tip-up barrel

{{Short description|Type of semi-automatic pistol design that facilitates loading}}

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File:3032 Tip.png Beretta pistol]]

File:Beretta950JetfireandClip-Open.jpg 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.{{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–}}