Kinda falling out of love with the XS sights on my Mossberg 590A1.....wish I opted for the bead sight instead now. How hard is it to take that front sight off?
The ramp is silver soldered onto the barrel- but is the bead threaded or pressed into the front sight base? Look closely at the base of the XS Bead and see if you can see any exposed threads, or if you can see a crimp on the base (as some beads are crimped in as opposed to threaded).