In regards to the recoil issue, this past season I helped a female friend of mine get her first deer. She tasked me with finding her a rifle before the season started. She had shot a friend's 270 and didn't like the recoil so I found her a 243. She shot it a few times before the season and loved it because it didn't kick. When the deer came out and wouldn't get closer than 200yds I was glad she was concentrating on the shot and not worrying about the recoil that was coming. She made a perfect shot right behind the shoulder. The deer ran about 30 yds and collapsed. This was with Win PPs.
