looking to add a s&w 28 to the few smiths I have. how hard is it to get a rear sight on one that has a scope on it. one I am looking at have a scope but no rear sight. it looks to be otherwise in very good shape. I am also looking at a few others. maybe get one shooter and one very nice one. any helpful info. would be great.
model 28
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Hi, bear7! As far as rear sights go, keep an eye out in the Accessories for Sale section here, I have had good luck there! Unless your heart is really set on the scoped one, or unless it is a VERY good deal, I'd keep shopping around. 28s are not uncommon and you can find the right one if you keep looking.
There are lot of them out there. Check out all the auction and sale sites.There is no good reason to fool around with one that is not original. Besides, you could end up spending $50 or more for a replacement sight. 28's are terrific guns. You will never regret buying one. Good luck.
NFrameFred
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Good advice so far - even after doing this as long as I have I cannot understand the reasoning behind putting a scope on such a gun and discarding the iron sight and not providing it when it is sold, or a buyer not demanding the original sight in the deal or a substantial discount for the lack of it.
I've seen it time and again. Personally, I have no use for a large, heavy revolver made larger and more heavy by the addition of a mount, rings, and scope since, I am led to believe by those who do so, that they "want to hunt with it". Having taken deer with a scoped Thompson Contender I can tell you that if you don't have a set-up akin to shooting off a bench rest (i.e. a pack, shooting sticks or convenient tree branch) it's an unwieldy contraption and not very handy as a hunting weapon used free hand. It's one of those that 'sounds like a good idea at the time' but in reality there are very few shooters who can successfully take advantage of such a set-up.
Personally, given the trouble it takes to round up a proper replacement sight I would consider such a gun worth at least 25% to 30% less than what a comparable one would sell for in original condition regardless of what kind of accoutrements had been hung on it to "enhance" it, but to each his own.
Unless it's a killer deal financially, I'd keep looking. There's a reason you see so many scoped revolvers for sale . . . YMMV
I've seen it time and again. Personally, I have no use for a large, heavy revolver made larger and more heavy by the addition of a mount, rings, and scope since, I am led to believe by those who do so, that they "want to hunt with it". Having taken deer with a scoped Thompson Contender I can tell you that if you don't have a set-up akin to shooting off a bench rest (i.e. a pack, shooting sticks or convenient tree branch) it's an unwieldy contraption and not very handy as a hunting weapon used free hand. It's one of those that 'sounds like a good idea at the time' but in reality there are very few shooters who can successfully take advantage of such a set-up.
Personally, given the trouble it takes to round up a proper replacement sight I would consider such a gun worth at least 25% to 30% less than what a comparable one would sell for in original condition regardless of what kind of accoutrements had been hung on it to "enhance" it, but to each his own.
Unless it's a killer deal financially, I'd keep looking. There's a reason you see so many scoped revolvers for sale . . . YMMV
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Art Doc
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A new sight can be had for about $50 or so (add to cost when buying). If the frame was drilled for scope mounts that's a huge deduction in value (if you just want a shooter and don't care you can still use that fact to negotiate a lower price).
Good luck finding an N-frame rear sight for $50. I was in a similar situation after buying a Model 57 with 8-3/8 barrel with a scope mounted and no rear sight. I searched for months to find one at a reasonable price and finally bought one from a forum member who had also bought it via the forum, but decided that he could pass it on to me.
Numrich Arms is the usual place to go for parts such as this and their current price is around $65, but they are out of stock and were six months ago. There are a couple of N-frame rear sights on Gunbroker at the moment in the $60-70 range but they are buggered up. Be aware that you can't use a K or L frame rear sight as the hole spacing is different. And that there is a "new" N-frame rear sight that won't fit on the older models - it has a rounded front end.
As A10 said, unless the gun you're looking at is a hell of a deal or you actually want a revolver with a scope on it, pass. There are lots of M-28s out there, although bargains are getting harder to come by.
thanks for the replys I think I will pass on this one. I have seen some kind of worn blue ones for $450.00 to 500.00. this would be what I would call a everyday shooter. some better ones $650.00 to 750.00 is this the price of them nowdays. one claimed 98% with box $799.00
Trying to find a correct rear sight isn't as easy as many may think. I had to find one for a K38 (Pre 14) early 50's gun, that had had a Red Dot mounted. It cost me $125 plus shipping for the correct sight, thankfully I sold the red dot for enough to cover that.
There is an auction on a well known auction sight for plain N frame rear sight. I bought one last month and the gentleman I purchased it from started another auction immediatly they are new old stock S&W assembly's. look around. Good luck
