10ring,
All good advice so far. Here's my take....I too stopped for a long time for the same reasons you stated. Plus my ADHD made it almost impossible to reload for very long stretches.

That said...I have 2 progressive and a single stage as well.

I now prefer to use the hand press, again for many of your reasons...

I can sit in the den and reload while the tv is on.....I'd never actually watch tv while reloading, that would be unsafe

I use it for the 454 and 460. Works great. I use a factory crimp die in 45 colt for all three but have 460 dies for loading those cases.

You need the scale to verify what the dippers throw.

Natchez Shooters has a lee powder measure for about 20 bucks. Seems like a good deal but again you need the scale.

And don't forget the most important part......
A powder funnel!

BTW.....I made a stand out of 2 small pieces of MDF and 2X2's for the progressive presses. Works great and is portable. I'd still get the hand press even if you do go for a bench mounted. I think you'll like having both.

HD2