20 Gauge Shotguns

Magnum Sports lists 40 shotguns in 20 gauge, and 26 can be ordered today. Beretta has the most models, followed by Rizzini, Webley & Scott and Miroku, with Benelli, Chapuis, Franchi, Bettinsoli, Yildiz, Verney Carron and Akkar also represented. The 20 gauge is lighter and softer-recoiling than a 12, which makes it popular in Australia for quail and duck where permitted, for walking-up rabbits, and as a sporting clays gun for smaller-framed and junior shooters.

Over-and-under, side-by-side and single-barrel shotguns are Category A: you need a current NSW licence in that category and a Permit to Acquire (PTA) for each firearm. Since 1 July 2026 a PTA is only issued once you show you meet the safe-storage requirements, and new and renewed licences run for a maximum of two years. Semi-automatics such as the Beretta A400 Xplor Action are Category C, which is restricted to primary producers and limited exemptions.

Available guns start at $1,122 for the Webley & Scott 900X Series. A typical 20 gauge here is about $4,800, the price of a Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III Field Sporting. Fine game guns such as the Rizzini Regal range and the Beretta 486 Parallelo run past $10,000, and the Beretta SL3 Deep Scroll and SL3 Game Scene are $40,300.