Thank you all for the feed back..... The nose cone is the "Pinnacle" model from Giant Leap. It was like $25.00 and seems like a very nice nose cone.
Handeman, I will take up close photos of the nose cone after recovery testing and post them here.
I really like those nose cones, can't beat the cost/value (Plus they look cool ). Seems to me that there is plenty of "meat" in the shoulder to file a recess for shear plates without too much trouble, if testing shows they are needed.
I'm really looking forward to your test results...