80 year old British service rifle still fit for and in service in Afghanistan

But unfortunately in the hands of Britain's enemies now. An insurgent sniper killed by the Royal Army recently was found to have been armed with an old World War I era British-made Lee-Enfield rifle and pocket full of .303 ammo for it  manufactured in the 1940's . I was just thinking that if you don't own an AR or Mini-14 rifle that you aren't armed well enough to defend your homestead properly. I'll have reconsider that view.
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Long commutes cause obesity, neck pain, loneliness,divorce, stress, and insomnia (Rebecca Martin, Sweden Today)

Does Ann Arbor care more about public art than public safety? View the poll. (Paula Gardener, annarbor.com)

I've never understood the point of a "scout rifle" myself. (KenK, ROAWS blog)

Ruger Scout Rifle

Ruger's new offering seems to fit Jeff Cooper's criteria. But ah...you can just as easily obtain a rifle that does everything the Ruger scout rifle does at a Internet-based gun auction or a local gun show for a lot less money. The only real advantage the Ruger seems to offer over a used but still quite serviceable mil-surplus Lee-Enfield,  Springfield 1903, Mosin-Nagant or any of the numerous kinds of Mauser-type service rifles is that it comes in the relatively cheap and plentiful .308 Winchester caliber.