I am with soonershooter on all ends. You can't take it all with you, so spend a little and have some fun. Not trying to continue the "Investment and life planning" forum but I would put the rest of the money in a safe place for later. I handled M-16 (A2's) for years, and have taught many shooters their primary marksmanship skills on the same rifle. Have observed and participated in many matches where I see Bushmaster plastered all over the place, and I happen to own two of them myself. The qualityand accuracy far exceeds the M-16 A2 without a doubt (too bad it doesn't have the burst option though). I paid around $1500 (US) for my match Bushmaster and maybe $700 (US) for their copy of the A-4 shorty carbine with a free floated heavy barrel. It is unfortunate what has taken place in your country, your right to own firearms is heavily restricted for no good reason. Not sure exactly what the laws dicitate as far as the AR. If I had a basic hunting rifle, I would buy the AR, accurate, dependiable, and plain fun to shoot.