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

[rdnck]

It's hard to beat the Postell for day in and day out long range accuracy and consistency. Most of the newer bullet designs are simply Postell derivitaves in any case. I have tried the Jones Creedmoors, Brooks Postells, Brooks Creedmoors, this money bullet and that Metford shape, until I finally settled on a (gasp) 457132 Lyman Postell. It has, in my opinion, the real advantage of being a bore rider, and as such does not suffer from nose slump and deformation before it leaves the muzzle to as great of an extent as the later money designs. This leads to more consistency in obturation and the resulting bullet shapes leaving the barrel being more nearly identical from shot to shot. I think nose slump is a major accuracy killer, and the Lyman Postell deals with it better than a lot of other designs. My 2 cents. Shoot straight, rdnck.