Reloading .45 ACP?

Colter you ask a lot of good questions. The Lee reloader is a good entry level reloader and will give you many hours of enjoyment. As far as the reference to the force to resize the 45acp br it is not the br that is the issue but the design of the Lee. What I think that statement was made in reference to was; compared to other reloaders,(Such as the Dillon Precision Press) you have to apply more force with the Lee. One thing that will help is to make sure you have a carbide die for the resizing. It actually makes the force needed to resize the case a lot less. If you don't have a carbide die, another trick is to spray a little case lubricant on the br shells just before resizing. This step is usually reserved for rifle cases and is not necessary, but if you are having a problem resizing keep this in mind. You really should not have a problem with the Lee. Now as far as the next question goes since you said that cost was a consideration for the reloader. you might start reloading with cast bullets from one of the many companies that sell them. They are actually very cost saving and a major hle reliever. Making cast bullets is a very time consuming and problematic process. You brought up one such example. the rings that you talked about are the gas and lube rings. They are essential for the lead bullet and that wax lube that is on one of the rings is a real hle to do correctly. By the time you factor the cost of equipment, time and hles it will be a lot cheaper for you to buy cast bullets.You can buy a box of 500 from a company called Gardner for $30.00. Hoped this info helped!