Difference between revisions of "Tip-Up Barrel"
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'''Tip-up barrel''' is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] in which the first round in the chamber is not fed from a [[magazine (firearm)|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. | '''Tip-up barrel''' is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] in which the first round in the chamber is not fed from a [[magazine (firearm)|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. |
Revision as of 06:54, 8 October 2019
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.