-06 barrel back on if she is going for heavier game. I let her hold the NEF rifle and she said "I like it". So I told her I will change the caliber if needed and consider it hers. She was especially inspired when I told her the last deer we ate was killed with that gun. Thanks for the great advise!