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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

7 listings · 4 manufacturers · Model families, not a live inventory count

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 →