Whig wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2020 at 3:03pm:

You should go back out to the 100 yard range and use the same loads and try out the M1901 sight, if you have one. I found a big difference, for me, and am sticking with it. This is definitely an individual experience. Many find the M1902 better! I was out shooting my Krag with a friend over New Years. He was shooting a Model 700 Remington in .308 with a nice scope on it. I was shooting my M1898 Krag made in 1903 with mint rifling and the M1901 rear sight with hand loads. After zeroing at 100 yards and shooting at 200 yards some, he started setting his scope for the 400 yard target which, at a friend's range, has a big metal plate with a 6 inch white round plate in the middle that swings back when hit. My windage was set good and I started shooting just by holding over the center white plate. You could easily see misses. It took me three shots to hit the middle plate and I hit it three times in a row before he got his scope set on that same plate. He couldn't believe that with open sights and a 117 year old rifle I could outshoot him! That's why I love Krags!

New to Krags...my understanding was the rear handgaurd is different between a 1901 and 1902 sight?

Before I bought the rifle I was leaning towards a 1901 sight but I kinda got talked into a 02 sight