Mild Recoiling Intermediate Calibers?

Those aren't medium calibers, anything below 0.31 is considered a small bore. Medium bores are considered 0.31" To 0.39". Big bores start at 0.4".
 
I just went through this with my brother-in-law last year. He had to get a kidney dialysis port in his shoulder and was told he couldn't shoot anything more than a 22lr. He ended up hunting with my 7mm-08 with Hornady Custom Light 120 gr SST and a PAST Super Mag Plus pad. I tried it out first and I honestly couldn't feel the recoil at all. I'm guessing you probably wouldn't even need the pad. My daughter has been shooting the 7-08 off the bench with the custom light ammo since she was 8 with no problem. The 7-08 has a bunch of factory ammo to choose from and there are tons of premium bullets in 7mm for bigger game should your shoulder not be as much of an issue as you thought.
 
While I think the 6mm Remington is a better cartridge than the .243 Winchester, it sort of lost out to the .243, and there is not much in the way of commercial ammunition I have found. I can get 80, or 95 grain and 100 grain easy enough, but for 105 grain, 85 grain, 75 grain, 70 grain, 58 grain I need to reload. If one does not reload .243 seems to me the way to go in the 6mm arena.
 
7x57 Mauser; the King of intermediate cartridges

7x57 Mauser, I started my boy on a Spanish Mauser, short rifle when he was 12 years old. 130 grains @ 2300 fps, low recoil, that was 6 years ago,
he's now 18 and shoots full power loads 160 grains @ 2600. He is 5'-7" and 160 lbs, it's his favorite hunting rifle (he has several) to this day!:D

the 6.5x55 Swede is also a great choice:cool:
 
You're going to get 101 different cartridge recommendations and most of them will do just fine. To cover Elk in addition to whitetail, I'd recommend thinking of the 120 gr 25-06 load as a bare minimum. (I know, somebody's cousin's friend's neighbor kills elk with a .243 all the time, but it's still not an ideal choice)

Consider .308 win the top end of your suitable range. Pick any chambering between the two (excluding magnums), put a good muzzle brake and recoil pad on the rifle and have at it. These two modifications will make any chambering in this range completely tolerable.
 
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