OK I stand corrected. The Star was originally sold with matched nose punches and dies for base first sizing with each successive bullet pushing the last one through. It's not obvious to me how well it works with a nose first push pushing the gas check to push the previous bullet out especially with a rounded or semi-pointed bullet on through and I'm not sure how much fussing with lead shot will accomplish to lube multiple grooves on a long rifle bullet but I guess folks have learned to do a lot more while I wasn't paying attention.
I find the Star unmatched and a joy to use for relatively short flat meplat flat base handgun bullets. For long more pointed more grooves rifle bullets I use a Lyman.
The Star pretty much gives me bullets ready to load. the Lyman I sometimes wipe the bases.
