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In this entertaining, informative narrative, americas favorite bigbore specialist paints a fascinating portrait of the big fortyfour, from the earliest capandball revolvers. John covers the guns, shooting and loading for all. 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. This book gives historical prespectives from the inception of the. If you have read guns and american handgunner for the last few years, there isnt anything new there. Back to this one i ever so agree it wasis worth the money.

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Famous big bore revolvers featured in this book include the. Prototypes of the wayne baker signature editions of the model 83 and model 97 from freedom arms. This book is for people who are enthusiastic about or have an interest in 44 caliber handguns. The title of this book is the gun digest book of the. This beautifully colored book is hardbound with over 350 pages. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. A comprehensive look at sixgunnin by john taffin if your interest is whet by. I got elmer keiths book sixgun cartridges and loads when a young teen ager. It is filled with excellent black and white photos which clearly detail the authors descriptions. John covers the guns, shootings and loading for all. From the 1920s to the 1950s, keith extolled the virtues of the. In this entertaining, informative narrative, americas favorite bigbore specialist paints a the guns. Shop the latest titles by john taffin at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands.