I should add a few afterthoughts:

-the lefthandedness incurred no surcharge and delivery was within a week of the target date.

-I also shot a Chapuis, Merkel, and Blaser prior to making a decision. The Blaser has a safety/cocking mechanism which is similar to the Kreighoff --- and most definitely NOT for me.
The Heym feels just so much better than the Chapuis & Merkel that there really was no dilema in my mind as to the best choice. In fairness the Blaser was the only one with a LH stock -- shooting a RH gun LH cannot be recommended -- but that doesn't change much, IMO.