I'm seriously thinking of getting OUT of 7.62mm because it is a service round and 6.8 SPC might fall through the cracks on the next bout of gun-grabbing (if ammo taxation is part of it; Moynihan once proposed taxing .45 ACP, 9mm, 5.56mm, 7.62mmX39, and 7.62mmX51.) The price differential between good 5.56mm (Black Hills) and 6.8 SPC is narrowing. The 6.8 SPC requires less powder per round than 7.62mm and bullets are SMK's are about 75% of 7.62mm varieties when reloading costs are considered. Plus, M1A's (my 7.62mm of choice) have a whole different manual of arms.
Knowing what I know today (what has been posted above), if I were just starting out, I would probably go with 6.8 SPC and a dedicated .22LR upper for practice.
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