She will mainly be hunting deer and varmits maybe. Although she said she wants to try elk and bear too. Her Mom got her first deer last year with me and now she just can't wait to hunt. She went to Montana two weeks back and her Grandpa and Uncles showed her how to shoot a .38. All she could talk about when she got back. Maybe I could curb her excitement about shooting by letting her fire my .454. J/K, she would probably like it. I hunt with my .30-06, but shoot Federal High Energy 180 grains. They basically turn the '06 into a .300 mag. I do not think she would like my rifle. We have talked about .243, .25-06, and other small caliber guns. But if hunt bear or elk, I feel those are too light hitting. She is an OK shot, but I would not want to track a gut shot shot elk for ten miles, or track a mad as hell bear who got hit in the shoulder and not the vitals. So we decided on a .270 or .308 like her Mom. Maybe something bigger if she doesn't mind the recoil.