I've never had a ring seal problem even when I use to dip the complete piston in oil and never wipe the cylinder walls down to remove the excessive oil shruggy
I have also tried installing the rings and piston dry using the old Total Seal recommendation on their zero gap rings back in the mid 1970, only once though realcrazy shruggy

Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)