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DPris · March 23, 2008, 11:43 AM

I prefer 748 for two reasons: meters well and runs cleaner.
Several years ago I went through a Chuck Taylor rifle course. I'd heard good things about 748 in the .223s, so I used it in building about 400 rounds for the class.
Part of the instruction involved cleaning the guns, which were a mix of .223s & .308s. In looking at the guts on several of the other shooters' ARs, mine were markedly cleaner than any of the others using whatever reloads & commercial stuff they were using.
Since I'm basically quite lazy by nature & hate to clean an AR, anything that runs smooth through my RCBS meter & reduces the cleanup efforts later goes high on my list.

Denis

March 23, 2008, 11:43 AM	#15
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	I prefer 748 for two reasons: meters well and runs cleaner. Several years ago I went through a Chuck Taylor rifle course. I'd heard good things about 748 in the .223s, so I used it in building about 400 rounds for the class. Part of the instruction involved cleaning the guns, which were a mix of .223s & .308s. In looking at the guts on several of the other shooters' ARs, mine were markedly cleaner than any of the others using whatever reloads & commercial stuff they were using. Since I'm basically quite lazy by nature & hate to clean an AR, anything that runs smooth through my RCBS meter & reduces the cleanup efforts later goes high on my list. Denis