A quick Google search will give you the information you are looking for. If your heart is set on one it is up to you but you could do much better for the money.

JAB

You mean a Garand? Carbine? M1A1?
There's a Garand in the Equipment Exchange of CGN right now for 2K. You would have to join and then ask for access to that section.
Hard to load, expensive to shoot. Yes, you could do better.

Any suggestions on what types i could do better with---rc

The first question to answer is what do you want your rifle to do? In the end it is a tool and should be tailored to the task.

JAB

I knew I saw new M1 carbines somewhere. No idea how much ammo is, probably not cheap.
I gather by the quote below that original M1's are restricted here - approved range use only.

North Sylva is very excited to announce the arrival of newly manufactured M1 Carbines from Auto Ordnance.
This project between North Sylva and Auto Ordnance has been in the works for almost 2 years now.
This new run of M1 Carbine consists of newly manufactured 19" barrels for the Canadian market. finally allowing us to have reliable non restricted M1 Carbines.
These carbines are chambered in the calibre .30 carbine, and come with walnut stocks and a parkerized finish.
Best of all these are now ready to be shipped to dealers!
Please note North Sylva received a VERY limited supply of these. Only 50 are available in the first batch. And will be headed to select dealers who have had these on back order for almost 1 year now.
Please note we have many more on order, but won't be seeing any re-supply for a few months. You guys are going to have to be patient until we see more.
The MSRP on these little gems is $ 899

An SKS will handle most deer hunting and center fire plinking with very cheap ammo, maybe 30 cents a round or less in bulk for 7.62x39. Chinese or other comm-block surplus, about $250 or sometimes much less for lower quality versions.
A Norinco m305 is a M1A1 (M14) clone in .308, more expensive ammo. Maybe 60 cents a round for the bulk. New Chinese manufacture, about $500.
Both are semi-auto main battle rifles in the same vein as the M1 carbine, rugged and fairly dependable. Easy to disassemble and clean.

Pretty sure someone has a kit to make a Ruger 10/22 look like an M1 .......really cheap to shoot....

As JAB said though, depends on what you had in mind.

I've been looking myself, Not at the springfield though. I have a little .22 Browning lever action, great for small game and security, ammo's cheap and its easy to carry large amounts. Looking for something a little bigger to add, considering the SKS. Found deals online that make it very economical. I don't really like the Build in Mag though, but I've seen conversion Kits online for that. I would love to be able to get my hands on an FNC1 like i learned on when i used to be in Army Cadets.

The sks with the attached magazine is very workable. Reloading with 10 round clips is fast and reliable. No mags to lose, no debris in the magwell, no concerns regarding fitting of aftermarket mags. As well it is a smotth design with much less risk of catching on brush or other that you get with a protruding magazine. Beware of the conversion kits. They can be a dogs breakfast when it comes to reliability. As far as I know the FN C1 is prohibited in Canada.

JAB

Marstar has a chinese surplus sks 1400 ammo combo for around $300. I have one, very impressed with it. I also ordered one of the "aftermarket tactical" conversion kits... Not impressed. I ended up tossing the cheap plastic stock in favor of the original wood stock. Sanded it down, put some ebony wood stain on it, and now its plenty tactical for me. The firearm functions best the way its designed. I highly recommend it. The price does not reflect the quality

Think of it like this... For the price of a $2000 garand, you could have 6 sks and 8400 rounds.

Buggie which "aftermarket tactical" conversion kit did you find to be junk. I have been looking at some of them and would appreciate some direction.

I'll just take a wild guess at an ATI stock. I have one on my 10/22 and they're so flimsy you don't want to use the sling to brace your shots. The stock flexes into the barrel. I did stiffen mine considerably and it works better.
Mine is the folding stock and it does allow you to add an extra attachment point to the 10/22 through the rear of the stock, dill and tap threads in to the rear of the receiver.

Yup, it was the ati side folding, telescoping stock. Marstar was running a package special awhile back, offering the ati stock, as well as a receiver mounted NcStar brand "tactical" scope.

More like "whacktical". The idea of mounting a 500+ yard scope to a rifle with an effective range of less then 300 meters is ridiculous... Not to mention the fact it is impossible to zero it. Every time you shoot and the bolt comes back, it knocks the scope out of alignment... So you tighten the screws to make it more secure... Then the screws simply strip and work themselves out and the whole thing falls off. Also, the "ergonomic pistol grip handle" isn't ergonomic at all, and it is held in by one small screw that screws directly into plastic, so it strips and comes out as well, making the grip swivle and not remain in place. Also I'm pretty sure they sent me a left handed stock, because it folds to the left, which places the butt end directly where my forward hand would go. Then to top it all off, it does not come with a bayonet groove, so it doesn't lock in properly when retracted.

Product was an absolute waste of time and money. Imho, the sks is a chunk of dirty commie steel, bolted into a dirty commie 2x4, with a dirty commie bayonet bolted to the front. That's the way it was built, and that's the way it should stay. If you want a "tacti-cool" gun, buy an ar-15.