How to free up Model 70 safety lever if the bolt is accidentally placed into the breech while in the firing position

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The following procedure will free up your safety lever if you have accidentally placed the bolt into the breech with the safety in the firing (safety off) position. Procedure: 1) Pull the Bolt out of the Breech. 2) Push down on the Breech Bolt Sleeve Lock (the shiny piece that fits in the notch holding the Breech Bolt Sleeve in place. 3) Turn the Breech Bolt Sleeve left all the way down the cocking cam surface until it stops. 4) Push up on the back Firing Pin Surface; this can be done by pulling down on the Bolt, against the Firing Pin Spring, while the back Firing Pin Surface is held against a firm surface, such as the edge of a table. 5) When the Firing Pin Surface has been pushed up to its apex, and while holding it in that apex position, pull the Safety Lever to the intermediate position. 6) Turn the Breech Bolt Sleeve right until the Breech Bolt Sleeve Lock snaps into the notch; it is now in the cocked position. 7) With the Safety Lever still in the intermediate position, insert the Bolt into the breech and turn the Bolt lever down, ready to fire. 8) You can now move the Safety Lever into the firing, intermediate, or full safety position.