Do you or your Dad handload??
You can reduce recoil by A LOT by using H4895 with a 60% load
https://www.hodgdon.com/wp-content/u...ifle-loads.pdf
I used to load 120gn TTSXs with reduced loads in my daughter’s Remmy Mod seven compact in 7mm-08 when she was smaller. Major reduction in recoil
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