ORIGINAL: gandilamont
I am going to get into reloading and there starter kits are way cheaper than any one elses. Is there stuff OK or junk?
Quality of Lee stuff varies depending on what the item is. However, it will all perform the task it was made for if you use it according to Lee's directions.
Their dies are adequate if you are not loading large volumes of ammo, and if you are not loading benchrest competition ammo!
I like Lee bullet moulds. They cast good bullets, and cost a lot less thanother makes.
I have a Lee turret press, but am not wild about it. I also haveRCBS Jr. andRockChuker presses, which I like a lot better! For one thing,you don't have to handle each primer individually when using the RCBS presses for priming. If you get a Lee press, you still are better off priming with the Lee priming tool that has the primer magazine attached.
As far as dies are concerned, the Redding and Forster dies are much better. But Lee makes one gadget that I hear is great. That's the Lee "factory crimp" die. I have never used one, and usually don't crimp CF rifle ammo anyway. There are some people who are convinced that ammo crimped with the Lee tool is more accurate than uncrimped rounds. It would surprise me if this held true universally, particularly if you are using it withbullets that have no crimping groove, and the die "makes" one by forcing the case mouth into the side of the bullet!
But I admit, I don't know about this!