Harlan,

I've been told about the front sight cover by others on another thread. I think I'm one of the weird ones that likes the sight picture it provides. I will try it both ways at the range and see which works best for me.

Getting to be cold weather here and I don't shoot so well in cold weather unless there is a deer at the other end of the bullets trajectory so I don't know when I'll get a chance to shoot this. I am pretty anxious to try it though. I've been buying a lot of surplus rifles recently and I think this one has already become my favorite. It just feels right. My K98icon is a close second though.