My wife said she wants to go deer hunting with me, but only if she can shoot, too. I am very happy with her announcement and can't wait to see her harvest her first buck.

Here is the deal. She had nerve surgery in her shoulder to get her arm back functioning. Now, two years after the surgery, she has about 40% strength and difficulty raising it up, straight using only the shoulder. So the rifle need to be as light up front as possible.

I want this to be a good experience for her so I would like her to start with as little felt recoil as possible. I figure we can always put a muzzle break on if need be to reduce the felt recoil.

What rifle would you suggest? We walk the woods. In the Pacific NW coastal mountains, there are no opportunities to put up a stand or sit next to field an wait.