Does a .223 have a recoil? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> If it does, I never noticed it when using my M4.

As to the shotgun question, the last range qualification that I went to, one of my co-workers (5-2, 110 lbs) was proned out at the 50-yard line shooting slugs at 8-inch disks. She is in VERY good shape, but is still small. She did not complain about recoil. She did complain when the rangemaster said that it was time to stop shooting and pack it up!