My Heeren now has a second barrel mounted.

Thanks, that's a start.

Actually I ordered some of the S&B yesterday as it turned out I didn't have the brass I thought I did and that ammo is quite reasonable. After I shoot some of that ammo to get the brass and center the scope I will try the lead bullets from the molds that I have although I may start with a heavier one first and with LP primers as LR are getting scarce. Just went looking and the lighter of my 6.5 Lyman moulds has gone AWOL. It was 266455, a 127 grain Loverin GC, so I'll be starting with 266469 GC HP a 140 grain Loverin. The Loverin GCs have a long shank with many, many lube grooves designed to permit high velocity (for lead) loads. We'll see.

I had the rifle at the range today to shoot up 20 rounds of the S&B to get the brass and also to see if I could get the old Zeiss Zielklein on target at 100 with it. I had to do a little tap adjustment on the rear dovetail to get it centered and I played with the scopes vertical adjustment and that worked easily.

I found it interesting that the forearm on this unrelated barrel more closely matches the buttstock than the forearm on the original barrel. I'm pleased with the match:-) The Zeiss Zielklein is a 2.25x power with sharp topped post and crosshair. It is incredibly clear and sharp and a 90 odd year old scope. As I indicated, windage adjustment is by driving the rear mount in the dovetail and the adjustment on the scope is elevation only with clockwise for down. Focusing is by a push/pull on the ocular end. Havent figured out the locking of that mut must involve one or both of the screws on each side. don't really want to mess with those until I know. Anyone know for sure? The S&B ammo with its 131 grain bullet really whips that bullet out there.

Our rain finally stopped and I got the lead pot out and my old (1965 apparently - which fits with my first 6.5x55 Swedish) and relatively unused Lyman 266469 HP GC mold. Lyman used to make some very nice molds and this is one of them. Of course, these HP molds are slow to use with the tight HP pin needing to be worked out and then returned after opening the mold and dumping the bullet but I got through making enough to sample in the rifle. I'm going to shoot another 20 of the S&Bs first and then chamfer and anneal all the necks. Meanwhile, my order from Midway showed up with the proper top punch for the bullet, a .265 H&I die and a 6.5 Lyman M die. I was looking in some old loading manuals and they were driving this bullet at some fairly high velocities so for my next cast session I will use 1 to 16. Since I cast with 2 molds I'll have to figure out which other one would like the 1 to 16, maybe one for the 25-35. Fun, fun, fun.