Coach,
A 3 inch magnum is,indeed,quite punishing and looking at the photo of that gun,I see that it looks like there is no recoil pad.

Reminds me of an acquaintance of mine in NC,that uses a singleshot 10 gauge for turkey hunting. I assume that it does have a recoil pad,but Irregardless that has to hurt................a lot.

Sounds like your daughter made the right friend at the time for the situation she was in.

Wayne