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Considering a .223/5.56 AR Alternative - Thoughts?

I'm considering purchasing another "modern sporting rifle" (whatever that means) to diversify beyond 2.23/5.56. I was looking at the AR style 7.62x39 variants, but have seen some feedback indicating the superiority of .300 Blackout or .308 in an AR style rifle. Any suggestions as to the pros/cons of these different calibers and some reasonably priced ($1000-ish) options of choice? Application would be fun target shooting and killing zombies (of course).
You can find an AR style rifle in .308 (AR-10) for around $1K. It won't be a name brand.

You might consider a bit more money and buy a FN-FAL. And maybe a bit more money and buy an M1A (semi-auto M14).
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