Imbel with a L1A1 kit or Stg 58 kit are common early FALs.
But they come in all kinds of flavors.
Sometimes the receiver was imported by Century Arms but the build was done by somebody else, potentially this could be an excellent rifle.
But sometimes the build was done by Century Arms and it's not a matter of Century didn't know how to cobble a FAL together, the problem is they used Z grade parts kits and pot metal crap 922r compliance parts.
The problem is it can be very difficult to determine who actually did the build. Generally metric is preferred to inch pattern rifles because parts and magazines are more available. Also metric kits (especially Steyr made) were brought in in much greater quantities so there is a better chance of getting a rifle made from a parts kit in VG or better condition.
Unless you can absolutely verify who did the build, I'd try and source a DSA made Stg 58 with a factory Steyr barrel, those are usually in excellent condition. But keep in mind DSA sold receivers and a lot of other people used them for Stg 58 builds so you'd have to find some way of verifying it's a DSA built rifle.
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