Whether you are choosing a K-80 for trap, skeet, or sporting clays, it will be built around the same receiver; the difference between the models being in the barrel length, rib configuration, and stock dimensions.
The K-80 receiver is the heart of the K-80 system. A workhorse capable of firing many hundreds of thousands of rounds in it's lifetime. It begins as a piece of high quality forged steel being shaped in sophisticated computer controlled CNC machines. It is finished in the best tradition of German craftsmanship, all internal parts filed and hand fitted with the consumate touch of one of Krieghoff's highly skilled gunmakers.
The K-80's unique sliding top latch provides strong lock-up, easy barrel interchangeability, and great durability. Because the top latch secures the barrels to the receiver at the optimal leverage point, it eliminates the need for both underbites and side-lugs. This in turn makes for easier barrel fitting and makes it possible for a single K-80 receiver to be fitted with a great variety of barrels - from a .410 skeet over and under to the 34" unsingle. Also because the top latch slides forward to adjust for barrel wear, it helps maintain the gun's tight fit and solid feel for hundreds of thousands of rounds.
the standard K-80 receiver is hand engraved on a classic scroll pattern, case hardened, and plated with a durable satin nickel finish. A variety of intermediate and custom grade engraving is also available, as is the choice of blued, coin, or case-coloured finish.
The K-80's barrels are also essential to it's performance. It is the barrels that provide the K-80's legendary target breaking ability, that enhance it's swing, and that minimise recoil to make it a pleasure to shoot.
The design of the barrels is not the simplest, but each element of that design has a very specific purpose. K-80 over and under barrels are built without side ribs, which in combination with the ventilated top rib, allows barrel heat to dissipate quickly and reduce heat wave distortion. Many shooters also notice that the lack of side ribs enhances their swing by reducing weight and decreasing wind resistance.
In addition, the absence of the side rib makes it possible to adjust the point of impact of the bottom barrel, which is joined to the top barrel at the muzzle by a unique numbered front hanger. The front hangers provide different degrees of separation between the top and bottom barrels; with the exception of the Tula skeet barrel which is non-adjustable, the shooter is able to fine tune the point of impact of the bottom barrel by simply changing the front hanger. There are nine different hangers available for fixed choke over and under barrels, and six for choke tubed barrels.
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