coondawg, you are thinking correctly by wanting to start with the RCBS kit! I haven't been doing it for more than about five months now, and started with the same kit. While it's an excellent kit to get your feet wet with, I just want to give you a warning that if you're going to be anything like me, you will be spending money on other items once you get going and start to realize your needs! Since then, I have purchased several dies for multiple calibers, I have added a lathe style case trimmer(you will eventually need a way to trim your brass), I have purchased a case tumbler, I also felt like I was spending to much time fooling with a beam scale so I have added an electronic scale to hopefully speed up the process some, I have added a micrometer adjusting handle for the powder measure, purchased several loading manuals, added loading trays, bought a digital caliper, added a powder trickler, and have bought several different types of powder/primers/bullets for doing load development! I guess my point is, be prepared to spend some money along with your original kit purchase! I hope I don't discourage you because I'm having a blast with it, and hopefully once I get all my tools I need, they will last a lifetime and will be money well invested! I always figured that if I can afford to, I try to buy the best possible equipment and that way if I end up going a different direction or lose interest, I can hopefully get my money back out of it! Look around and you will see that the good equipment does a good job of holding its value!