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Code Words Duress Codes are very useful to spouses so that each immediately understands that something is wrong. You also need to consider how to call off the emergency. Let's say you said "Run" (at home), what is the best way to let everyone in hiding know that it is safe to come out of...

Thanks, rcmodel: There would be good ventilation. I wanted a larger buffer behind a bullet trap for strays, and from there it was easy to think about just building a large bullet trap from the beginning. The main reason to build one is that there are no ranges within 150 miles, so it...

Indoor Bullet Box I am considering building a 4 foot by 8 foot Bullet Box for .22LR fired from my Glock 26 using the Advantage Arms Conversion Barrel from approximately 15 to 18 feet away. Does anyone know what kind of backing material I would need to use to prevent penetration through...

Success! Comparing photos from another 700ADL I noticed that the correct spring placement was to the rear of the magazine follower whereas mine was all the way forward. Once I repositioned the magazine spring to the rear of the follower, it loads fine. Thanks for your great advice.

Dakotasin: There is only one screw in the magazine. I did take it out after verifying that there was only one scratch in the paint which indicates that it was always in the same place. The magazine has a slot in the wider end (rear) which is equally open from the top to the bottom of...

The magazine is tapered so I really can only put it in correctly, I think. Is the first round in (one at the bottom) on the right side (bolt side) of the rifle? That is how mine is.

I just purchased a used 700ADL in .30-06 caliber that was made in 1990. The gun appears to have an unsteady spring that pushes the magazine follower up to feed the cartridges. It is almost acts like a see saw. If I load the shells by pushing down and to the rear (as I do in my Savage...