His monthly published gun columns include: Siluetas, Campfire Tales, The Sixgunner, and Taffin Tests.

Taffin is widely regarded as an authority on revolvers, magnum cartridge load development, firearms rights and handguns in general.

[3][4][5] In 2008, Taffin was instrumental in opening the Elmer Keith Museum in Boise, Idaho.

Taffin went on to write for JD Jones's newsletter for Handgun Hunters International called The Sixgunner and Elgin Gates's newsletter for International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association (IHMSA) titled The Silhouette in 1979.

[8] Taffin's first article for Guns magazine appeared in the December 1983 issue and in May 1984 he became a staff writer for the publication.