The manuals will sure steer you in the right direction. As for presses, I'd go with one that will outlast you, RCBS is one that will. Been a fan of theirs since the 70's. Went and upgraded to the RCBS Pro 2000 when it came out. Real happy with it. As for shotshell, MEC is real hard to beat. 25-30yrs. ago the little LEE LOAD-ALL was a good one for a starter. Loaded many, many rounds on one. From what I've heard though, they're not much count anymore. Guess they started building them cheaper than what they already were. Just what I heard.