I also want to thank everyone for trying to help.
I don't know if they would want to be named, but two members messaged me, to provide advice. One sent multiple messages with advice, and even offered to have me visit and see his setup in action, but unfortunately he's not local to me. The other actually called me on the phone, and spent about an hour and a half providing advice, answering my questions (often stupid questions!), and putting my mind at ease about both the safety aspects of reloading, and about trying to decide what to buy. I especially want to thank those guys for their generosity, both in sharing their knowledge and time with me.
For a bunch of semi-anonymous folks on the internet, you all are good people!