What's the best nose shape for long range shooting?

[Kurt]

Jim,
The last time I shot the Baker MT. Big Hill shoot two years ago I had a terrible time. I was using my .45-90 with a PP money bullet and working up ladder loads here at home it was shooting less than 3" groups at 200 yards several 5-10 shot groups. At Baker your shooting in a about 190 degree ark over a deep Canyon and I could not make 50% hits on the close targets 5-700 yards, I was ready to throw the towel in. My last target was the 1023 yard so I changed bullets. I pulled the money bullets and got out a box of patched postell nosed PP I had in the camper because I tend to run out of ammo shooting the Q and Baker so I can reload and switched bullets. They hit 10 out of 10 at the 1023 yards.
Shooting on that range you will shoot some of the toughest conditions you will find anywhere. I have seen range flags point straight up instead at 90 degrees there coming up the deep canyon walls.