Originally Posted by k22fan

A partridge in a …………. darn you slickracer, I didn’t realize how bad I needed a fresh pear until I read your title. It’s too far to drive into town so I just cracked open a jar of applesauce. That’ll have to do.

Now while it heats, lets talk sight blades. Your 686 can be changed to a patridge. How much work or cost is involved depends on how its red ramp is attached. If you have a newer 686 it’s relatively easy to drift out the pin and pin in a new patridge. If you have an older 686 with a sight blade that was forged integral with the barrel a milling machine is required to remove the old sight and mill the slot for a pinned in blade.

There are other ways to install a patridge like milling a 3/8” dovetail across the barrel rib, but milling in the slot for a pinned in blade would look most similar to a factory installation.

Now I’ll make you a deal. If you edit your title (go advanced) before the forum’s writing professor posts a groan I’ll edit out all references to pears. BTW, the sauce tastes good.