Description
Left-handed wingshooters have spent decades adapting to guns built for everyone else. The A400 Xplor Action LH fixes that with a genuinely mirrored action, so ejection, loading and controls all work the way they should from your side of the gun. Beretta took its most versatile semi-auto and flipped it properly instead of just swapping a safety button, and that matters when hulls are flying and you need a clean sight picture.
Blink Speed, A400 Reliability
The heart of this gun is Beretta's gas-operated Blink system, which cycles roughly a third faster than comparable semi-autos and can run four shells in under a second. More useful in the real world, it digests 2 3/4 and 3 inch loads without fuss, from soft-shooting target ammo to stout waterfowl shells, and it handles both lead and steel shot. The 28-inch Steelium barrel with vent rib gives you a smooth, deliberate swing on crossing birds and clays alike, and the low-profile receiver keeps your eye right down the rib. When cleaning day comes, the whole thing strips down without tools into just a handful of parts.
Walnut and Bronze Done Right
The bronze-toned aluminum alloy receiver against blued steel and select walnut is one of the best-looking combinations in the semi-auto world, and the X-Tra Grain treatment brings out the figure in the wood. A Micro-Core recoil pad softens what the gas system doesn't already soak up, and it mounts to the shoulder without snagging. At around 6.7 pounds, it carries easily through a long day of upland walking but has enough gun to feel steady from a duck blind.
One Shotgun for the Whole Season
Three Optima-Choke HP tubes cover tight patterns for late-season birds down to open spreads for close flushes and skeet ranges. Between the choke flexibility, the wide ammo tolerance and that lefty-correct action, this is the kind of gun that ends up being the only shotgun a southpaw reaches for from September through spring.
Key Specifications
- Manufacturer: Beretta
- Manufacturer Part Number: J40AW18L
- UPC: 082442733302
- Action: Gas-Operated Semi-Auto (Blink System)
- Gauge: 12 Gauge
- Chamber: 3 inch (cycles 2 3/4 and 3 inch shells)
- Barrel Length: 28 inches, Steelium, Vent Rib
- Dexterity: Left Hand
- Receiver: Bronze-Toned Aluminum Alloy
- Stock: Walnut with X-Tra Grain Finish
- Recoil Pad: Micro-Core
- Chokes: Optima-Choke HP, 3 Tubes Included
- Sights: Front Bead
- Safety: 2-Position Crossbolt
- Weight: Approx. 6.7 lbs
What’s Included
- Beretta A400 Xplor Action LH shotgun
- 3 Optima-Choke HP choke tubes
- Stock shim kit for drop and cast adjustment
- Owner's manual
- Gun lock
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Beretta A400 Xplor Action LH a true left-handed shotgun?
Yes, this is a fully mirrored left-hand action, not a right-handed gun with a reversed safety. The bolt handle, ejection port and loading all sit on the correct side for lefties, so empty hulls kick away from your face instead of across it. It was the first true left-hand semi-auto Beretta ever offered.
Will the A400 Xplor Action cycle light target loads?
That is one of the strengths of the Blink gas system. It runs everything from mild 2 3/4 inch target loads up to full-power 3 inch hunting shells without adjustment, and it handles both lead and steel shot. The gas operation also takes a noticeable bite out of felt recoil compared to inertia guns.
What choke tubes does this A400 Xplor use?
It takes Beretta Optima-Choke HP tubes and ships with three of them, covering tight, mid-range and open patterns. That system is widely available, so adding an extended turkey or spreader tube down the road is easy. The Steelium barrel and Optima bore geometry are designed to throw consistent, even patterns.
Is this gun better suited to hunting or clays?
Both, and that is the whole point of the Xplor Action. The 28-inch barrel and roughly 6.7 pound weight make it quick enough for upland cover but smooth enough to swing on doves, ducks and sporting clays. Plenty of owners run one gun for the entire season, swapping chokes and loads as the game changes.



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