Thread: Just how strong is the 696 .44 Special?
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Old 08-27-2010, 11:04 AM
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This is a little off the OP but it's been brought up a couple times in this thread. If there is a forcing cone issue with the 696, how on earth did the CA Bulldog survive its first cylinder full? By comparison to the 696 the Bulldog doesn't even have a forcing cone.

In a phone conversation with S&W (a number of years ago) they claimed they could not build a 44 Special on the K-frame because of this same issue (forcing cone). When I asked how Charter Arms manages they guy on the phone hung up. Guess he didn't have an answer.

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