I am looking at buying myself a new bolt action with a medium sized caliber. I pretty much decided on the CZ 527, but I'm not sure what caliber to go for. I want to keep it at a fairly decent price to shoot so I have pretty much narrowed it down to .223 or 7.62x39. I initially wanted to do 7.62 because you can get a crap ton of it for mega cheap, and I heard it shoots surplus surprisingly accurately. I talked to an experienced friend about it and he said to stay away from 7.62x39 because its not worth the chance of ruining a $1000 gun with corrosive ammo, plus, it may become less accessible if semi's get banned (no more sks). So instead, he suggested .223, smaller, non corrosive, but a bit more expensive. I am 100% down to put the time into cleaning well after every use, but is it still a bad idea? Have any of you guys had problems with 7.62x39 on your 527's? .223 or 7.62x39?
Thanks