Appearance of the shaked and baked bullets before sizing is shown below.
PC paint adds about 1-2 grains weight.
The Hornady .45-cal gas check weighs 8.17 grains on average.
Call it 8 grains for GC and 2 grains for PC-Paint on the bigger bullets.
Sizing will apply the gas checks where needed.
Sizing will shine up the bearing surfaces of all of these bullets.

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