I like your style. You have good tastes.
I have never seen an M1A FTF or FTE spent cartridge. Nobody can say that for AR platform rifle.
It is a shame the Mini-14 was never perfected and made accurate past 50 yards.
The mini 14 was a great lil ranch rifle and I own a couple of them.
But it is not a .308 and if you were ever in a fire fight there is a big difference between the two calibers when you start laying down the heat.