The Savage LWH is slimmer and more compact than other Savage models. So I believe your daughter will find it easier to handle and shoot. It comes with a 1" Pachmary Decellerator pad already installed to help tame felt recoil. If you reload, then you can take advantage of the high BC 120/123/130 grain 6.5 grain bullets and loads to also tame recoil. You don't need a muzzle break. Once you add a scope, rifle weight will be around 7 lbs. Recoil is in the 14 lb range with 260, 130 grain Accubond load of around 44 grains H4350. You could go with the Savage LWH in .243 as a starter and then swap out the 20" FW barrel to a 22" Savage sporter barrel in 260, 260 Creedmore, 7mm08 or 308 down the road when your daughter is ready. A Savage 22" sporter barrel weights 6 oz more than the 20" LWH barrel. And it also helps tame recoil, muzzle jump and the muzzle blast.