Competition shotguns by Krieghoff enjoy an outstanding reputation among the world's leading shooters. The legendary K-80 offers unmatched versatility. Add to it its "junior partner", the elegant K-20, and you have two over/under shotguns which reflect Krieghoff's tradition of performance at its best.
With more than a century of history in gunmaking, Krieghoff established its name first and foremost with the production of fine European hunting guns. Those guns range from drillings to over-and-under combination guns, and from single shot rifles (Hubertus) to safari grade double rifles (Classic Rifle). Today, Krieghoff is one of only a few gunmakers left who still offer such a wide range of traditional hunting guns.
A little history . . . .
The K-80 by Krieghoff is the product of the finest in precision German manufacture and design backed by a century of gunmaking experience and a distinguished American heritage. Today the K-80 stands alone as the top competition shotguns in America and is emerging worldwide as a leader in international shooting venues as well.
The secret of the K-80s success lies in part in its unique history and design. In the early 1950s a group of American and German shotgunning enthusiasts acquired the rights to the discontinued Remington Model 32 and went to Europe in search of a gunmakker. The Model 32’s design was one of the most innovative in American gunmaking history. It had a devoted following since its introduction in 1932 and enjoyed an excellent reputation, but it was viewed as obsolete in the “modern” world of mass produced autoloaders and pump action shotguns.
When the master gunmakers at the firm of H. Krieghoff, in Ulm, Germany, were invited to study the blueprints and consider making the gun, they immediately recognized the unique properties that summed up its potential: a sliding top latch that provided both extremely strong lock-up and easy interchangeability of barrels; a sturdy steel receiver capable of withstanding hundreds of thousands of rounds; and an intriguing though rudimentary trigger system that showed promise.
H. Krieghoff, which was founded as Sempert & Krieghoff in 1886, had been producing European hunting guns for more than sixty years, but that market had not yet begun to recover in post-war Germany. The company recognized an opportunity in the emerging American clay target market and made a commitment to produce the Krieghoff Model 32.
In so doing, the firm of H. Krieghoff began a relationship with the American target shooter which continues to this day, and embarked on a course that has seen the development not only of the Model 32 and its successor, the K-80, but also the KX-5 single barrel trap gun as well as the elegant K-20. Krieghoff’s latest offerings include the K-80 Trap Special featuring over and under barrels with adjustable points of impact independent of the upper and lower barrels; and the K-80 Pro-Sport featuring over and under barrels with a slightly higher rib allowing for quick target acquisition as well as a slight point of impact adjustment.
