Agree or not, the 1860 Army is the most elegant single action revolver ever made. I dearly love them, especially once a taller fron sight is installed.

Yes, you can take a needle file to the hammer notch rear sight and widen, deepen and square it up. I've done it with all my several percussion revolvers, (1849's, 51's, 60's and 62's). It makes all the difference in the world regarding accuracy. With a new front sight carefully filed in, most will shoot with any modern revolver.

The big Dragoons are cool but too heavy unless you're horseback and using pommel holsters. They're fun at the bench.