EAA Girsan MC14T Solution Tip-Up Pistol .380 ACP 13+1 Two Tone

Description

Racking a slide is the one thing that keeps a lot of people from running a semi-auto comfortably. Arthritis, an old injury, or plain reduced hand strength can turn a routine task into a struggle. The Girsan MC14T Solution sidesteps that entirely. Press the release lever on the frame and the rear of the barrel pivots up, exposing the chamber. Drop a round in, snap the barrel closed, insert the magazine, and you're carrying 13+1 rounds of .380 ACP without ever touching the slide. When the barrel is tipped open, you can also see at a glance whether the chamber is loaded, which makes checking and unloading refreshingly simple.

Classic Tip-Up Design, Modern MC14T Execution

If the styling looks familiar, it should. The MC14T draws heavily from the old Beretta Cheetah series, blending the double-stack capacity of the Model 84 with the tip-up barrel of the Model 86, then adds features those pistols never had. You get a Picatinny accessory rail for a light or laser, an ambidextrous safety, a reversible magazine release, and a forged aluminum frame that keeps weight around 25 ounces. That heft, combined with the 4.5 inch barrel, makes this one of the softest-shooting .380s you'll put your hands on, and the longer barrel wrings out more velocity than the pocket-sized guns in this caliber.

Two-Tone Looks, DA/SA Trigger

This version pairs a matte stainless finished frame with a black steel barrel and serrated slide, and it wears the look well. The DA/SA trigger gives you a smooth double-action pull with a lighter single-action follow-up, and the external hammer, manual safety, and automatic firing pin block let you set it up the way you like to carry. Fixed three-dot contrast sights are easy to pick up, and grooves on the front and backstrap keep the composite-gripped frame planted in your hand.

Range reports on this pistol are consistently strong, with reviewers running hundreds of rounds of mixed FMJ and hollow points without trouble. For home defense, new gun owners, or anyone who has been fighting a stiff slide, the MC14T earns its Solution name.