Sieger, Time is on our side.. and that's about all i can afford at the moment anyway..But, I'm gearing up to dig back in on this end..have a few outstanding projects to clean up and I'll get back to task.... I've never tried S&B ammo?? But, I was taking some measurements yesterday, and the MEC-GAR tubes are very much in spec. when compared to original mag tubes... Should work fine.. best to you, til...lat'r...GT