In my opinion, the Lee kit is just about the best way to get started there is. It would be really nice if they put their Classic Cast Press in a kit, but the Challenger press has served me quite well. A buddy has two of them on his bench and loads thousands of rounds a year in over a dozen calibers.
One place to find great prices on reloading equipment is
Boses Guns . They have the Anniversary kit listed at two prices, the higher one ($7.00 more) has the 2nd edition book.
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