I'm about the same size, except I weigh more now though. I probably weighed 90 lbs then. I have never shot another other than the one we owned, but there is no way ours was half the recoil of a standard length/weight bolt gun. Not quite twice the recoil, but it was for sure noticable. The 30-06 was a bit much for me at that size, but it was managable with the savage. Not so with the 7600, if that had been my gun it would have not got shot very much.

Weight, stock design and gun fit plays a huge role in FELT recoil though. It's quite possible my savage just fit me better.

Now a days they make some really good recoil pads though, so if you didn't like the recoil it could be tamed down I'm sure. And in the field you won't even notice it.

I think a lot of it will depend on how the gun fits you and the caliber you pick.

Paul