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It depends on what you want and what you want to do. Frankly, I wouldn't buy an M14 pattern- overpriced and hellishly expensive repair/replacement (in comparison).
Unless you're talking match chambers, 7.62x51 and .308 are (generally) interchangable.
For the money, the FAL or a PTR G3 clone are as good as, and again depending on your wants/needs, possibly better than the AR10. Parts are far cheaper, repair is easier, mags are less expensive. Don't worry about 30 round mags in 30 caliber- 99% of us can't afford that much ammo, and the range and accuracy should be allowing you to engage farther and deeper than the "assault rifle" calibers.
The 7.62x39 equates to the 5.56 (but in no way to the 7.62x51) in overall performance- they were designed with the same envelope in mind.
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