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John Taffin


Born
in Boise, Idaho, The United States
May 02, 1939

Died
March 10, 2025


John August Taffin was an American author from Boise, Idaho who wrote several columns for gun magazines including Guns, Gun Digest, Sixgunner, Shoot!, and American Handgunner. A math teacher from 1964 to 1995, Taffin was regarded as an authority on single-action revolvers, handloading, handgun hunting, big-bore revolvers, and metallic silhouette shooting. Taffin authored five books and over 500 published articles. His monthly published gun columns included: Siluetas, Campfire Tales, The Sixgunner, and Taffin Tests.
Taffin was widely regarded as an authority on revolvers, magnum cartridge load development, firearms rights and handguns in general.
In 2008, Taffin was instrumental in opening the Elmer Keith Museum in Boise, Idaho. The museum is ...more

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Single Action Sixguns
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Campfire Tales: September 2...
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The Gun Digest Book of the .44
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Action Shooting: Cowboy Sty...
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Big Bore Sixguns
4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions
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Big Bore Handguns
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