You got a good deal! I have 10 or 15 Lee Loaders, mostly in Metallic cartridges. The only one I ever sold was a few years ago, a 410 2 1/2". Sold it and a bunch of hull and wads to a friends son (22 years old), That was his first step into the world of reloading.

I started with 303 British.

You can use anything to beat them together, but a plastic or wooden mallet is best. You can also use an arbor press, and probably several other ways!

I like to put "Kits" to gather in an ammo can. A Box of bullets, a box of primers, a "Can" of powder (Most often Unique) and a short piece of 2x4 made into a loading block. Some kits have a bullet mould and sizing stuff. Some kits have a scale to allow different charges of different powders! I kept a kit for 45-70 and 45 Colt in the camper for years. Never ran out of ammo when camping!

Ivan