I had one for awhile and even had a IWB holster made for it. Not an easy holster to buy off the shelf. I had a box of 200 grain blazers and these are what I carried in it. They seemed more appropriate than brass. The recoil was sharp but the weapon tended to "roll" in my hand albeit rather sharply. Follow up shots were slow as a result. I got rid of mine due to its size rather than its recoil. No matter how you stack it it's an L frame with a hump and I carry IWB appendix and we just were not a good fit. With that being said a holster maker I know told me he once made a pocket holster for a 296 for a very large Indy police officer who carried his as a BUG in the front pocket of his cargo pants.
I on the other hand felt like I had a salad plate pressed against my side when I carried mine.