These guys usually have a good price on Lee equipment.
https://fsreloading.com/reloading-equipment/kits/
(I do buy a lot of stuff from Midway and have purchased froma Midsouth, Graf and Sons, Natchez and others)
Are you planning on loading mostly rifle or mostly pistol?
If most of your loading is for 9mm and .223 and you can swing the extra $70 or so
stepping up to the Classic Turret kit would allow you to load the pistol much faster. About 200 rnds and hour doing pistol.
Of course you can do rifle on it as well. If you want you can remove the index rod and just use it as a single stage press.
I really like my Lee turret and it is the old 3 hole "Deluxe" model, the Clasic is supposed to be much nicer.
I have been happy with my Lee equipment and think it is a good value for the money.
Just to let you know the .223 will need to be trimmed so you will need a trimmer, the little Lee tool for the inside and outside of case necks in the kit can remove primer crimps in .223
but this tool is much easier.
I really like the Worlds Finest Trimmer from Little Crow gun works (Midway has them I believe) (Video at Little crow gun works site) they are fast but about $70. Money well spent IMO.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/99...est-trimmer-223-remington?cm_vc=ProductFindin
I also have a Hornady lathe type trimmer but it is MUCH slower and about the same price, but can be set up for multiple calibers.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/804809/hornady-primer-pocket-reamer-package?cm_vc=ProductFinding
I have the PPM and I don't have any leaking issues with H335, or 8208 but I have heard reports that some people have issues with finer ball powders. Mine works well with stick powders H4831 for example.
I had the Lee scale and it worked but I didn't care for it a lot. (I already had a RCBS 5-0-5) got the scale in a kit.
I have a Frankford DS750 digital that I use the most. They are about $30. I also have a GEM20 which works really well. I believe they are about $25. (got the GEM20 off Amazon)
There was a comment about that Lee press flexing, I have never used that one but I have a no doubt it should do .223 just fine. My "deluxe" turret does .223 just fine and it is not as beefy as that press or the classic turret.
I would reccomend one of these for depriming the .223
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/13...riming-and-decapping-die?cm_vc=ProductFinding
About $13, do yourself a favor and order a couple of spare pins if/when you order it. Bummer to have to pay shipping for just a couple of pins, bigger bummer if you mess one up and don't have a spare on hand.
(Don't ask me how I know this
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There will be those who say you need a XYZ press, Lee stuff is junk, ignore them. JMO
I have probably loaded 20000 rounds on my "Deluxe" turret and it is still working fine. The ammo shoots as good as my firearms and I can.
(which of course may not be saying a whole lot.
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BTW
Welcome to THR, lots of great people here.