Oh, don't get me wrong, I love reloading on my MEC 9000GN. The only problem is that bad weather, illness and my work load have kept me from shooting as much as I usually do, so I haven't had a chance to reload as often as I usually do!
It's kind of funny, I love reloading on my progressive shotshell press, but it's also too fast, and then I'm done for the month's worth of shells in just an evening.
That said, the learning curve was hard, as I skipped right past a single-stage press to the progressive one...lots of spilled powder and shot pellets. Fortunately though, shotshell reloading is more of an art than a science, and way more forgiving. No worries about case trimming, OAL, etc.
Metallic reloading is much more of a science, which is why I'm hesitant to get a progressive or turret press. Especially with pistol rounds, it's much easier to screw up and double charge the brass, and not notice, since 5-9 grains of powder is not much. I think if I just get a bunch of loading blocks, say 200 rounds worth, and just do everything in stages (deprime 200 brass, reprime 200 brass, charge 200 brass, seat 200 bullets, etc) it shouldn't be too bad, I can stay organized, and mistakes should be far fewer.
I guess I'll be looking at either a Rockchucker or Lee Classic Press. I wish the kits people sold didn't include a scale. I have one already, and don't want to have two of them.
Cameron