bubbaw: Some minor differences with the springs and the trigger shoe not being adjustable, some of which you've updated. But the big difference in the older/early Model 32, which was renamed the K32 to get the people to stop thinking it was a Rem 32, is the receiver and Forend Iron are NOT case hardened. The new ones are. Even though I've never seen a older K32 worn out due to soft metal, I'm told it makes a difference to people who know about it and they stay away from them. I've put my Old Model 32 side by side with my friends K-80, with the stocks off, and their virtually identical. Hope this helps. Dave T.
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Well now, Al, there were some differences between the earliest Model 32s (they are not and never were referred to by Krieghoff as K-32s) and their successors. As Bob said, those differences aren't terribly important, but they do exist. The very first Model 32s contained more hand-machining and hand-fitting as well as some actual Remington Model 32 parts. Most Model 32s were "all" Krieghoff but those earliest guns were exceptions.
While upfitting Model 32s with K-80 internals is a great investment in your Model 32, only release trigger guns benefit from the change enough to make it worthwhile. Second design and newer K-80 hammers have the release lugs forged into the hammers instead of the hammers having to be drilled for the insertion of a pin, which often resulted in broken hammers down the road. But such work is expensive - when I had a Model 32 combo converted in 1995, the K-80 trigger group alone cost $750 plus the labor to fit it.
As far as Model 32 receivers not being "hard", they are not case-hardened like K-80 receivers but they certainly are not "soft" and are no softer than most Browning or Berettas.
Ed
While upfitting Model 32s with K-80 internals is a great investment in your Model 32, only release trigger guns benefit from the change enough to make it worthwhile. Second design and newer K-80 hammers have the release lugs forged into the hammers instead of the hammers having to be drilled for the insertion of a pin, which often resulted in broken hammers down the road. But such work is expensive - when I had a Model 32 combo converted in 1995, the K-80 trigger group alone cost $750 plus the labor to fit it.
As far as Model 32 receivers not being "hard", they are not case-hardened like K-80 receivers but they certainly are not "soft" and are no softer than most Browning or Berettas.
Ed
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