Help with revolver sights

[Dr. Dingus]

Hello all,
I recently bought a Taurus Tracker (.44/2.5 inch), and I am trying to replace the front sight with a better one. The sights on this gun are unlike my other pinned sight revolvers, and more in line with a dovetail semiauto slide sight. Does anyone know the measurements of this factory sight?

 

[greyling22]

it should be child's play for a competent smith to change that front dovetail to anything you want. I had the front sight on my old 686 milled off and a channel cut in so a smith blade could be dropped in it, and it was still under $100.

 

[halfmoonclip]

Dr. Dingus, what sort of replacement did you have in mind? Personally, always found fiber optics to be about as good as it gets.
Have you found a dovetail sight maker you like? Be in touch with them; it is unlikely Taurus has used a proprietary dovetail. Changing out dovetail sights isn't that big a deal.
Moon

 

[Pat Riot]

It appears that you could probably change that lite pipe in the fiber optic sight. Would a different color help?

 

[Pat Riot]

Have you contacted Taurus?

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[Tilos]

I'm guessing if you remove the lite tube, you'll see a set screw underneath it.
Or shine a light down thru it and look for that set screw.

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[Dr. Dingus]

Dr. Dingus, what sort of replacement did you have in mind? Personally, always found fiber optics to be about as good as it gets.
Have you found a dovetail sight maker you like? Be in touch with them; it is unlikely Taurus has used a proprietary dovetail. Changing out dovetail sights isn't that big a deal.
Moon

I want a tritium nightsight of some kind.

 

[Dr. Dingus]

Have you contacted Taurus?

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I did. No reply thus far.

 

[Dr. Dingus]

it should be child's play for a competent smith to change that front dovetail to anything you want. I had the front sight on my old 686 milled off and a channel cut in so a smith blade could be dropped in it, and it was still under $100.

I would prefer not to alter the gun with tools if possible. There has to be a nightsight that can be itself modified to slide. I just don't know the measurement of the sight itself.

 

[Dr. Dingus]

It appears that you could probably change that lite pipe in the fiber optic sight. Would a different color help?

Green would, yeah. If I knew the size of the fiber optic rod, I'd just push a new one in.

 

[Pat Riot]

Green would, yeah. If I knew the size of the fiber optic rod, I'd just push a new one in.

I would contact Taurus. On that link I found they do have a green FO sight for the Judge, but I didn’t see any Light Pipes available on that site. The Judge sight may fit your revolver, but Taurus should be able to tell you that.

I hope you find a sight that works for you.

 

[halfmoonclip]

Never found Taurus/Rossi customer service especially responsive, though perhaps they are better now. They have made a sincere effort for the American market.
Failing at that, perhaps contact even Midway, and explain what you need.
I'll grant you, determining the height of the existing sight is a challenge; where to measure from?
Again, try talking to sight makers or vendors.
Moon

 

[Yamifrk]

Call Taurus, I’ve had good luck with customer service. Hopefully you have the same experience.

 

[Dr. Dingus]

Thanks for the help everyone! I luckily found a gunsmith who knew exactly the size of the sight base, and he had a bunch of sights on hand. I found something that works for me.

 

[Pat Riot]

Thanks for the help everyone! I luckily found a gunsmith who knew exactly the size of the sight base, and he had a bunch of sights on hand. I found something that works for me.

Excellent!

Let us know how you like shooting it with the new sight.

 

[Dr. Dingus]

I only shot one full cylinder of ammo, but the sights are almost perfect!