straightshooterjake
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Another choice would be a Beretta with a tip up barrel, like a Tpmcat or an 86, to eliminate the set back issue
I don't want to be off topic here, but the tip up barrel Beretta pistols have been mentioned before in this thread, and they are worth a comment. The tip up barrel Beretta pistols do not have an extractor, and as a result, they have a very strange manual of arms. The only way to remove a live round from the chamber is to tip the barrel up. You cannot clear the pistol by racking the slide, since there is no extractor to pull the round out.
If you get a misfire, you cannot do a tap, rack drill to clear it. You must tip the barrel up. If you rack the slide with brass in the chamber, the pistol will double feed every time.
Overall, I am not a fan of the tip up barrels for any serious use. However, there can be exceptions where they do make sense. But if you want to use one, you need to retrain for a manual of arms that works with the tip up barrels. If you are trained for "tap, rack, bang" in response to malfunctions, then you must untrain that.
Again, for most purposes, I am not a fan. The little .22 tip up is fun at the range though.