Blacktailer
I appreciate the input. Was your wife's Kimber a Montana? Did you load the 308 down for her? The 308 loaded way down has been a consideration for me as well.
She has a Super America. I stated her off with 110 and 130gr HP at minimum loads. After she got used to those I worked the charges and bullet weights up until she was shooting mid power 165's which she used to take a zebra. We just got back from Argentina where she took a blackbuck with 150TTSX's running at about 2800fps.
The gun fits her and has a good pad which I feel is at least as important as the amount of recoil.