Joe,
Congrats on the new Handi!! Your buying experience is reminescent of what Walmart firearms purchases are like from most reports, about an hour in length, every i dotted and t crossed, no abbreviations, same for Big 5 purchases!
Only NEF/H&R firearms that come from the factory with iron sights will be D&Td for sights, but ALL rifle barrels come D&Td for scope bases. A person can order any barrel from the accessory barrel program with sights, but if it isn't a standard offering, sights will cost an extra $47.
Tim