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01-24-2020, 10:37 PM
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It would probably be less expensive to just buy a new or used revolver with the adjustable sights. What you describe is do-able, but there would be quite a lot of labor involved. I would think the front sight would also need to be changed (to a taller one) during the installation, in order to accomodate the new rear sight.
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01-24-2020, 10:39 PM
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Why not just get a BOMAR type rib and bolt it on top? Your gun do as you wish. However your projected sight cost is worth more than the gun.
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01-24-2020, 10:42 PM
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I would think with what it would cost you could sell your gun on the open market that plus what you will spend in parts and labor, and buy the gun you want, and probably save money. I never trade in guns ever always sell them to a private individual...
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01-24-2020, 10:52 PM
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Probably more than a Taurus 66 Would cost. Of course you wouldn't have a DX front sight. You've be better off trading for an adjustable sight Taurus and just getting a DX put on that.
Last time I priced a DX front sight base install it was $150 labor and the sight base is about $50 at Bowen. Plus sight blades. I imagine the labor on a rear sight would be more. Let's guess today the sight base, install, and a blade would be $250. The rear sight About the same, another $250 ($50 for the sight and $200 to install). Plus shipping.
Whenever you do this stuff it's a sunk cost. You'll never get it back. Especially on a Taurus. You do this because it's what you want, cost be damned. I'd have to really love the revolver I was doing this too. When you start building even modestly customized revolvers it's quite easy to spend twice what the revolver is worth.
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01-25-2020, 09:48 AM
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The cost of having that work done would be, as has been previously stated, prohibitive. Unless you can do it yourself or have a very good friend to do it for you, it will cost way too much to be worthwhile.
In short, is it doable? Definitely. Will it be cost effective? Not so much. Further to again repeat a previous comment, it would be lost money. JMHO, YMMV.
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01-25-2020, 10:44 AM
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Best off to sell/trade it and buy what you really want.
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01-26-2020, 09:43 AM
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Thanks fellas. Shot it yesterday. Time will tell. Maybe when I retire I'll get a mill and take up machine work. LOL
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