John Taffin Articles

These are original articles from Sixguns.com given new life in 2024

THE .30 CARBINE

THE .30 CARBINE

TAFFIN TESTS: THE .30 CARBINE …JOHN TAFFIN I’ve been a long time fan of the Ruger Single Action sixgun. My first sixgun was an early Ruger Single-Six with the old-style flat loading gate. Then the big bores beckoned and it has been a long-time love affair with the Blackhawk since I bought my first .357 […]

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RUGER’S .45 REDHAWK

RUGER’S .45 REDHAWK

RUGER’S .45 REDHAWK JOHN TAFFIN In 1992 while on assignment touring gunmakers in the East, I found myself in Bill Ruger’s office to conduct an interview for this publication. I was ushered into his modest office which was piled high with gun magazines of every description, and which also contained some notable firearms as well

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.45ACP Sixguns

.45ACP Sixguns

          "The truth is that the fat, stubby .45 ACP cartridge can reach its greatest potential in a handgun for which it was never intended for– the old fashioned, much maligned revolver.  And this is much more true in the progressive year of 1973 than ever before because we have strong, modern sixshooters that will

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9MM MAGNUM

9MM MAGNUM

The latest Magnum offering, at least as this is written and certainly subject to no less than immediate change, turns out not to be so new after all. In fact it has been around for nearly fifteen years, a cartridge without a home. Sometime in the late 1970’s Winchester introduced two new cartridges to rival

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