Might or might not be germane to the discussion, but I routinely file the noses off of long .228" spitzers so as to shorten them suitably for stabilization in old slow twist Savage .22 High Powers. (I do it before loading them, via a file trim die I made up.) Accuracy is improved, and they work as well on game, if not better, than the originals. By extension, I see no reason it wouldn't work as well for other caliber bullets.
