The 20-1 is recommended so you can use any plain old motor oil for premix and not kill it, 40 or 50-1 with good oil will be fine but you will have to lean it out a little when you switch ratios.
My Chinese chainsaws recommended 25-1 and they get 40-1, this did make them run rich and not rev as high as they did on 25-1 so I leaned them out.