butlersrangers wrote on Mar 11^th, 2014 at 3:59pm:

Pentz:  (In regard to 1902 sight windage adjustment).   From my experience, there is a lot of slop and 'backlash' in this adjustment on a 1902 rear sight.  It does not turn smoothly like a fine target sight.  On the other hand, it works.  It allows windage adjustment and holds its setting.  Get things close and then concentrate on sight picture and centering of shot group.  I see a lot of shooters who fiddle too much with fine adjusting their sights.  They end up frustrated because they have not allowed things to stabilize and get into a shooting rhythm.  IMHO

Some have more slop than others, the one on my parkerized Krag has very little if any, and it works very smoothly.  But that rifle was gone over by someone who knew Krags.  On the other hand I have some that I have sprayed and soaked with all manner of stuff and they're still way to tight.  Finally there's the loosey goosies with a quarter turn before any change is made.  I suppose with experience once could learn how to tighten and smooth them.  Pentz, go for it, they you can teach us how.