One of my previous Girlfriends was really interested in shooting so I took her out to the sandpit and set up some cans. I brought my .300 savage 99e and my M94 win 30-30. she found the 99e a bit heavy as far as weight of the gun, the recoil wasn't too bad but she ended up knocking 3 of the 4 cans down with the 30-30 no problem. I wish I had a picture of her but she weighed 100lbs soaking wet and was 5' tall . small girl. she handled that 30-30 like it was nothing, perfect gun for her!