Not worth the risk at all, at least it wouldn't be to me. It's part of the gun, just accept it. Buy an english or american gun if you want one with no swivel eye. I leave them on my european doubles. If you won't take it to a good gunsmith for the job, you really run the risk of loosening the rib. But, it's your gun. I fix guns that have this type of stuff done to them all the time. Good luck.