My first press was a Lee 1000 progressive with Lee 38 special dies. I spent a frustrating weekend getting it all set up, but it finally worked just fine.
To anyone starting out, I do NOT recommend starting with a progressive press. Get a single stage and learn how to reload first.
A set of Lee dies for my 250-3000, and a hammer. Pound them in, pound them out. First rifle press was a Herters, in fact used a lot of Herters stuff. Learned a bunch tho, finally went to RCBS. Mec Jr. for shot gun.
