is the ivory bead on my Silver a screw on...or can i just pull it off? ive tried unscrewing it...but it just goes in circles and dont tighten nor loosen. dont wanna mess up the threads by pulling it out. am looking for a fiber optic looking replacement front bead...can u all give me some recommendations. thanks.

If it is like the one on my Winchester SX3 (also made by FN now) - it is a bead that sits on a small 'post' that is actually the top of a small (fragile) screw. The bead comes straight up and off - however, the little screw is so small and fragile, could be the posts that the bead sits on have already broke off and there is nothing left to grab onto. I had to have mine drilled and torked out (by a gunsmith) after I broke the bead off. Did it putting the gun in a case fer crying out loud. Worked out well though - I didn't like the bead and was just going to put a fiber optic sight on it anyway. I put on one of these HiViz MagnaComp - mine was way cheaper at Cabelas, Midway sells em cheaper too.