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Keeping the Barrels and Choke Tubes clean is an important job. This should ideally be done after each session. We run through some key points and steps to help keep your K-80 in good working order. We cover, cleaning the choke tubes. This involves removing them from the barrels, cleaning the choke threads and the […]
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In this video we go through the steps to remove and refit the front hanger on a K-80. With some simple tools, this job is very easy to do. With just a plastic hammer, a set of 1.4mm & 0.9mm pin punches and a wooden drift, I show you in steps, how to remove the […]
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Often asked thread and wrench sizes for the K-80. Front sight thread is 2.5mm Mid sight thread is 2.5mm Bead thread on older guns was 2.6mm Trigger adjusting wrench is 1.27mm / 0.050″. Same wrench locks the barrel selector. Trigger guard screw slot needs a flat blade 7mm wide x 0.5mm thickness. Comb adjusting wrench […]
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To understand why the same hanger number may not give the same point of impact result in every barrel type you first need to know how the hanger works. K-80 barrels are separate along their length and the hanger determines the distance apart at the muzzle. Fitting a large hanger pushes the two barrels away […]
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Krieghoff offer two types of choke tubes for the Kâ80, Steel and Titanium. There is no difference in performance between the two but the Titanium chokes are longer and lighter than the steel version. Average weight of a Steel Choke tube in 1â2 choke is 23gm. The same Titanium Choke weighs 18gm. The longer Titanium […]
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The K-80 ejector is retained in the slide by a small ball and spring. The ball and spring are not captive, meaning they are loose and kept in place only by the ejector itself. Removal is easy. Using the plastic head of the stock wrench like a hammer, tap the back end of the ejector […]
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There are nine front hanger sizes for the K-80 that allow fine tuning of the point of impact of the bottom barrel. The top barrel is braced by the rib so only the bottom barrel will move. A larger hanger size pushes it down, away from the top barrel and a smaller size allows it […]
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The K-80 safety slide located on the top strap has a button to prevent it moving accidentally. To move the slide forward, depress the button with the the thumb. To move it back, depress the button again. The selector can be locked “off safe” by means of a locking screw through the side of the […]
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The K80 trigger blade is adjustable for position along a slide. There are two set screws on the underside of the trigger blade. The screw socket takes a 1.27mm wrench, 0.050″ or 1/20th inch imperial. The rearmost screw locks the blade onto the slide whilst the front screw locks the barrel selector positioned immediately in […]
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I often hear grumbles regarding my policy of not supplying action parts to other gunsmiths. There is a very simple reason for this and it has little to do with any commercial aspect. Firstly, to fully understand the K-80 mechanism and the relationship and interaction of individual components requires specific training. Without this understanding a […]
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