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Originally Posted by johngalt
It probably had something to do with the position of the sun. Ideally you want the sun at your back.
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Absolutely this. I know because I was dumb enough to join a range where the rifle runs face South.
Now imagine winter Sun on a Mauser barleycorn front sight and the small divot they call a notch on the rear sight. If I had been inside the barn I would have missed it. That experience has left me with a healthy hatred of Mauser iron sights of that style. The Swedes got it right with the square front sight and chunky notch.
Some Mosin 91/30s are not that great either. The front post shows up just fine, but for certain production years the rear sight had a very shallow notch and it is a curse when looking up-Sun.