rono,
If you haven't done it, you might want to check the sticky for new reloaders a the top of the page. Lists a bunch of items that can be really useful and it will save you some money as well.
As far as the Lee Turret kit goes, it's not a bad kit and not a bad press, but like most kits, sells you things you may not need or things of merely "adequate usefulness" if that makes sense. To get a satisfactory amount of speed from the Lee turret presses, you need to purchase a safety prime. Second, the kits come with the lower end Lee Auto Disk powder measure, that while accurate, is not nearly as good a powder measure as their Lee Pro Auto Disk.
Third, the powder scale, while quite accurate, is light and really touchy.
A buddy of mine, a huge fan of Lee products has one and ended up replacing it with an "oil-dampened" scale, which the Lee is not. This "calms" the extreme sensitivity of a beam scale down a good bit and makes using the scale much less aggravating to use.
Finally, for not a whole lot of money more, the Lee Classic Turret, with a safety prime and an Pro Auto Disk powder measure, is a really fine piece of kit. It is a four-holer, so it allows the Lee FCD to be mounted, has the square advancing rod which appears to address some durability problems. Is cast iron and steel, has compound linkage and adjustability of the pull handle, so it's able to handle most anything you want to throw at it. It's generally a good bit better press than it's aluminum framed cousin It can also be used as a single stage simply by defeating the auto advance mechanism and it works well in that arena.
Idano,
The Lee Classic Turret press isn't like most low end turrets. It has auto advance, so the powder measure is moved away from the cartidge and this helps prevent double charges. The turret with brass does rotate, so a someone new is only dealing with one case at a time, but the auto rotation can be shut off, so they can also start out using it as a single stage. It doesn't have the typical "turret tilt" of many of the classic turrets.
So on the one hand, it's simpler to use (and for someone new to keep up with) than a Dillon 550 or RCBS Pro 2000, but much, much faster than single stage press. This keeps the frustration level lower for those who are new at reloading. I started out on a single stage and quickly learned I didn't have that much time to spend reloading my cartrdges. If I had been forced to continue using just a single stage and didn't have the progressive option, my days of reloading would have ended right there.
The Lee Classic Turret is a good option (excellent price for quality balance) for someone new to the game who wants good quality equipment, but doesn't have or doesn't want to spend tons of money to try out reloading. I wish it had been available when I bought much of the reloading equipment I have now. It's "fast enough," and quite durable. Caliber changeovers are a set of dies and a 10 dollar turret. Quite a deal.
Regards,
Dave
