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I got my wife a Model 7 in 7mm-08 last year and am very happy with it. She's only 5'0", so youth model gun like that fits her perfectly.  With the extra large recoil pad it doesn't have much recoil, either.  Great choice for a kid too, in my opinion.

Mel - You say you can get up to 175 grain in the 08?  I've only seen 120 and 140 (though I've only looked at Remington bullets).  Any idea where I could find some 175s?  

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