Tip-up barrel

Type of semi-automatic pistol design that facilitates loading
Tip-up barrel on a .32 ACP Beretta pistol
Tip-up barrel on a .25 ACP Beretta Jetfire pistol

A tip-up barrel is a type of semi-automatic pistol design in which the barrel can be swung up and away from the firing pin, pivoting around a hinge set into the frame near the muzzle. Such a design allows a round to be inserted directly into the chamber, rather than from a magazine. Shooters who lack the hand/arm strength needed to chamber the first round by racking the slide on a conventional pistol can take advantage of the tip-up barrel to begin firing.[1]

Tip-up pistols

  • JO.LO.AR.
  • Taurus PT22
  • Beretta 3032 Tomcat
  • Beretta 950
  • Beretta 21A Bobcat
  • Beretta Cheetah (certain models)
  • Le Français (pistol)
  • Girsan MC 14T Tip-Up

References

  1. ^ Jerry Ahern (5 October 2010). Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Concealed-Carry Handguns. Gun Digest Books. pp. 220–. ISBN 1-4402-1743-2.