Krieghoff K-32
 

A friend hooked me up with a Krieghoff K-32 about a week before Xmas !

I hadn't owned one of these since about 93 or 94 !!!!

This one was made in February of 1962 so I think it's more then likely got the left over Remington 32 parts inside not that that's a big deal to me . The gun is stocked like a trap gun and the barrels are 30" M&F . Also the LOP at the moment is about 13 1/2" . It should get a nice new KickEez sometime this week . It might be sent out for Briley screw ins and later to Kolar for a set of AAA tubes !

Then I'll be back like I was 25 years ago , the one gun for Skeet , Trap and Sporting Clays :cool:

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As far as O/U's go it's a slight understatement to say I like the Krieghoff K-32/80 , the Remington 32 and the Browning Superposed .

Nice gun good luck with it.
I'm with you on the remington 32 they are special

Tom

Is your new K-32 case colored on the receiver? Linda and I both shoot Model 32s. Hers is a Briley tubed gun and mine is Kolar. Mine has shot in competition for 47 years now.

No that isn't CC that's my thumb smudge :eek:

When I started the skeet/trap disorder back about 81 or so I started with a new Browning Citori 4 barrel set and a used Franchi 2003 Combo set . Think I used that Browning about 18 months and traded it for a Remington 3200 with Purbaigh tubes , the 3200 had belonged to Don Karges or so I was told and he had shot the fire out of it before I ever got it . Scores progressed a bit with the 3200 then I decided to go up a notch and debated Perazzi vs Krieghoff . Spaghetti versus Sauer Kraut !
Eventually I decided to go the Krieghoff way and got a then new K-32 from Allem with Kolar AAA's in an Americase with a bit higher graded wood . Later I changed to an adjustable comb stock and added a couple used K-80 trap barrels . About a year after that I got a very nice used medium monte carlo Bavarian grade K-80 stock from Creekwood in Texas . After a couple months with that stock on the gun my skeet averages went from high B low A to AA/AAA across the board . My trap scores also shot up . I doubt seriousely if I have that ability or dedication left in me any longer but it will be nice to have what I consider a normal trap/skeet/sporting setup :whistle:

Well I seemed to have backed into a couple K-32 monte carlo trap stock sets . So instead of trying to fix the knicks in this stock I may just swap it out !

One of them is supposed to be what I would call a medium monte carlo and the other is the high monte carlo usually seen with Vandalia rib guns or atleast that's been my experience !

It may be of interest to those here that the Remington 32/K-80 was originally an English design. This excerpt from one of my upcoming books:

"Churchill, delivered his first XXV “Premiere” over/under gun to American client, Philip Miller. This Churchill gun was a cross breed of sorts, borrowing elements from both the Boss and Woodward over/unders. A British writer/inventor named Arnold Chevallier worked with Churchill on the design. They later submitted a different version of their concept to Remington Arms in the USA – who eventually used it as the basis for Remington’s Model 32/3200. After WWII, Krieghoff modified this design a bit more and brought it out as their K-80."

What is your research that ties the sliding breech lock Remington 32 to British designs or finished products? Where does the Petrik fit in?

You can reference Don Masters "House of Churchill." For the rest, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until the book's out.

Thanks. Congratulations on your new work.

The Krieghoff gunsmith I use told me that any K32 with a serial number below about 2400 could have from very few to almost all remington parts and the rest Krieghoff parts. They are difficult to work on since all the parts have to fitted depending on which parts are used and where. I have shot K32's for 40 years and have never shot anything I liked any better. Carvel