Before you buy the equipment, (dies, press, shell holders, funnels powder scale etc.) look at what caliber you want to shoot, and look at some load data and see if you can acquire the components. Brass, bullets, powder and primers are the real issues right now. If you can get the components, then you can easily get the equipment. Best bet is to find someone locally that has everything you need and pay them for the use of the equipment and components and see if reloading rifle is for you. I used to load shotgun, and still have 4 MEC presses but have not loaded a round on them in 20 years. I just buy my target rounds for sporting clays. For hunting rounds, out to 350 yards, I find most factory are acceptable. For plinking, I certainly go factory. For long range, custom or wildcat rounds, you have to hand load or pay someone to load for you. I load for about 4 buddies right now.