Abstract: The present invention discloses a durable sight system. The front sight portion of this invention relates generally to a durable front sight which attaches to the barrel of a firearm over the existing front sight. The new front sight has a cutout which receives and surrounds the exposed portions of the existing front sight of the firearm. The front sight has a base and a blade. The rear sight has an aperture platform which rests upon the upper side of a sight base and a lock plate which resides in and is bounded by a lock plate encapsulator. The under side of the aperture platform has ridges which engage corresponding ridges on the upper side of the sight base. A screw passes through adjustment orifice of aperture platform, and engages threaded hole in lock plate bar and lock plate. Bar is received by lock plate orifice and lock plate is received by lock plate encapsulator. The base of the rear sight has holes in it to receive screws which are used to attach rear sight to the receiver of a firearm.