I can't believe nobody mentioned Lee Loaders. A cheap and relatively easy alternative to a press and dies. It would be a good way to get a feel for whether or not you'll get into handloading. If you did decide that was for you, make sure you read the manuals everybody mentioned (especially all the info you can find on effects of high chamber pressure on casings, it will help you recognize a problem hopefully before it becomes something more), and you'll also need a decent powder scale (the Lee scale mentioned works great), case sizing lube, a debur tool, and a primer pocket brush. One thing to keep in mind with the Lee Loader is that it is a little more tedious work to load a round, but that is not neccessarily a bad thing when you're new to it. Another up side is that you can always take the gear to the range and load ammo there (never had that desire myself but it would be possible). Good luck and take it slow....

Here is a link to a .308 Lee Loader on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lee-Loader-308-W...QQcmdZViewItem