Thread: bearing length

It's a hunting rifle. Problem being that it likes soft target bullets which are fine at 300yards + but not so flash up close. I wanted to use a stiffer bullet like the sst with a good bc out to 500 yards or so and steel etc further out. I shot a small 70lb boar at 143 yards about a week ago with the tmk. It hit behind the shoulder and created a big entry and massive lung damage but didn't exit.I know velocity was still high but what if it had been a big boar twice that size or a large stag and I'd hit leg bone etc? Also point of impact changes a bit and I believe that atmospheric conditions have more effect on projectiles that aren't stabilized properly. This all leads to a lack of confidence it the rifle which isn't a nice thing