My reloading equipment is still packed away but I wouldn't part with any of it any way , what sort of shooting weekly or monthly are you planing on doing ? if your only going to be shooing 50 or so rounds a month they you can get away with a single stage press and with them my preference is for RCBS or Lyman but if your going to be shooting a lot then a progressive is the way to go , I have A Lee Loadmaster and for the price they can't be beat , I've had mine for over 10 years and up until 3 years ago I used to load about 400 rounds a week , I used to go through 300 rounds a week my self and I used to reload for a mate as well but back when my wife used to shoot IPSC with me I used to have to reload about 600 rounds a week , the reloading with the Loadmaster didn't take up much time but the casting and lubing of the projectiles did , I used to use the Lee 6 cavity moulds and I love them , they may not stand up to abuse as much as the iron or brass moulds but with care they last for many years , what ever press you use the Lee dies are excellent , I've owned pretty much every brand of die over the years and I prefer Lee , don't much like Dillon dies , the few sets I've had seemed to size the cases down too much and that shortens case life
As far a bullet lube the very best I've ever used is this stuff
Felix World Famous Lube
Felix Lube formula
2 Tablespoons mineral oil
1 Tablespoon castor oil
1 Tablespoon Ivory, or homemade soap (grated)
1 Tablespoon Lanolin
Beeswax - Piece approximately 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 1 "
Heat mineral (baby) oil until it starts to smoke.
Add castor oil, and stir continuously for 1/2 hour.
Sliver the soap, and stir into the mixture a little at a time, until melted.
Add the beeswax before the lanolin, and then when that is melted, reduce or remove the heat and add the lanolin, thus not running any risk of burning or scorching the lanolin.
1 teaspoon of carnauba wax can be added to give a shiny bore. This can be found on the seal of Makers Mark whiskey, or the red wax on cheese from the supermarket.
Once made, let cool. This can be re-melted in a microwave, and poured into the lubrisizer.
If you wan to know more about this lube go here
http://www.castpics.net/index.htm and look under the research and data tab , if you want to make it you will really need to read the whole lot to be successful , this stuff is great I use it in every thing from my 38 loads to my 35/303 and that is pushing a 300 gn cast lead projectile at 2000 fps and no leading
David