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All you really need:

1) Press

2) Dies (in the caliber you want to reload)

3) Some method of measuring powder (can be done by volume or weight--by volume is faster, by weight is more accurate)

What I use:

1) I have a turret press, two single-stage presses (one for .50 BMG), and two progressive presses (one for 9mm, one for .223)

2) I have Lee dies for .223, .30-30, .32 S&W Long, .38 Special, 9mm, and .50 BMG.

3) I have a Lyman digital scale, some Hornady powder measures, and a Lyman digital scale/automatic dispenser.

Case prep.

You can get by without prepping handgun cases for a little while, but rifle cases must be trimmed with each firing. You will probably also want to clean them. I have a case tumbler for plinking rounds and an ultrasonic cleaner for competition rounds. I anneal my cases after 3 or so firings. I trim, chamfer, and deburr my cases. I have a tool for checking the concentricity of the bullets. I have a tool for removing military crimps. I sort my bullets and cases by weight.