I have to be honest with you. If the 30-06 has too much kick, then you should forget about the .308, .270, 7mm-08. On paper that 7mm-08 might look like it has less kick, but chances are she won't like it either. My best suggestions to you are; if she's a good long range shooter and you hunt where long shots are possible, then I'd get her a .243 win.. I'm tired of getting beat up by my guns so I switched to a Marlin 336SS in 30-30 a couple of years ago. This is an awesome deer rifle. I'm honest with myself and my shooting abilities, and this gun is able to hit and kill deer further than I'm capable of shooting. With Hownady Leverevolution ammo you have a 300 yard rifle, or you can load cast bullets using Trail Boss powder for plinking loads. I load 8 grains of Trail Boss under a Ranch Dog 165 grain fn bullet. My daughter is 5' 4" 100 pounds, and when we go to the range with these plinkers, I have to beg for range time with this gun.