$150 would be giving them away..I don’t think that’ll ever happen. Importing these Garands probably won’t lower prices much. It would just maintain the supply for a while longer.
You can still get the field grade (good condition) from the CMP for $500, which is the best deal I’ve seen.
Like owning a little piece of history.
I shudder to think the condition these are in.
The wood is probably shot and the barrels done for.
Lots of work for M1 smiths and the wood furniture trade
as well as for the Kreiger/Douglas/Criterion barrel makers.
As far as I am concerned no gun should be prevented from being imported, including French FAMAS ‘clarions’ and
Israeli Tavors (I hear they are available as semi-autos un in Canada)...
$150 seems low, but I think that I want to see their condition first. About ten or so years ago, there were some Korean imports of M1 Garands and carbines and they were pretty much whipped. They were full of Korean import marks and looked like built up parts kits with mismatched numbers and so on. You could have them nicely rebuilt using new barrels and furniture, but when all was said and done you spent more doing it than getting a rack grade CPM Garand. If we ever finally see these M1 rifles, I’m not expecting to find them in very serviceable condition.