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Sir Larry,
I am no master powder coater.
It is just easy for a beginner to get decent results, even a caveman can do it.

I like the simple push-through dies from Lee and CH4D.
Grab them off the shelf or custom order as necessary, whenever possible to place an order.
Base-pusher-through-put installs gas check and sizes bullet.
I use RCBS Ammo Master II single-stage reloading press for cast bullets,sizing down no more than 0.003".
The PC-paint is the sizing lube, but bullets can also be lubed by rolling on a lube pad like brass cases.
The water soluble RCBS Case Lube 2 on a Lyman pad works well.

If you start sizing jacketed and monometal copper bullets you will need the lube,
and maybe a one-ton arbor press rigged to do it.

I have a Lyman Lubrisizer (nose pusher) but do not like the mess of grease lubes.
Only for BPCR will I mess with grease instead of PC paint.
I might someday try it without grease for PC-painted bullet sizing , or partial/nose-sizing, maybe ...

Expect the hardcast PC-painted bullets to spring back to about 0.001" bigger than the sizer die diameter.
Soft lead alloy should size closer to nominal sizer die diameter.

Jacketed and monometal copper bullets spring back to about 0.002" larger than the sizer die diameter.