Thread: 20 gauge semi auto

Hi folks

I'm a new member who lives in Central Otago and has a 20 acre block (I live in town, the block is undeveloped) that is overstocked with rabbits. To date I've been using a .22 magnum but I'm getting too slow and the rabbits are getting too fast for me to keep their numbers down. So, I've basically decided to go down the shotgun route. As my wife will also use the gun and she's five foot nothing and has to run around in the shower to get wet I've decided to go to 20 gauge and semi-auto for lightness, ease of use, and low recoil. I don't have an endless budget and to date have come up with three options 1: Armsan A620S at $799 from Hunting and Fishing, 2: Mossburg SA-20 at $899 from Gun City and 3: Kral Queen Black Synthetic at $699 also from Gun City. They all "appear" to be pretty similar, the only obvious differences being more or less chokes supplied and the two Turkish models have high viz front sights.

So, I thought I'd join here and see what people who know about such things think. The gun won't get a hard life as I'm probably unlikely to put much more than 100 or so rounds through it a year.

I'd also appreciate any advice on shot and choke size for rabbit. I'll have a search through the forum as well and probably find all the answers there ;-)

Cheers