Coupla quick reloading questions

[Razorbacker]

So I'm kinda sneaking back into this been, buying when the buying was good a reading everything i could find. So now I'm ready to make some of my own. I use to reload straight walled pistol rounds, out the wazoo. But as I get back into this i keep reading about broken de-capping pins. Is this common? Never happened to me. Most importantly, anyway to avoid it?
Also, i was looking at data and H4831 kept coming up, but when I got to the store i had forgotten my list so I saw 4831 and under current conditions I grabbed it up. But turns out it was IMR, not H. Are they interchangeable? No worries if not as I've found lots of loads i can use the Imr stuff for.
Finally I could not find RL 22 so I got some 25. Looking at a Hogdon/IMR hand out from my LGS, they stop at 22 on their burn rate charts. as far as RL goes I mean. No worries there as I've found some 25 loads as well. Help me out on this de-capping pin issue guys.
Also, FOTIS, I sent you a lengthy PM on max loads for my 8mm RM, I assume you didn't receive it?
I wrote you on Mike's suggestion.

 

[Razorbacker]

Edit: Holy crap FOTIS, thank you for the PM. Everything you always wanted to know about the 8 Mag but were afraid to ask, lol.

I'll work up my own 170 grain bullet stuff and COAL for that little pill. It'll be good practice.

 

[Divernhunter]

On some cartridges people often get a Berdan primed brass in with the reloadable(easy) boxer primed brass and then you get broken pins or worse.

 

[Guy Miner]

You can get a few spare de-priming pins and have them on hand. It's but a small task to replace one.

Have you looked at the vast amount of FREE reloading data on Nosler's new web site? They've got pretty much the entire Number 7 manual avail on line now.

www.nosler.com

Regards, Guy

 

[SJB358]

I've actually never broke a pin. I've bought dies with broke pins but haven't broke any. Good luck. Have fun with that big 8.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I have been reloading (about 50 different cartridges) for 50 years and have never broke a decapping pin. Back when I started reloading, Berdan ammo was much more common. This is especially true of pistol ammo. Almost all foreign ammunition was Berdan primed then, especially military calibers. You just have to look at your cases if you are using once fired military ammo.

I used to think that reloading .32 Auto and .380 auto was a waste of time, this was before Barry the Choom became president and started using Homeland Security as his own personal Police Department! To wit! I have bought .380 and .40 S&W dies recently because that may be the only way to get ammo for my handguns.