A MAN was hospitalised on Friday morning after two men assaulted him at gunpoint at his home in the Gawler Belt.

Gawler police were called to the property on Clancy Rd after 7am on Friday morning, responding to reports a man had been assaulted.

Officers were told two men had forced their way into the house armed with a firearm before assaulting the occupant.

The victim was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with head and leg injuries which are not considered to be life threatening.

Barossa Criminal Investigation Branch detectives are investigating the incident and do not believe it was a random attack

Anyone with information is requested to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or by going online.