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I got a Dillon Square Deal B when I was competing regularly in IPSC matches, where quantity was important, otherwise I just load single stage, even for pistols.

I got most of the parts of that RCBS kit as well, but piece by piece at greater expense as I upgraded the stuff from the cheap Lee kit I started with.

There is a similar Lee Kit (which is actually better than the kit I bought), with a street price of about $100, but the scale is garbage (I owned one) and the priming tool broke on me 3 times before I junked it.

The RCBS also comes with a Reloading Manual, case lube kit, and a loading block (worth about $55), and a better hand priming tool ($40). If you add the price of a decent scale you are in the same ballpark as the RCBS kit. The RCBS also has a better warranty.

Only other things you will need that are not in the RCBS kit are dies, and you may want a tumbler.

I do like Lee Collet dies for bolt guns, primarily for accuracy, but also because I hate lubing cases to resize them. I also like the Lee trimming tools, they are simple, effective and cheap.
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