I am trying to find some info on the following rifle. The info is as follows…Imbel Pac 12665 Itajuba Braxil Pacific Armament corp FZ SA 7.62 C3A. The selector switch shows three positions…S,R,and A. I believe this is A FN-FAL in 7.62x51. The seller wants $650. It looks like it is in good shape with no rust and a good bore. This is the first time I have seen a rifle of this kind and I know nothing about this type . Thanks for any info as to what it is and is it a good buy?
FALFiles is probably your best bet for information - some here own and use FALs, but they live and breathe them over there. Don’t get too hung up on the three positions for the selector, PAC probably built these on the typical surplus lower - no go-fast parts are in there.
If it’s a brazilian/imbel receiver and without more information I’d say jump though it sounds too good to be true so more info is needed.
Pics would help, especially of the receiver markings (you can blur out the serial numbers).
I don’t have any pics because i haven’t picked the rifle up yet. I have it on lay away at a pawn shop. I don’t know if this helps for further I.D. but I do remember it had on the left side a crest with the word Imbel in it followed by Itauba Brazil.
That’s just the receiver…it completely depends on what parts kit the rifle was built on, although with those selector markings it sounds like it could be an Imbel parts kit that saw service in either Africa or Chile.
Quality of parts and quality of the build will guide the price.
As was mentioned the FalFiles is the place for information. I have built a few over the years and currently own 3 metric variant FAL’s.
From what info you provided, It is a Metric FAL variant built on an Imbel receiver.
Imbel receivers alone are going for over $300.
If the bore is good and it is headspaced properly (easy to fix with another locking shoulder) it is a steal for $650.
Metric magazines and parts for metric rifles are plentiful and readily available from many sources. Prices for parts and mags are very reasonable.
The worst thing about FAL’s right now is ammo, surplus has dried up and what is out there is going for almost .50 cents a round.
I picked up the rifle Saturday and fired 6 rounds through it…constantly adjusting the gas valve until it functioned properly. The recoil was no where near what I imagined it would be…it was actually fairly mild; it definitely wasn’t as bad as my Mosin M-44 carbine. I have taken some pics which are posted with this update. I tried to post them under edit but, it wouldn’t let me so I did it under quotes. Sorry if I have posting errors…just want to share with you guys that have taken the time to answer my post. Thanks!!!
Here you go - I made them live. Nice rifle!
By the way…
Question: How do you tell if an FAL is truly Brazilian?
Answer: No hair around the ejection port.
At first blush I’d say you did well grasshopper. 
What are you going to do with it?
It’s crazy how spoiled you get with the gas regulator. It takes a lot of bite out of that recoil especially compared to a G3 or bolt gun.
Thanks for the assist on the pics.
I will probably take it the shooting range in the next couple of weeks and put a few down range. The winter has seen a couple of other rifles come home and they need to get a little range time too.( 1930 Mosin hex receiver, 1944 Mosin carbine, 1943 Garand, and a 1903 Remington. Wife said she wants to go and try them out too.(I’m guessing it won’t be but one time though once that recoil gets a hold of her)
That is a Kit gun… It was a surplus demilled parts kit from a South American FAL machinegun that was built onto a new production semi auto Imbel FAL receiver imported by Ravinder at PAC…
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Looks great and you cant beat that price. Good purchase.
And a steal at $650. Would cost you twice as much to get it done today. I was worried it was going to be a Century Arms Imbel build.
I forgot to give an update on the final price and goodies given at final purchase. the dealer knocked another $50 off…included 2 boxes of 308 China Sports ammo…and gave me a leather rifle case(used,but in like new shape). Total price, tax and all was $600. including the $10. background check. Thanks again to all who have responded to my posts!!! P.S. is the ammo good stuff? I know the AK stuff shoots good but I have no experience with the 308.
Do NOT put that crap ammo in your very nice rifle. Sell the ammo and go buy mags.
Aim Surplus has German and South African .308 battlepacks for good prices.
VERY good score!
I would have been all over that.
Regarding the ammo, you’re definitely good to go w/ the China Sports. Use it for fam fire and get a few SA battlepacks from there on out. You may require a gas adjustment between the two for optimal operation. In my experience only underpowered Radway Green linked 7.62 was weak enough to cause problems, with Austrailian ADI and SA being close enough.
You’re definitely not going to hurt it.
Again, congrats and go have some fun with it…
Nice find. $650 is a really good price for that. It looks like it was built on a Imbel parts kit that was reparked or an STG58 parts kit (maybe).
Regardless, you couldn’t buy an FAL or build and FAL for that price.
Lucky bastard. 
Finally got a chance to shoot it Saturday. Couple of surprises…less recoil than expected and very accurate between 50 -75 yards.(didn’t get a chance to shoot at a longer distance as it started raining). Another shooter had one of those little spinning target things for 22’s and such and told me to have at it. Well…after about 7 shots the little spinning thing didn’t spin anymore.(non-existent status).The rifle is a real dream to shoot. Just ordered Some South African ammo and some British Radway Green NATO ammo. Now need to order some metric mags.