Follow the development of the big bores from model to model in this fascinating study. More than 300 photos provide fine details about the pioneering sixguns, as recognized firearms authority John Taffin relates the influence these guns have had on each other and the field of competitive shooting.

Big Bore Sixguns

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Taffin, John

Antiques & Collectibles

Krause Pubns Inc

The thunder of a Colt Peacemaker will ring in your ears as nationally known handgun expert John Taffin brings the lore of the wild west to the era of modern shooting competition. Feel the rich gun leather and taste the smoke of America's fastest-growing shooting game. Every aspect is explained for shooters of all levels. Join the fun of cowboy-style shooting. Let John Taffin take you from the general store where he'll show you the latest in old western garb, to the firing line where some of the fastest guns around drop the hammer in search of a winning score.

Action Shooting: Cowboy Style : An In-Depth Look at America's Hottest New Shooting Game

John Taffin drops the hammer on the world's most powerful handguns. From the original Colt Peacemaker to Taurus' monster revolver aptly named "The Raging Bull," recognized expert Taffin shows the ins and outs of shooting, hunting, and competing with the biggest handguns around. Honest reviews and hundreds of photos feature handguns from makers such as Colt, Smith &amp; Wesson, Dan Wesson, Ruger, Freedom Arms, and Taurus. 
Significant coverage is also given to handgun customizing, accessories, reloading, and popular shooting hobbies including hunting and cowboy activities. Accessories consist of stocks, handgun holster rigs, and much more. Firearms include single-shot pistols, revolvers, and semi-automatics. 
Hunting and cowboy shooting load data lets reloaders blaze away with optimal loads, especially for those using sixgun and lever rifle combinations. 
• Reviews of world's most powerful handguns from Colt, Smith &amp; Wesson, Dan Wesson, Ruger, Freedom Arms, and Taurus 
• Customizing, accessories, reloading, and popular shooting hobbies for big bore handguns

Big Bore Handguns

Sports & Outdoors

Hunting & Fishing

170 Years of the Guns that Tamed the West and Made All Men Equal!
The Peacemaker. The Ol' Thumb-Buster. The Hawg Laig.
No firearm in the world is more immediately recognizable than the 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver. Yet Colt's famed six-shooter was only one of hundreds of models of single action revolvers that fought wars, tamed a wild continent and bought the long arm of the law to a new world. Single Action Six Guns is packed with fascinating facts about all makes and models: Colt, Smith &amp; Wesson, Remington, Ruger, Freedom Arms, John Linebaugh, United States Fire Arms, and many more...
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<li>Hundreds of full-color photos</li>
<li>Up-to-the-minute reloading data for today's hottest cowboy action guns</li>
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Single Action Sixguns

Gun Digest

The Guns. The Loads.
It's All Here!
It civilized the American frontier, fought the Civil War and tamed the Wild West. Today, the big .44 is still America's favorite caliber for hunting, target shooting and serious self-defense.
And who better to write of the .44 than John Taffin? In this entertaining, informative narrative, America's favorite big-bore specialist paints a fascinating portrait of the Big Forty-Four, from the earliest cap-and-ball revolvers and the legendary lever-actions to the .44 Magnum and beyond.
You'll enjoy:
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<li>Range reports on .44-caliber firearms, old and new</li>
<li>Hundreds of detailed photos</li>
<li>Loading data for .44-caliber handguns, rifles and carbines</li>
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For the collector, for the hunter, for the reloader - for the Dirty Harry in all of us - Gun Digest Book of the .44 is required reading.

The Gun Digest Book of the .44

Gun Digest Books

A comprehensive book on the .45 caliber covering guns, cartridges, and loads.

John Taffin's Book of the .45 Caliber

Reference

Wolfe Pub. Co

Grab your handgun, take aim and pull the trigger with acclaimed expert John Taffin as he brings the wild west to the era of modern shooting. 
In this in-depth guide, Taffin explains America's hot, fast-growing game for shooters of all levels - with a cowboy twist. From the sport's colorful roots to facts about single action pistols of all kinds, this informative volume includes everything you need to know about this shining star of the shooting industry. 
Whether you're taking your first trip to the range or an experienced competitor looking to sharpen your skills, Action Shooting Cowboy Style shows you all the guns, the loads and accessories to pack.

Action Shooting Cowboy Style

Echo Point Books & Media

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.

If your interest is whet by history, shooting or the large caliber handguns, this is the book for you.In this comprehensive guide, firearms expert John Taffin follows the development of big bores from 1870 to today. His fascinating model to model review includes more than 300 photos and fine details about the pioneering sixguns, as well as the influence those guns have had on each other and the field of competitive shooting.Famous big bore revolvers featured in this book include the .357 Magnum, the .44 Magnum, the .45 Colt, and an armory of other popular large bore handguns. Written in an easy-to-follow format, Big Bore Sixguns lays out a detailed history of Colts, Smith & Wessons, Rugers, and the men who made them.

No firearm is more easily recognizable than the 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver – conjuring up images of Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakotas, Lt. George Patton with Black Jack Pershing in Mexico and the Earps and Doc Holliday at the O.K. Corral.
Colt’s famous six-shooter is one of hundreds of models of single action revolvers that have been used in battles across the continent. Packed with more than 350 photos and thousands of facts about single-action revolvers from 1850 to today, this definitive guide captures a history beginning with Samuel Colt and ending with Bill Ruger, John Linebaugh and Dick Casull.
In this fascinating book, you will find chapters on: · Customizing single action sixguns · Grips, loads and leather · Hunting · Personal defense • Ammunition, cartridge reloading and more

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Big Bore Sixguns

Action Shooting: Cowboy Style : An In-Depth Look at America's Hottest New Shooting Game

Big Bore Handguns

Single Action Sixguns

The Gun Digest Book of the .44

John Taffin's Book of the .45 Caliber

Action Shooting Cowboy Style

Big Bore Handguns

Big Bore Sixguns

Single Action Sixguns