Yes. What I do is sort of a mental 3D stress analysis on the bullet as it moves through the first half-inch of barrel. Where are the forces? Where is the path of least resistance of the alloy, the gas pressure, and how do these things change as each portion of the bullet shape in question interacts with each part of the case neck, throat, and barrel? I make an impression of the chamber neck and throat, transfer those dimensions to a scale drawing, do the same with the bullet, and observe the points of contact from case neck to full engravement (yeah I made that up) of the gas check. I play that movie in my head over and over and over and sometimes even drive a series of bullets into the throat to different depths and back out again with a brass rod to see how they actually fit and how the metal is displacing. Sometimes I trap bullets for examination, particularly when diagnosing a problem.
Then I figure out what I think the problem areas are and go shooting to see if they are or not. If so, I fix and repeat. If the fix works, I learned something and tackle the next obstacle. If not, I may have fixed the wrong problem or misunderstood what was really going on. Always trying to get better.
What won't get you anywhere is shoving a hard, two-diameter cylinder through a funnel and assuming that a) the nose will magically stay centered between the tiny bearing surfaces of the land tops and b) that the cylindrical body followed that nose straight into the bore along the bore's center line.....when it had .010" of slop around the case neck to go sideways and no feature on the bullet itself to interact with the cone in a way which would direct the body straight forward as it moved.
Locking 90% of a tapered bullet into a perfectly matched tapered throat and using a very hard alloy (God, why?) seems to be the competitor's answer to the alignment problem, but it solves the alignment problem at the cost of extremely high shot start initiation pressure, causing a lot of unnecessary stress and probable distortion to the bullet before it even begins to move.
There are several other, better ways to go about this with conventional rifles that give very good results if done correctly. The more successful ones minimize tolerance and support the bullet in the places it needs to be supported as it moves and yet gives it freedom to self-correct without getting damaged. Doing that involves the three things I've preached and preached about for years: FIT. ALLOY. POWDER. These are some of the tools needed to achieve dynamic fit. There's a helluva lot more to this than Titegroup and Linotype alloy, so explore a little.