Thinking how reloading may be only option!!!

Call up higginsons powders, their shipping is typically very reasonable and their prices on Lee stuff can't be beat.

Look up the new lee APP press. It's what I'd call a hybrid single/progressive press. It'll do everything you want and more as you get more confident in reloading and will still be very useful should you get into a full progressive press down the road. You can run it single press style, or automate some functions to speed things up. Currently their price is amazing at $110 CDN for what your getting.
 
Started with an RCBS single stage for rifle rounds, still use it, works great for me. Then bought a Redding Turret for pistol which is built like a tank, great product. Currently, for fun bought the inexpensive Lee Breech Lock Progressive press from Higginsons, and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised at how well it works, cranked out 900 .357’s the other day and it was great, quick and no issue to do.
Check out the Lee and other products on Higginson’s website, good prices, excellent service and I have all kinds of dies and other eqpt. brands and have found Lee products to work just fine. Obviously there are better quality brands but they all work.
My experience starting with RCBS single stage and just loading .308’s was a great and easy learning experience and I recommend starting with one caliber, perfecting that and then move to others.
 
Ganderite already said it but worth repeating- the ee has some decent priced presses and reloading gear.
 
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I bought my first reloading press, an RCBS RS5 in 1986, I have loaded conservatively over 100,000+ rds on it with only 1 broken pivot pin on the handle. I have gotten my moneys worth out of it easily. Buy quality to start off with, don't let the price scare you. As a new reloader I would recommend a turret press to start with, less mistakes will made while you learn the ins and outs of reloading.
 
I haven't fired off a factory round other than shotgun in 3 years. Somewhere between 30 to 40 thousand rounds reloaded on a Lee turret press ranging from 9 mm to .308. The ability to customize and fine tune the way I want is invaluable. The savings can be substantial but I just spend them on more shooting. Totally worth it.
 
Lots of good advice already - I agree with previous comments to look on the EE for used equipment for a better deal. I would also start with a Lee turret press as some have suggested. A turret can be run like a single stage or more like a progressive. Making pistol ammo on a single stage is painfully slow.

I didn't start reloading to save money, but rather to take control of my supply chain for ammunition. Now's as good a time as any to get started (aside from the developing component shortage issue). But there's still time to get some stuff before it becomes too scarce.
 
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