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 barrel length, rib configuration, and stock dimensions. Those choices will be described in detail in the following pages, but there are several important features that are common to all K-80s.

The Receiver

 The K-80 receiver is the heart of the K-80 system. A workhorse capable of firing many hundreds of thousands of rounds in its lifetimes 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 fit with the consummate touch of one of Krieghoff's highly skilled gunmakers.
 
The K-80 is equipped with a large non-automatic sliding safety, which is located in the conventional manner on the top tang just behind the opening lever. The safety has a large button which must be depressed before the safety can be moved. During competition, when the gun is being used under strictly controlled conditions, the K-80's safety can be locked in the ‘off' position to assure that no targets will be lost because the safety is inadvertently engaged. The K-80's safety must always be made operative, of course, when the gun is used in the field.

 The standard K-80 receiver is hand-engraved in a classic scroll pattern, case hardened, and plated with a durable, satin nickel finish. A variety of intermediate and custom grade engravings is also available, as is the choice of blued, coin, or case-colored finish.
 
Acknowledging those shooters who prefer a removable trigger system, Krieghoff has developed the optional K-80/RT. The gun provides the same reliability and interchangeability of the classic K-80, but it features an easily removable trigger group.
 
Now the shooter who sometimes switches from double release to release-pull, for example, or the one who just likes to carry an extra trigger group can enjoy the full benefits of shooting a Krieghoff.

The RT's appearance is identical to the classic K-80's, but its distinguishing feature is a simple, beautifully designed trigger group that is removed from the gun by means of a small push-pin.
 
The RT's firing sequence - bottom barrel first or top barrel first - is determined by an internal barrel selector, and the entire mechanism is driven by powerful and virtually unbreakable coil springs.
 
While the RT is particularly appealing to trapshooters, it is available on special order in any K-80 configuration. Its barrels are generally interchangeable with existing K-80 barrels, although, as with the classic K-80, some minimal fitting may be required. There is a slight difference in the design of the RT's top tang, however, so that K-80/RT stocks are not interchangeable with classic K-80 stocks. A similar range of interchangeable stocks, however, is available for the RT.