I have had greif for this in the past but I use spray lube sparingly even when using carbide or Titanium dies. Less effort !

Titanium nitride is the coating on the die insert, not the material of the insert. I use Hornady dies for all handgun reloading, and have for ages with complete satisfaction. I had to check Hornadys website to see if seating & taper crimping is supposed to be correct with their dies, it does appear that that's how they intend for the dies to be used. It seems counter-intuitive to me to try taper crimping a bullet thats still moving. I'll be ignoring that recommendation with my dies, and continuing to seat & crimp in separate stages. The floating crimp guide in the seating die seems intended to be a bit loose to allow the bullet to self-center better, without being forced out of alignment by the rigid threading like I've seen in my RCBS, Redding, & older Hornady (Durachrome) handgun seating dies.

NO SIRREE !!!

I've got an old 45 ACP/WIN MAG/LC combo set I've been using at least 25 years and the only thing I've added is a Taper Crimp die for the ACP. I couldn't begin to tell you how much ACP and LC they've loaded over the years but my most accurate ammunition for both calibers has come from them. I am entirely satisfied with them.