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I think all three are good machines. I have a Lyman and I have friends who have the others. Any will do the job.

I suspect that Saeco is the better manufacterer, but Lyman and RCBS are the more plentiful. Lyman and RCBS dies are interchangable and available everywhere.
I own two old Lymans and they work well.
Part of your decision is what sort of bullet casting are you doing. If you will be casting for pistols and shooting hundreds of rounds per week, get a Star. If you are mostly shooting rifles and some times pistol get a Lyman or RCBS.
The heater is a God send if you are using a hard lube, LBT Blue, Rooster Red and others. On one of the shooting sites, made his own heater by drilling and tapping a 1/4 inch aluminum, with some sort of insulator between the plate and the bench top, with steam iron to provide the heat.
Jim

Thanks, I plan to cast for 44 rem mag, 45LC, 25-20,30-30,45-70,35 rem.

Several years ago Dave Scovill authored a book, "Loading the Peacemaker - Colt's Model P". SAA's aside, if you're casting for any kind of revolver, the book has probably the most complete and articulate explanation you'll ever find of the relationships among bore size, throat size, bullet sizing, load pressures, and alloy hardness. Generally speaking, if you're casting for auto pistols, any had alloy will work. Revolvers are a whole different animal. Done right, you'll get consistently good accuracy and little leading. Done wrong, you'll struggle. I would also recommend getting Lyman's Cast Bullet Handbook.

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