My wife is small framed while she doesn't hunt she does shoot and she's damn good with a 7mm 08 Browning Micro. It's the best fitting/shooting rifle she's tried to date. I will say off the bench she is getting better with the 2506 Rem 700 SPS but the fit isn't quite right. A youth model might be an option as well. For her recoil isn't really a problem(with in reason) but I can say my 11 daughter is getting fine with both...she also is small framed!