I have been reloading for more than 30 years steady, (40 years off and on), so I have my "opinions". The one drawback for a Lee turret (besides trying to make it a progressive press) is a new reloader doesn't get the practice of die adjustments as he would with a single stage. Knowing how to adjust dies is essential for troubleshooting (and you'll be troubleshooting your ammo at some time soon after starting). I bought a Lee turret press about 15 years ago and disabled the auto-index 14.9 years ago. I batch load and don't need "semi-progressive" reloading, but I did reload on single stage pressed for most of my reloading career, so die adjustments became easy, less than a minute.
I don't think one needs a tumbler right away. I reloaded for 12 years before I got a tumbler. I just wiped each case with a solvent dampened rag while I inspected it (first operation is inspection!) No, no/scratched ruined dies, and yes I could spot all defects in the brass.
I never really got comfortable with hand priming, I tried 3 different makes, but I didn't like having to "reset" the tool in my hand after every squeeze. I have used a ram prime for many years quite successfully. I had an empty hole on one of my turrets so I installed it there. The ram prime gives me much more feel than hand primers or stock priming arms on the presses. Out of curiosity I bought a Lee Bench Prime and after I read the instruction, and followed them, I have primed over 2,000 cases trouble free.
You may have a reason to use Amazon, but I buy my Lee stuff from Titan Reloading (the kit you linked is a bit cheaper at Titan; $193.00 vs. $214.00).http://www.titanreloading.com/
When you get your stuff all together, find a load (bullet, powder, primer) before you buy components. Much easier, and fewer headaches than trying to find a load for some "odd matched" components...
Go slow, double check everything, and most important, have fun.
I don't think one needs a tumbler right away. I reloaded for 12 years before I got a tumbler. I just wiped each case with a solvent dampened rag while I inspected it (first operation is inspection!) No, no/scratched ruined dies, and yes I could spot all defects in the brass.
I never really got comfortable with hand priming, I tried 3 different makes, but I didn't like having to "reset" the tool in my hand after every squeeze. I have used a ram prime for many years quite successfully. I had an empty hole on one of my turrets so I installed it there. The ram prime gives me much more feel than hand primers or stock priming arms on the presses. Out of curiosity I bought a Lee Bench Prime and after I read the instruction, and followed them, I have primed over 2,000 cases trouble free.
You may have a reason to use Amazon, but I buy my Lee stuff from Titan Reloading (the kit you linked is a bit cheaper at Titan; $193.00 vs. $214.00).http://www.titanreloading.com/
When you get your stuff all together, find a load (bullet, powder, primer) before you buy components. Much easier, and fewer headaches than trying to find a load for some "odd matched" components...
Go slow, double check everything, and most important, have fun.
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