Description: BIG BORE HANDGUNS by John Taffin NEW HARDCOVER REPRINT EDITION, 2018 From his beloved Colt Single Action to Freedom Arms and Taurus pistols, acclaimed expert John Taffin is armed with the facts about all the biggest six-guns around.In this must-have guide, he discusses the ins and outs of shooting, hunting and competing with high caliber handguns. An Idaho resident, Taffin is one of the nation's premiere authorities on powerful firearms. Featuring hundreds of photos and honest reviews of handguns from makers including Colt, Smith & Wesson, Dan Wesson, Ruger, Freedom Arms and Taurus, Big Bore Handguns also covers customizing, accessories, reloading, hunting and cowboy activities. Guns included in this book are single-shot pistols, revolvers and semi-automatics. Table of Contents:AcknowledgmentsIntroductionTHE FIRST SIXGUNSCOLT'S MODEL P: THREE LEGENDARY GENERATIONSCOLT'S DOUBLE-ACTION SIXGUNSSMITH & WESSON: KING OF THE MAGNUM SIXGUNS50 YEARS OF RUGER: SINGLE-ACTION SATISFACTIONRUGER'S BULL STRONG DOUBLE-ACTION REDHAWKSFREEDOM ARMS: SINGLE-ACTION PERFECTIONTAURUS: RAGING BULLS FROM BRAZILDAN WESSON: A BETTER IDEAMODEL 1911: COMPETITION FOR THE BIG BORE SIXGUNTHE SINGLE SHOTSCUSTOM HANDGUNSCUSTOM STOCKSEL PASO SADDLERYHANDGUN RIGSHUNTING WITH HANDGUNSSIXGUN/LEVER GUN COMBINATIONSEpilogueHandgunner DirectoryIndexContributor Bio:Taffin, JohnJohn Taffin has been handgun writer for the past 50+ years as and a staff writer for the American Handgunner and Guns for the past 36+ years assigned to do feature articles as well as regular columns, "Taffin Tests", "The Sixgunner", "Handloading", and "Campfire Tales". He has also contributed regular columns and features to Shoot!Magazine, The Freedom Arms Collectors Journal, and Handgun Hunters International as well as the Digest Annuals. His main interests are big bore sixguns, lever action rifles, and single-shot rifles and pistols, and he has hunted extensively with handguns in America and Africa. Taffin is also the founder, 1986, and first chairman of The Shootists and past chairman of the Outstanding American Handgunner Awards Foundation. He has also served on the board of the Handgun Hunters Chapter of SCI, and is a NRA Life Member. He considers only five things in this life to be important, namely, Faith, Family, Friends, Firearms, and most assuredly Freedom. Author of eight books and more than 2,000 articles, Taffin and his wife Dot have three children and 14 grandchildren and reside in Idaho. The kids are all grown-up and on their own, however, Taffin's constant companions during his writing chores are Chloe, a Pomeranian, and Molly, a Shih Tzu, who also serve as doorbells and watchdogs. He still misses his two Malamutes, Red and WolfHARDCOVER. Unabridged edition. Illustrated. 8 1/2 x 11. 354 pages. NEW! PLEASE NOTE: PHOTO IN THIS AUCTION IS A STOCK PHOTO OF THE BOOK. YOUR BOOK IS BRAND NEW FROM THE PUBLISHER, NEVER READ, NEVER SHELVED.We ship all of our books in cardboard packaging/wrapping for protection in transit.
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Brand: Colt
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Colt, Smith & Wesson, Dan Wesson, Ruger, Freedom Arms: Taurus 1911 DOUBLE-ACTION SIXGUNS
Gun Type: PISTOL
Load Type: Breachloader
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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