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Yes, just seems to slide ‘out’ way to easily.

Again, why I rarely use the floorplate

I've used both, but prefer the BDL overall. The "worst" model is any of Remington's "Detachable Magazine", ruins how the bottom of receiver feels in my hand. Thats just me, my Afrikaner buddy likes them alot....but he is kinda strange anyhow, ha.

Same thoughts on Tikkas.

Should be locked together.

Yep. If you look closely at Kenneth’s second photo, you can see the lips on the follower and the floor plate that keep the follower, the spring and the floor plate together.

On the end of the magazine spring that goes into the follower put it in a vise or pliers will do.. The last 1/4'' or is what you're grabbing.. Then bend it up slightly. When you reinstall this modified spring in the floor plate the bent spring will hold the floor plate in place ..

ADLs can be touch if you have a jam, you may need to remove the stock to work it out. I like BDLs on fine hunting rifles, like Win 70s, but lately I've gone Hunter DBM flush fit on my rifles.

That's how the factory made them. The mag box is a snap fit into the cut in the receiver. -Al

Neither...............I much prefer the wood on the CDL.
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BDL is fine when it works right. My last 2 Remington 700s in somewhat sporty recoiling cartridges (last was a .300 win mag, I forget what the other was .. could have been 7mm rem mag) would dump the magazine under recoil. My current hunting bolt action is a Kimber mountain ascent .. adl setup. I haven't had any issues with Win 70s .. might be the best o' the bunch. I like the BDL setup in lighter recoiling cartridges especially the .223 family 'cause when I'm shooting varmints every other shot I can just flip the rifle on its back, pop the latch, add 2 more cartridges, close it up, and not have to cycle the bolt.

For utility it’s hard to beat a DBM. For carrying through the mountains it’s hard to beat a blind magazine.

Only have one ADL rest all BDL, they are easier to unload/dump ammo, never had any open under recoil yet.

To much whining going on here. Like them all especially c prefix and older with walker triggers and pressed checkering never had a problem. .mb

I have zero issue with either owning a number of both.

Have both, like both.
If I could have only one, ADL.