I did a search for lik2hunt's original post on adding iron sights but didn't find it. As I
recollect**, H&R charges, or did charge at the time, $47 to add iron sights to a barrel that isn't offered with iron sights to begin with. So any barrel that isn't offered with iron sights, needs to be drilled and tapped for mounting of those sights, which makes sense cuz they aren't going to drill and tap it for nothing and sights cost a lot more than a scope rail. If a barrel is offered with sights like 44mag, .45-70, ect, they will send it with iron sights or a scope rail for no extra charge. If you want an iron sighted, normally stocked barrel to have a scope rail in addition to the iron sights, they charge extra for the scope rail.
If this is incorrect, please correct me.
Tim
** Sometimes my recollector doesn't work too well!!!! :oops:
EDIT: I did find this reference to adding sights..
http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,44394.msg524610.html