Kimber Hunters (the plastic stocked models) can be had for under $700. Cut 2" off the stock, install squishy 3/4"-1" recoil pad and you'd have one heck of a "small-framed shooter" rifle. Nice and light, great trigger, and a long enough bbl to get the sound out and away from tender young ears. If noise/recoil is a concern for any of them, load up some 80-85gn bullets @ ~2800fps.
