I have been on a quest for a better upland game gun, (grouse, rabbit, close in pheasant and yes squirrels.) My long barrel 12 gauges have limited my hit ratio in heavy brush. I wanted a sxs or o/u with imp cyl and mod chokes but I have become disheartened with reviews and opinions of the lower end guns. Do to $ I'm now looking for 26inch pump in 20 gauge. I almost pulled the trigger on Nova with 24inch barrel but backed out at the last minute. I did find a BPS with a straight stock and a short barrel but the price was a little high and the barrel was to short for my liking. I like NEF but the one I picked up was too heavy and only came with one choke. Back in the day I use to use my grandfather's Ithaca feather weight and it was awesome. Any opinions would be appreciated, I'm looking in the $400 area.