Started out here shootin' a tang safety M77 in 7X57, a beat up old relic I aquired on the cheapoff the used rack...too many moons ago.

Couldn't afford factory ammo and promptly went into reloading for the sole reason to save money. Problem was I couldn't afford reloading gear either.

Picked up a Lee Loader and a Speer manual at a gun show...for next to nuthin'.

Started hammering loads together andwas pleasantly surprised at the outcome.

When money loosened up and I could afford a press and dies, I chose tospend a few extra dollars on an RCBS starter kit, I'm still using that press today.....over 25 years later. Worth every nickle I spent on it.

I added a few things over the years that made life easier, RCBS, Forster, Hornady, Lyman, Redding...PACT. Nuthin' though, Lee.

Maybe Lee has stepped up to the plate and is now producing adequategoods, but when I started out it was mostly junk.

Those old Lee Loaders, though, did get me started out pretty fair.................