Lee Precision Breech Lock Challenger Kit - $405 + FREE shipping (Free S/H over $25)

Absolutely! While I do not own this exact kit, I do have other LEE products that have always served their purpose!!! (Some of the Lee dies offer features you won't find elsewhere)

The ability to ~get started~ in reloading for less than $100.00 is almost unheard of these days, and if the 'low price of admission' we see here means more folks will be able to get into reloading, I'm all for it!

This is the first press I started with, and i still use it to this day as a go-to single stage for everything up to 30-06. You can spend hundreds or thousands on more expensive options, but in reality this will load as good a round as basically any other press. Every time Ive had an issue (with run out specifically) lee was more than willing to replace the entire press or correct any problems. (They replaced it once, after thousands of rounds, when I carelessly broke the press - for free, and paid shipping, and apologized for the inconvenience)

LEE hating is common amongst elitists, in reality all presses have their advantages and disadvantages.

If you are reloading to *save money*, why would you spend so much on a press it would take your entire lifetime to save enough money to pay off, when the round you create with this will be equally as nice as your 'other' press rounds. It's all in the time/skill of the individual re-loader, rarely does equipment play a major role.

Additionally, I really do like the priming system on this press. Even if you own a progressive press, you will always have a use for a single stage press. The fact your recommending 'kits' is likely because your a new re-loader. I don't know a single experienced re-loader that would recommend any *kit* but rather piece together every part tailored to the individual re-loaders need.

Bottom line: If you have nobody to learn from hands on, this is a ***GREAT*** way to begin. be sure to buy at least two modern reloading books so you can cross compare charges, BOLT any reloading press down firmly (ZERO PLAY, bolt the bench to your wall too!), and always be safe! Most will continue to buy additional items for reloading, and spend many thousands doing so, be prepared to get sucked in - just don't become one of these elitists that ruin the reloading community.

Yet a large number of people are satisfied with the Lee kits for their budget and type of reloading. Lee is not RCBS and RCBS is not Dillon and Dillon is not a computerized ammo factory.

Lee is sufficient for loading most ammunition at half or more under the cost of the brands you mention, which a number of people have found pleasing. The handle is sloppy, but the stroke of the shell holder piston is just fine. Also there's nothing wrong with the chamfers primer cleaners or the cutter. The powder measure and funnel will do their jobs too but yes abuse the plastic and they'll break. The scale, it's not the best it's cheap but it'll work and accurately.

Good your happy with what you have, I'm happy with my Dillon, RCBS, Lee Loader and Handloader and the various brands of accessories I have. Still for those looking for the Lee this isn't a bad price.