Scott, Yea the FX-9 is optics ready. You put on the red dot or sights you want. You decide how much you want to spend, plastic or metal, and what brand. I would just put a red dot optic on it. Any standard AR 15 sights will work. Magpul MBUS sights are metal and a great choice. They are all out of stock here.Check them out on this link to get model numbers and UPC codes----budsgunshop.com/search.php/type/Sights/manu/1854 />-Here are some options.-------------budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/711011044/front+folding+m4+tritium+battlesight+black />---------budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/714006215/troy+fixed+m4+front+battle+sght+blk />---------

Scott, since it is Optics Ready, sights are not included as you found out. Some of the best sights for the money that I have been using came through Ebay of all places (they are metal and work great) : -- ebay.com/itm/Metal-Low-Profile-Iron-Sights-Flip-up-QD-Rapid-Transtion-Sight-Front-Rear-Kit/164253637281?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200520130048%26meid%3D40b1765f94de4d60a05f421a94ac34fb%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D373071679615%26itm%3D164253637281%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithBBEV2bDemotion&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851