Fit for the left shoulder

Shotguns for left-handed shooters

Left-hand friendly can mean different things. Some shotguns eject left; others offer a left-hand stock, bottom ejection, or adaptable controls. Check the ejection label and features on every listing.

27 manufacturer-listed families and factory options · Research reviewed September 5, 2026 · How we classify shotguns

Tier 1

Dedicated left-hand ejection

Purpose-built left-hand versions eject spent shells to the left. Choose the specific LH model; the standard version may eject right.

Browse 7 listings →

Tier 2

Left-hand stock & opening lever

Factory stock shape or an opening-lever option accommodates the left shoulder and hand. Break-action guns release shells at the open breech, not through a left-side ejection port.

Browse 7 listings →

Tier 3

Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Bottom ejection, shared controls, adjustable fit, or factory conversion can help left-handed shooters. Some of these guns still eject right; each listing tells you which.

Browse 13 listings →

Tiers describe the type of accommodation, not quality or a ranking. “Ejects right” remains visible even when a safety or stock can be set up for the left hand.

27 listings · 14 manufacturers · Model families, not a live inventory count

Tier 1 · Dedicated left-hand ejection (7)

Benelli

Super Black Eagle 3 Left Hand

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

3 configurations · 12 gauge / 20 gauge

Tier 1 · Dedicated left-hand ejection

Ejects left

What makes it left-hand friendly

Dedicated LH action
Left-side ejection

The dedicated LH version places the ejection port on the left side, accommodating a left-shouldered shooter.

Keep in mind: Applies to the Left Hand version only. Standard SBE3 models are not covered by this classification.

View Super Black Eagle 3 Left Hand details & sources →

Beretta

A400 Xtreme Plus Left Hand

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

3 configurations · 12 gauge

Tier 1 · Dedicated left-hand ejection

Ejects left

What makes it left-hand friendly

Dedicated LH action
Left-side ejection

Beretta documents a separate Left Handed configuration with the action arranged for left-side ejection.

Keep in mind: Choose the explicitly designated LH version. The standard Xtreme Plus ejects right.

View A400 Xtreme Plus Left Hand details & sources →

Fabarm

XLR5 Velocity Left Hand Eject

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 1 · Dedicated left-hand ejection

Ejects left

What makes it left-hand friendly

Left-side ejection
Dedicated LH competition version

Fabarm USA specifically identifies this as a true left-hand-eject competition semiautomatic.

Keep in mind: The left-eject designation applies to the LH version; do not infer it from the XLR5 family name alone.

View XLR5 Velocity Left Hand Eject details & sources →

Franchi

Affinity 3 Left Hand

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

2 configurations · 12 gauge / 20 gauge

Tier 1 · Dedicated left-hand ejection

Ejects left

What makes it left-hand friendly

Dedicated LH action
Left-side ejection
12- and 20-gauge LH offerings

The Affinity 3 LH is a dedicated left-hand semiautomatic. The 2026 lineup includes 12- and 20-gauge LH versions.

Keep in mind: The regular Affinity 3 and Affinity 3.5 are not automatically left-eject models.

View Affinity 3 Left Hand details & sources →

Retay

Gordion 12/28 Extra Black LH

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 1 · Dedicated left-hand ejection

Ejects left

What makes it left-hand friendly

Left-side ejection
Dedicated LH configuration

Retay USA names this Gordion configuration as its current left-eject model.

Keep in mind: Retay ACE and ACE-R have reversible safeties but eject right. They do not share this model's left-eject classification.

View Gordion 12/28 Extra Black LH details & sources →

TriStar

Viper G2 Left Hand

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

2 configurations · 12 gauge

Tier 1 · Dedicated left-hand ejection

Ejects left

What makes it left-hand friendly

Dedicated LH action
Left-side ejection

The Viper G2 LH offers a dedicated left-hand semiautomatic configuration. TriStar's index identifies LH items 24165 and 24198.

Keep in mind: Most Viper G2 listings are standard right-hand models. Confirm the LH designation on the exact item.

View Viper G2 Left Hand details & sources →

Winchester

SX4 Left Hand

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

4 configurations · 12 gauge / 20 gauge

Tier 1 · Dedicated left-hand ejection

Ejects left

What makes it left-hand friendly

Left-side ejection
Mirrored LH configuration

The SX4 LH is a dedicated left-hand version. Winchester's 2026 lineup adds LH Upland Field configurations alongside the waterfowl offerings.

Keep in mind: Standard SX4 models eject right. Upland Field and Waterfowl finish names alone do not establish handedness.

View SX4 Left Hand details & sources →

Tier 2 · Left-hand stock & opening lever (7)

Benelli

828 U — left-hand option

Break-action · Factory option

1 configuration · 12 or 20 gauge by base model

Tier 2 · Left-hand stock & opening lever

Shells release at open breech

What makes it left-hand friendly

Left-hand opening lever option

Benelli describes a left-hand opening lever on LH 828 U models, making the opening control suitable for the left hand.

Keep in mind: This is a break-action shotgun. Shells are extracted or ejected at the open breech; a left-hand stock does not make it a left-side-ejecting repeater. Confirm which current 828 U configurations offer the LH lever.

View 828 U — left-hand option details & sources →

Blaser

F16 Game — LH options

Break-action · Factory option

1 configuration · 12 or 20 gauge

Tier 2 · Left-hand stock & opening lever

Shells release at open breech

What makes it left-hand friendly

Factory LH stock option
Factory LH locking lever option

Blaser's catalogue lists left-hand stock and locking-lever options for the F16. These are separate configuration choices.

Keep in mind: This is a break-action shotgun. Shells are extracted or ejected at the open breech; a left-hand stock does not make it a left-side-ejecting repeater.

View F16 Game — LH options details & sources →

Blaser

F16 Sporting — LH options

Break-action · Factory option

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 2 · Left-hand stock & opening lever

Shells release at open breech

What makes it left-hand friendly

Factory LH stock option
Factory LH locking lever option

Blaser's catalogue lists left-hand stock and locking-lever options for the F16. These are separate configuration choices.

Keep in mind: This is a break-action shotgun. Shells are extracted or ejected at the open breech; a left-hand stock does not make it a left-side-ejecting repeater.

View F16 Sporting — LH options details & sources →

Browning

Citori 825 Sporting LH

Break-action · Factory option

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 2 · Left-hand stock & opening lever

Shells release at open breech

What makes it left-hand friendly

Factory LH configuration
Left-hand stock fit

Browning announces a left-hand configuration of the Citori 825 Sporting. Its left-hand fit belongs to the specified LH configuration.

Keep in mind: This is a break-action shotgun. Shells are extracted or ejected at the open breech; a left-hand stock does not make it a left-side-ejecting repeater.

View Citori 825 Sporting LH details & sources →

Browning

Citori 825 Trap LH

Break-action · Factory option

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 2 · Left-hand stock & opening lever

Shells release at open breech

What makes it left-hand friendly

Factory LH configuration
Left-hand stock fit

Browning announces a left-hand configuration of the Citori 825 Trap. Its left-hand fit belongs to the specified LH configuration.

Keep in mind: This is a break-action shotgun. Shells are extracted or ejected at the open breech; a left-hand stock does not make it a left-side-ejecting repeater.

View Citori 825 Trap LH details & sources →

Krieghoff

K-20 — LH options

Break-action · Factory option

1 configuration · 20, 28 or .410 bore by configuration

Tier 2 · Left-hand stock & opening lever

Shells release at open breech

What makes it left-hand friendly

Factory LH stock choices
LH palm swell and cast
Opening-lever option

Krieghoff describes LH stock choices with cast and palm swell suited to the left shoulder and hand, plus an opening-lever option on eligible configurations.

Keep in mind: This is a break-action shotgun. Shells are extracted or ejected at the open breech; a left-hand stock does not make it a left-side-ejecting repeater. Options vary by configuration.

View K-20 — LH options details & sources →

Krieghoff

K-80 — LH options

Break-action · Factory option

1 configuration · 12 gauge base; tube-set options vary

Tier 2 · Left-hand stock & opening lever

Shells release at open breech

What makes it left-hand friendly

Factory LH stock choices
LH palm swell and cast
Opening-lever option

Krieghoff describes LH stock choices with cast and palm swell suited to the left shoulder and hand, plus an opening-lever option on eligible configurations.

Keep in mind: This is a break-action shotgun. Shells are extracted or ejected at the open breech; a left-hand stock does not make it a left-side-ejecting repeater. Options vary by configuration.

View K-80 — LH options details & sources →

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs (13)

Beretta

A300 Ultima

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 or 20 gauge by model

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects right

What makes it left-hand friendly

Reversible safety
Cast and drop adjustment

Supported safety and stock-fit adjustments help accommodate the left hand and shoulder.

Keep in mind: These versions eject right, even after adjusting the safety or stock. Dedicated A400 LH versions have their own listings. Confirm the adjustment options on the exact variant.

View A300 Ultima details & sources →

Beretta

A400 — standard right-eject versions

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12, 20 or 28 gauge by model

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects right

What makes it left-hand friendly

Reversible safety
Cast and drop adjustment

Supported safety and stock-fit adjustments help accommodate the left hand and shoulder.

Keep in mind: These versions eject right, even after adjusting the safety or stock. Dedicated A400 LH versions have their own listings. Confirm the adjustment options on the exact variant.

View A400 — standard right-eject versions details & sources →

Browning

A5

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12, 16 or 20 gauge by model

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects right

What makes it left-hand friendly

Reversible safety
Stock fit adjustment

Safety orientation and supported stock adjustments can accommodate a left-handed shooter.

Keep in mind: Spent shells still eject right. Safety reversal is a setup step; consult the model manual and manufacturer or qualified gunsmith rather than assuming the gun arrives configured for the left hand.

View A5 details & sources →

Browning

Maxus II

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects right

What makes it left-hand friendly

Reversible safety
Stock fit adjustment

Safety orientation and supported stock adjustments can accommodate a left-handed shooter.

View Maxus II details & sources →

Ithaca

Model 37

Pump · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects downward

What makes it left-hand friendly

Bottom loading
Downward ejection

Spent shells exit below the receiver instead of across the shooter's face through a side port.

Keep in mind: Bottom ejection does not make every control or stock ambidextrous. Confirm the safety orientation and stock fit on the exact configuration.

View Model 37 details & sources →

IWI Tavor TS12 in its standard factory configuration

IWI

Tavor TS12 — factory conversion

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Right eject · factory LH conversion

What makes it left-hand friendly

Factory opposite-hand conversion

IWI US offers a factory service to configure the TS12 for the opposite hand.

Keep in mind: The standard retail configuration ejects right. Left ejection requires the factory conversion; do not treat an unconverted TS12 as a left-hand gun.

View Tavor TS12 — factory conversion details & sources →

KelTec

KS7 Gen2

Pump · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects downward

What makes it left-hand friendly

Downward ejection
Ambidextrous design

KelTec describes the design as ambidextrous. Spent shells exit downward instead of through a left or right side port.

Keep in mind: This is bottom-ejecting, not left-ejecting. Its shared design does not provide a dedicated left-hand stock.

View KS7 Gen2 details & sources →

KelTec

KSG

Pump · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects downward

What makes it left-hand friendly

Downward ejection
Ambidextrous design

KelTec describes the design as ambidextrous. Spent shells exit downward instead of through a left or right side port.

Keep in mind: This is bottom-ejecting, not left-ejecting. Its shared design does not provide a dedicated left-hand stock.

View KSG details & sources →

KelTec

KSG410

Pump · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · .410 bore

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects downward

What makes it left-hand friendly

Downward ejection
Ambidextrous design

KelTec describes the design as ambidextrous. Spent shells exit downward instead of through a left or right side port.

Keep in mind: This is bottom-ejecting, not left-ejecting. Its shared design does not provide a dedicated left-hand stock.

View KSG410 details & sources →

Mossberg

500 — standard models

Pump · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12, 20 or .410 bore by model

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects right

What makes it left-hand friendly

Top-tang safety

The top-mounted safety is accessible to either hand, a useful shared control for a left-handed shooter.

Keep in mind: These standard models eject right. Stock shape and pistol-grip configurations can affect safety reach; they are not the dedicated LH L-Series.

View 500 — standard models details & sources →

Mossberg

590 / 590A1 — standard models

Pump · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 or 20 gauge by model

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects right

What makes it left-hand friendly

Top-tang safety

The top-mounted safety is accessible to either hand, a useful shared control for a left-handed shooter.

Keep in mind: These standard models eject right. Stock shape and pistol-grip configurations can affect safety reach; they are not the dedicated LH L-Series.

View 590 / 590A1 — standard models details & sources →

Mossberg

835 — standard models

Pump · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects right

What makes it left-hand friendly

Top-tang safety

The top-mounted safety is accessible to either hand, a useful shared control for a left-handed shooter.

Keep in mind: These standard models eject right. Stock shape and pistol-grip configurations can affect safety reach; they are not the dedicated LH L-Series.

View 835 — standard models details & sources →

Mossberg

940 — standard models

Semi-auto · Manufacturer listed

1 configuration · 12 gauge

Tier 3 · Ambidextrous & adaptable designs

Ejects right

What makes it left-hand friendly

Top-tang safety

The top-mounted safety is accessible to either hand, a useful shared control for a left-handed shooter.

Keep in mind: These standard models eject right. Stock shape and pistol-grip configurations can affect safety reach; they are not the dedicated LH L-Series.

View 940 — standard models details & sources →