44 book by john taffin

Get the 74th edition of the worlds greatest gun book. Having found long ago that i can learn much from the readers of this magazine, i always read these letters. In my book, there are no better endorsements for the. John taffin books list of books by author john taffin. He has written tens of thousands of words on the virtues of the. We desperately need a modern, uptodate, full powered factory. My longtime friend, confidant, and fellow gun writer, john taffin, is probably the biggest proponent for the.

See all books authored by john taffin, including action shooting. John covers the guns, shootings and loading for all. It is filled with excellent black and white photos which clearly detail the authors descriptions. Wanna be nice to a 65 year old gun, but it needs to remember its a heavy duty, too. All the goodies in johns book youre going to have to dig out for yourself. 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. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts. Chapter 16, page 2 hunting bullets and loads, from ingot. I got elmer keiths book sixgun cartridges and loads when a young teen ager. I am sure this work will be standard pistolero reading fare for decades to come. John covers the guns, shooting and loading for all. In this entertaining, informative narrative, americas favorite bigbore specialist paints a the guns. Friend john taffin even went so far as to label it as being the cartridge of the century that would be the 20th century, and i must admit that i tend to agree with him.

Articles by john taffin american handgunner journalist. Charles allan skeeter skelton may 1, 1928 january 17, 1988 was an american lawman. All the goodies in john s book youre going to have to dig out for yourself. 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. Fortunately, thanks to regular readers of guns and american handgunner, i have been contacted about. Information is also included on the modern replicas, the schofield and no. Every gun has a story to tell and no one tells those stories better than noted old west and handgun expert john taffin. John taffin covers the guns, shooting and loading for all.

The homepage of noted author and writer john taffin, displaying articles and firearms. The title of this book is the gun digest book of the. I do not want the hassle of having to go to the post office to mail books. I have had it for some time and have nearly worn it out reading and rereading. Skelton is credited by firearms writer john taffin with the revival of the. In the closing pages of his 1955 book, keith wrote. An indepth look at americas hottest new shooting game, and single action sixguns, and more on. Taffin on the new ruger 44 special smith and wesson forums. If you enjoy shooting and especially hand gun shooting, john taffins books are a must read. Read full article john taffin when less is more all the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. Action shooting cowboy style by john taffin 19990906 by john taffin jan 1, 1860. Chapter 1 single action sixgunsin the beginning chapter 2 the first successful levergunthe. Taffin gives his reader a collegiate education in the 44s.

Normally it will say good shootin and god bless, john taffin or whatever is requested. 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. It civilized the american frontier, fought the civil war and tamed the wild west. When it came to sixgun ammunition, things were definitely much simpler. However, skeeter, who arrived on the gun writing scene long after the. Famous big bore revolvers featured in this book include the. 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. Gun digest book of the 44 by john taffin 2006, paperback. I finally was able to buy a model 24 6 barrel after i was grown. Instead, the gun digest book of the 44 is riveting. It was published by gun digest books and has a total of 288 pages in the book. Guns magazine campfire tales archives guns magazine. Back to this one i ever so agree it wasis worth the.

I am just a bit older than john but essentially grew up about the same time he did. I was talking to one of my former editors about the price i had to pay to get a set of. If this is a reasonable goal, does anybody have a triedandtrue recommendation. A former math teacher from 19641995, taffin is regarded as an authority on singleaction revolvers, handloading, handgun hunting, bigbore revolvers, and metallic silhouette shooting. 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. Click the button below to add the john taffins book of the. This beautifullycolored book is hardbound with over 350 pages. Whether your single action sixgun was chambered for. As they only print x numbers of similar books, as years pass on they become quite scarce and marketable.