So I am looking to get into hand loading ammo for a couple of my rifles. This is the kit I am looking at getting. It seems to have almost all the tools needed. Does anyone here use the Lyman stuff?

https://www.grafs.com/catalog/product/productId/75634

I have that tumbler it's good. I got rid of that digital scale and went back to my beam scale. The digital was not consistent for me.

Great looking set up I would get a good beam scale. That kit contains everything you'll need I used my friends at his house and even loading pistol cartridges it was relatively fast!

X2 on a beam scale. You need to be meticulous when you set it for your powder. its easy to be a notch off. beams are consistent. digital not so much. you dont have to have a tumbler. dull color brass shoots as good as shiny brass. a sonic cleaner cleans inside the case too. that has some slight benefit in consistency of pressure. IMO wont make a difference to most shooters.

Lyman is good stuff

i would price separately a single stage press, beam scale, powder measure, trickler, (I prefer paste lube and lube tray but spray works) case trimmer and caliper. I have a bullet puller but honestly rarely use it. A hand held priming tool is lots easier than using your press which requires you to touch every primer.

I’ve had a Lyman t-mag reloading kit for 20 plus years now . It’s been a good press .

Nothing wrong with Lyman products. Good start. Like others recommended, consider a beam scale.

rcbs makes good stuff too

https://www.rcbs.com/rcbs-kits/rock-chucker-supreme-master-reloading-kit/16-9366.html

https://www.rcbs.com/priming-and-po...cessories/powder-trickler-2/16-9089.html

https://www.rcbs.com/rcbs-kits/trim-pro-and-dial-caliper-kit/rcbs-trim-pro-caliper.html

will need dies and shell holders for the cartridge's you want to load

Reloading is like drug addiction. Once you start you will never get enough! Haha. One press will soon be not enough. 2 calibers is just a start. I have 2 presses, 2 electronic scales, dies for 6 cals. I have mostly RCBS stuff. Most of the manufacturers are good stuff. You Tube is your friend for info on anything your looking to buy.

What is end goal? Something equal to factory ammo that goes BANG, or sub MOA precision stuff?

First is not that hard. Second gets busy and expensive in a hurry.

I have utilized Lee for years and found them to be well worth the money every time.

I don't like that style press unless you're doing hundreds of rounds.

The ones like Wolf dog posted are my preference, a D shaped press. No deflection.

Yeah Lee is good. My stuff is a mix of RCBS and Lee. Both comparable IMO. Lee brand is usually cheaper.
If you're going to load rifle shells you need to get some IMPERIAL SIZING WAX. Trust me on this, you won't be sorry.

My advice would be to join accurate shooter. Their buy sell and trade section is great and full of deals . Also watch though them videos I posted will save you a lot of grief . Also highly highly highly recommend this series if youre going to reload for AR's their a little bit of a different critter and as good as the manuals are they miss some stuff that your jist gonna have to learn though hard knocks or watch someone

Now if you don't want to go wild this video might help you out with seeing what you can do on a budget

Thanks

No.1 get a good note book, hard cover, and write everything down, everything. And I would while you are in the spending mood, buy an electronic self feeding scale. Also as mentioned get a hand primer and save yourself some misery.

The good thing about the turret press is you can reload any cartridge faster so it's the best of both world for pistol or rifle. I started with the lee kit in the late 80's and know own an rcbs press, a dillion 450,2 dillion 550s and dillion 650. If I see a great deal on a used press I buy it, you know I'm always going to sell it for a profit lol. I have sold a few over the years
but I like to keep some presses on the bench. Some one mentioned you don't need a tumbler but it's nice to handle clean brass and it sure a lot easier on your die set up and press than running dirty brass.

I like Hornady the best but it is kind of like Ford vs. Chevy. As far as cleaning brass, I highly recommend wet tumbling. Yeah, you can get by without it but the brass comes out so nice.

Agree on deciding whether you are doing precision or bulk. I do both but probably spend the most time bulk reloading on my progressive. We shoot a lot so I am at the bench most evenings.

Current project: I am currently processing 10,000 once fired cases in .556. I really enjoy the process but it is probably the most inefficient decision I have made in a while because of the time involved in depriming, cleaning, sorting and swaging.

I've used a Lee since 1990 hasn't failed yet but i just dabble with it and don't load 10,000 rounds

Can you get the components? Still not good up here