Thread: 20 gauge semi auto

The mrs has an armsan 20 gauge. Has used it for two seasons and it has killed a heap of ducks and a few quIl. Nice and fast and light and easy to shoot. No issues with it to date. With all of these guns it would pay to keep them cleanand well maintained as any binding will be where problems can potentially develop from in the form of the softer metals used in the bolt carriers etc being more easily bent which then gives friction and results in poor feeding. Hope that makes sense. As i said though this one has done quite a lit of work in poir conditions with no issue and has two arms on bolt carrier rather than the one sided vedsion i have seen on others which would just be asking for trouble in my books

Originally Posted by distant stalker

The mrs has an armsan 20 gauge. Has used it for two seasons and it has killed a heap of ducks and a few quIl. Nice and fast and light and easy to shoot. No issues with it to date. With all of these guns it would pay to keep them cleanand well maintained as any binding will be where problems can potentially develop from in the form of the softer metals used in the bolt carriers etc being more easily bent which then gives friction and results in poor feeding. Hope that makes sense. As i said though this one has done quite a lit of work in poir conditions with no issue and has two arms on bolt carrier rather than the one sided vedsion i have seen on others which would just be asking for trouble in my books

you sir are spot on.a lot of derision directed at the first escort s/a shotguns was soley due to this.to put it bluntly "lazy bloody owners!"My own escort Ive had for over 6yrs now and even then it was 2nd hand.a very kind bloke at BallingersH&Faleerted me to that ,and ive been dilgent ever since.mind you 13yrs tf army too,tends to make me somewhat anal about good firearm maintainence.I was also bloody fortunate to have a very kind bloke on the orther forum send me a box of sparesarising from a brand new escort12g being laid down and run over on duckshooting opening day.thats mates for you it had 2rounds put through it before the barrel had bigger curve than nigella lawsons bust!
so when the gas piston finally fractured (a milling oversight in manufacture) ,hey presto ,into ye carton and we are back in action.Im for beer money ,not gunsmiths fees(no offence intended to such craftsmen)

I used the exact same load as you in my wife's 20 gauge last year to see what the fuss was about with going back to lead and found it to be poor on ducks.

is that mike h from southland please saY IT AINT SO
5,s are ok but id go the opposite to mike h on bunnys. our 6s are dynamite on them without smashing them up even 7,s if they,re close,3,s are to tough on bunnies. pattern density is the key ie how many pellets are getting in the target at the ranges your taking them at. anyway have fun and welcome to the often complex art of shotgunning. your a hair away from ducks and a plethura of other exiting gamebird gunning