The Lee Anniversary kit works just fine and can be had for around $70 or less. It comes with a scale, powder measure, challanger press, auto prime and shell holders for it. The only thing really needed after that are dies, primers, powder and bullets. Sure, you will want to upgrade some of the pieces over time, but to get started and understanding what everything you have been reading about is for its a great way to go. To speed things up, I picked up a cheap basic lee reloader press for $20 for sizing bullets, depriming and some other tasks from time to time and it works great. Lee dies work ok too for the money, but I can foresee myself upgrading those down the road too. And you can save money on even cheap bullets if you shop. Right now Cabelas has Remington Corelokt bullets for $70 per 500 which is a pretty good from what I have seen so far. They kill deer very well. As far as cases, every case you save is savings back in your pocket since that is the most expensive part of reloading. 308 cases are about $20-30 per 100 from what I have seen so far this year. And they are climbing in price every 6 months from what I have seen. Powder is going up all the time too as well as everything else. Which I guess would be why the basic $6 a box of 30-30 that I was buying 3 years ago is now $13?