Thanks OlTimer.

I suppose one small update: Since this will be spending a lot of time on her nightstand, and since my mother-in-law is far-sighted and has difficulty picking up her sights without her glasses, especially in the dark, she wants a laser on this one too (her LCR came with the CT LG from the factory).

On the other hand, she also REALLY likes the look and feel of the "Target" wood grips it's currently sporting. The CT laser grips for the Taurus small frame are less-than-lovely. The polymer version is shorter and smaller girth than these factory wood grips, and the rubberized CT LG is longer and kinda "sticky" in a pocket.

So, I had a thought. Something I'd like to try at least, and see if I go down in a ball of flames and wasted money. I found a new/old stock CT LG-185 on ebay for half price, then ordered a set of replacement "high grade" wood target grips from Jaruwan (grip maker in Thailand - I've heard good things, we'll see how they are when they get here).

THE PLAN, and we'll see how well I can deliver upon it, will be to integrate the electronics and laser emitter into the wooden grips. The profiles are such that the laser housing will have to extend out of the top of the wood grip, which I can't decide if that helps or hinders my integration. I'm confident that getting the electronics transplanted will be straightforward enough, but integrating that laser housing and the instinctive activation switch will be where I can screw it up. So that'll take a bit of planning.

The laser grip is supposed to show up tomorrow, but the woodies won't be here until the sometime between the end of Oct and the middle of Nov (long ways from Thailand, I guess). I'll take plenty of pics as I go, either as record of how well it goes, or as evidence of the crime. If it comes together, I figure it's worth way more than the $140 I'll have in it, if not, then it was worth taking a shot to let my MIL have the best of both worlds on her revolver.