44 book by john taffin

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John august taffin born may 2, 1939 is an american author from boise, idaho who writes several columns for gun magazines including guns, gun digest, sixgunner, shoot. As they only print x numbers of similar books, as years pass on they become quite scarce and marketable. Normally it will say good shootin and god bless, john taffin or whatever is requested. An indepth look at americas hottest new shooting game, and single action sixguns, and more on.

If you enjoy shooting and especially hand gun shooting, john taffins books are a must read. Chapter 1 single action sixgunsin the beginning chapter 2 the first successful levergunthe. Read full article john taffin when less is more all the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. My longtime friend, confidant, and fellow gun writer, john taffin, is probably the biggest proponent for the.

Click the button below to add the john taffins book of the. This beautifullycolored book is hardbound with over 350 pages. The homepage of noted author and writer john taffin, displaying articles and firearms. Every gun has a story to tell and no one tells those stories better than noted old west and handgun expert john taffin.

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They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts. In this entertaining, informative narrative, americas favorite bigbore specialist paints a the guns. Articles by john taffin american handgunner journalist. Having found long ago that i can learn much from the readers of this magazine, i always read these letters. Taffin gives his reader a collegiate education in the 44s. Wanna be nice to a 65 year old gun, but it needs to remember its a heavy duty, too. Chapter 16, page 2 hunting bullets and loads, from ingot. I just want to say, publicly, how much i appreciate john taffins book, gun digests book of the.

I got elmer keiths book sixgun cartridges and loads when a young teen ager. Back to this one i ever so agree it wasis worth the. Get the 74th edition of the worlds greatest gun book. He has written tens of thousands of words on the virtues of the. I was talking to one of my former editors about the price i had to pay to get a set of. The title of this book is the gun digest book of the. Whether your single action sixgun was chambered for.

Starting with the earliest percussion pistols, moving along through historical oddity revolvers and into rich detail about modern classics, and finishing with specialty, custom and long guns, mr. A former math teacher from 19641995, taffin is regarded as an authority on singleaction revolvers, handloading, handgun hunting, bigbore revolvers, and metallic silhouette shooting. See all books authored by john taffin, including action shooting. John covers the guns, shootings and loading for all. All the goodies in john s book youre going to have to dig out for yourself. In my book, there are no better endorsements for the.

In the closing pages of his 1955 book, keith wrote. I am just a bit older than john but essentially grew up about the same time he did. It was published by gun digest books and has a total of 288 pages in the book. All the goodies in johns book youre going to have to dig out for yourself. I have had it for some time and have nearly worn it out reading and rereading. Its still specialjohn taffin quite often something i write sparks an interest in a reader who wants to share his special handgun or experience with me. John taffin covers the guns, shooting and loading for all. It civilized the american frontier, fought the civil war and tamed the wild west. John taffin books list of books by author john taffin. I finally was able to buy a model 24 6 barrel after i was grown. Those who purchase books from the publisher can send me a selfaddressed stamped envelope and i will send a 2 x 3 stickerlabel autographed which can be placed in the book. It is filled with excellent black and white photos which clearly detail the authors descriptions. In this entertaining, informative narrative, americas favorite bigbore specialist paints a fascinating portrait of the big fortyfour, from the earliest capandball revolvers and the legendary leveractions to the. Charles allan skeeter skelton may 1, 1928 january 17, 1988 was an american lawman.