Does anyone have the book Big Bore Six Guns by John Taffin? If so any comments you have. Thanks.
Big Bore Six Guns
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It has a bunch of revolver info.
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BULL'S-EYE
Buckeye
I have all of John Taffin's books, and each and every one is WELL worth the price paid...And then some.
rkrcpa
Single-Sixer
All of the Taffin books are well worth the read.
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haven't figured out photo posting yet, but agree wholeheartedly with the previous two posts. Great compilations!
Gotta have it. One of my favorites along with his book of the 45.
I borrowed a few Taffin books & thought them just a rehash of so many things I'd read, both from him in magazines & that of others. But I'm gettin old & had a head start.
Those without previous or limited experience of such would be well advised to read all of Taffins books. Even though dated, Keith's "Sixguns" still offers good info.
Max Prasak, Brian Pearce, & especially ROSS SEYFRIED are also worth reading anything they write,,, IMO when it comes to big bore revolvers.
Those without previous or limited experience of such would be well advised to read all of Taffins books. Even though dated, Keith's "Sixguns" still offers good info.
Max Prasak, Brian Pearce, & especially ROSS SEYFRIED are also worth reading anything they write,,, IMO when it comes to big bore revolvers.
contender
Ruger Guru
I too have John's books. Worth the price.
Yep, it's a pretty good book.
And as to the rehash bit, when I was young so much of it was new. These days I often read an article or something online and it's all old hat. But I always remember there are kids out there for whom it is all new.
And as to the rehash bit, when I was young so much of it was new. These days I often read an article or something online and it's all old hat. But I always remember there are kids out there for whom it is all new.
DashRiprock
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Like those above, I have all of Taffin's books in my library and find them to be excellent additions to the world of firearms literature. I happen to have two copies of Big Bore Sixguns if you are looking.
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larry8,, you are wrong. MUCH, MUCH more than reloading. In fact,, while it's mentioned in some of them,, it's about the guns & such!
I would suggest you get into reloading. A little expensive depending what gear you buy. Well worth the investment long term. I am still using my first press after 45+ years.
My .45 acp loves 185 grain gold dots. For a while factory ammo was about $1.90 per shot. Ouch. I can reload them for about 50 cents. Just my opinion
I have bought a few of his books mostly for the pictures which are great...!!!
Yes, he does repeat himself by pulling a lot of his previous writings and putting them in each new book, so I only buy one or two of his books and give them to friends when I'm done with them.
J.
Yes, he does repeat himself by pulling a lot of his previous writings and putting them in each new book, so I only buy one or two of his books and give them to friends when I'm done with them.
J.
Rock185
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I have Taffin's Big Bore Sixguns, Sixguns by Keith, etc.
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Not every shooter is or should be a reloader. Many have various, but good reasons to not reload. I easily accept that.
But,, even though not a reloader,, often the information on the various ammo built & used can benefit the factory ammo shooter. Knowledge is a powerful thing.
Yes,, John has duplicated stuff in some of his books. But it's the other info that gets my attention most often. Besides,, not everybody buys ALL the books like I do! And yes,, the pictures are always a good thing to enjoy. I liken it to a good way of preserving a lot of history.
But,, even though not a reloader,, often the information on the various ammo built & used can benefit the factory ammo shooter. Knowledge is a powerful thing.
Yes,, John has duplicated stuff in some of his books. But it's the other info that gets my attention most often. Besides,, not everybody buys ALL the books like I do! And yes,, the pictures are always a good thing to enjoy. I liken it to a good way of preserving a lot of history.
vlavalle
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The price you show here for .45 ACP is utterly incorrect. You can readily get online .45 ACP ammo for .$40-$50/rd, and .45LC for .$55-$.70 per round. Prior to COVID, I looked into getting all the necessary reloading equipment for my two .357 Mag Ruger revolvers and my .45LC Ruger revolver. It turned out then that the cost of the reload equipment would have cost me equivalenmt to purchasing up to 1,000-2,000 manufactured rounds, so I did not get back into reloading. I use to reload back in the early '70s. Today, this ratio is onlly slightly better for reloading since the price of ammo has gone back down consuderably, and with some calibers, close to pre COVUD days. Of course, to some the act of reloading is rewarding in of itself, and is not just a financial advantage, but it is quite time consuming.I would suggest you get into reloading. A little expensive depending what gear you buy. Well worth the investment long term. I am still using my first press after 45+ years.
My .45 acp loves 185 grain gold dots. For a while factory ammo was about $1.90 per shot. Ouch. I can reload them for about 50 cents. Just my opinion
If you wish to question my ammo pricing, message me with your email address and ask for my ballistics file. This file has pricing and ballistics info for over 3,500 entries, where each entry is a online link, pointing to a webpage that sells that ammo. This file is free, and I release it as a PDF file. It covers 35 handgun and 25 rifle calibers.
