Phoenix Arms
{{Short description|Small semi-automatic pistol manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Phoenix Arms
| logo = File:Phoenix arms logo.jpg
| type = Private
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1992}}
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| defunct = 2025
| location_city = Ontario, California
| location_country = U.S.
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| industry = firearms
| products = Handguns
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Phoenix Arms was a firearms manufacturer established in 1992. A predecessor company owned by George Jennings, Raven Arms, ceased operations in 1991, after which Jennings retired and sold his designs to Phoenix.{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Peter Harry|last2=Abel|first2=Daniel G.|title=Outgunned: Up Against the NRA – The First Complete Insider Account of the Battle Over Gun Control|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DgXlZjWcKUUC&pg=PA157|date=June 15, 2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|location=New York|isbn=978-1-4516-0353-8|pages=57, 157}} Phoenix was founded and owned by Jennings’ ex-wife, his children, four of his grandchildren, and by Raven's former general manager. Phoenix is described by the U.S. BATF as one of the "Ring of Fire" companies, known for producing inexpensively-manufactured firearms often given the pejorative term "Saturday night special".{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/ring/companies.html|title=Hot Guns: Ring of Fire|work=Frontline|publisher=PBS|accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
Phoenix initially continued production of the MP-25, Raven's flagship model, before later replacing it with two new pistols, the HP22A and HP25A, chambered in .22 LR and .25 ACP, respectively. The pistols are constructed of injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy.
Products
=HP22 and HP25=
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| name = Phoenix Arms HP22A and HP25A
| image = PhoenixHP22A.png
| image_size = 300
| caption = A Phoenix Arms HP22A along with 100 rounds of .22 LR ammunition
| origin = United States
| type = Semi-automatic pistol
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| weight = {{convert|20|oz|g}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genitron.com/Handgun/Phoenix-Arms/Pistol/HP25/25-Auto/Variant-1|title=Phoenix Arms Model HP25 .25 Auto Variant-1}}
| length = {{convert|5.625|in|mm}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genitron.com/Handgun/Phoenix-Arms/Pistol/HP25/25-Auto/Variant-1|title=Phoenix Arms Model HP25 .25 Auto Variant-1}}
| part_length = {{convert|3|in|mm}}
{{convert|5|in|mm}}
| width = {{convert|1|in|mm}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genitron.com/Handgun/Phoenix-Arms/Pistol/HP25/25-Auto/Variant-1|title=Phoenix Arms Model HP25 .25 Auto Variant-1}}
| height = {{convert|4.125|in|mm}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genitron.com/Handgun/Phoenix-Arms/Pistol/HP25/25-Auto/Variant-1|title=Phoenix Arms Model HP25 .25 Auto Variant-1}}
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| cartridge = .22 Long Rifle or .25 ACP
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| action = Single-action Blowback
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| feed = Single-stack detachable box magazine; capacities:
- 9+1 rounds (.25 ACP [standard]){{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenix-arms.com/products/25-acp-standard-magazine?variant=8089217219|title=.25 ACP Standard Magazine - #330}}
- 10+1 rounds (.25 ACP [extended]){{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenix-arms.com/products/25-acp-extended-magazine?variant=8089103427|title=.25 ACP Extended Magazine - #360}}
- 10+1 rounds (.22 LR){{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenix-arms.com/products/22-lr-standard-magazine?variant=8089133315|title = .22 LR Standard Magazine - #230}}
| sights = Blade front sight
Windage-adjustable notch-type rear sight
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The HP22A and HP25A are small semi-automatic pocket pistols chambered in the .22 Long Rifle or .25 ACP cartridge, respectively. They are blowback-operated pistols and come with 3-inch barrels. Optional five-inch barrels are available. The frame is zinc alloy with a steel barrel and alloy slide. They are single-action pistols. The HP22 feeds from a single-stack 10-round magazine, and the HP25 feeds from a single-stack nine-round magazine. They have a unique slide-mounted firing pin block in addition to a regular manual safety. The pistol includes a magazine disconnect feature, which prevents the gun from firing without a magazine. The magazine cannot be removed without engaging the manual safety. The HP22A and HP25A have a shotgun-style ventilated rib along the top and feature a blade front sight with windage-adjustable notch-type rear sight. They are available in nickel or blued finish. The HP22 is designed for use with standard-velocity .22 Long Rifle only.
Accessories
Phoenix Arms also markets a "Target Kit" for the HP22A/HP25A that includes an interchangeable five inch barrel and a magazine with an extended finger rest.
References
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See also
External links
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- {{official|http://phoenix-arms.com}}
- [http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/FIREARMS/phoenix_hp22-hp22a-hp25-hp25a.pdf HP22 and HP25 Manual]
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Category:Firearm manufacturers of the United States
Category:Manufacturing companies based in California
Category:Companies based in San Bernardino County, California