I just put together a T3 in 7/08 for a client( he requested the caliber)....recoil felt similar to my T3 in 308, until I switched to 120 gr bullets. Noticeably lighter recoil then, especially with a limbsaver pad installed. However, last year I set up a T3 for another client, this one chambered in 6.5x55.....and it is a total pussycat to shoot. This guy was VERY recoil sensitive. I put him on a rimfire training regimen, and then graduated him to the 6.5 Swede. His T3 shot the Federal Fusion 140gr loads well( a nice sedate load around 2500-2600 fps as I remember)....easily under 1 moa...some groups down in the .5 range( which REALLY built confidence in the shooter). This hunting season he killed 3 nice bucks, with the biggest being right at 250 yards. Last season a deer past 60 yards was totally safe from this guy. He loves his T3, and is committed to practicing on a regular basis in the off season.
If I were buying a T3 for a female shooter that was considering hunting medium game, I would look strongly at the T3 chambered in 6.5 Swede.