{{Short description|Type of semi-automatic pistol design that facilitates loading}} {{distinguish|Revolver#Tip_up|Top-break}}
[[File:3032 Tip.png|right|thumb|Tip-up barrel on a .32 ACP Beretta pistol]] [[File:Beretta950JetfireandClip-Open.jpg|right|thumb|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.<ref name="Ahern2010">{{cite book|author=Jerry Ahern|title=Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Concealed-Carry Handguns|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LyoEmeSwGwgC&pg=PA220|date=5 October 2010|publisher=Gun Digest Books|isbn=1-4402-1743-2|pages=220–}}</ref>
==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
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