my advise would be; after reading up on bullet casting, and speaking to others that cast, (This forum is the perfect place for that) invest slowly. I've picked up a lot of used but like new casting equipment from people that have jumped in with both feet, only to discover that casting is not for them. ebay is a pretty good source for some nice used equipment if you know what to look for. I started out with a Lee 45 ACP round nose mould and a used Lyman Luber/sizer, only after making sure I would stick with it, did I purchase other more expensive molds, and better grade of equipment. im up to about 20 moulds, and tons of other equipment, and i've been casting for about 5 years now. Casting is one of those tedious hobbies that you really have to love.