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She shot several friends rifles, including a DPMS AR-10 type in 308, and also a 10 lb Savage bolt with a bull barrel in 308. This convinced her she could shoot a 308 without pain in her right shoulder.
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Although she really wanted a Sako, she fell in love with a 2 year old Winchester 70 featherweight, with a supergrade walnut stock. Her husband is having it shipped to California to have the length of pull shortened, and some kind of high tech recoil pad/ recoil absorber put on.
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There will be A LOT of difference with felt recoil in a heavy semiauto and the 10lb bolt gun than the model 70 featherweight in a 308. If her husband is shortening the lop that is even more weight reduced. All this will add up to a bigger jump in felt recoil - it's just physics. Sounds like she is dedicated to making it a successful hunt with exercise and what have you, but I would definitely put a lot of time behind the trigger of the M70 to establish familiarity and confidence. If the uber-techno recoil pad will add weight to the gun it will help diminish some of the recoil, maybe try the mercury reducers. Anyway, make sure she practices OFF THE BENCH to mimic hunting situations (prone, kneeling, off a bag and standing) and she will be set! All of those positions will help with felt recoil far better than the punishment she'll take from the bench, except for prone.
Best of luck to her, hope she kills a biggn!