Tip-Up Barrel

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A Beretta 3032 Tomcat chambered in .32 ACP, showing off its "tip-up barrel" feature! Photo Source: User "LSSPORTS" at GunAuction.com.

Tip-up barrel is a semi-automatic pistol in which the first round in the chamber is not fed from a magazine, but is inserted directly into the chamber via a barrel which swings upwards to admit it. The particular advantage of the tip-up barrel is that it allows users to chamber a round who may lack sufficient hand or arm strength to rack the slide on a conventional semi-automatic pistol.

Pistols That Feature a Tip-Up Barrel

• JO.LO.AR.
• Taurus PT22
• Beretta 3032 Tomcat
• Beretta 950
• Beretta 21A Bobcat
• Beretta Cheetah (on some models)
• Le Français (pistol)