Gee, Coinneach, sounds like some eye-hand coordination pills might help.
My first handloadin was on my uncle's old Pacific C-press. Then I got my very own reloading tool-set: A Lyman 310 Tong Tool! (This was back when they were all-steel.) It was tons of fun, for reloading .30-'06...
You'll look back on all this learning-curve stuff, someday, and shake your head in disbelief at your early-daze ineptitude. It all seems so easy, once you learn how!
Have fun, Art