I agree with Pizza Bob in post #11 above. I don’t like the look of those marks. It looks to me like Bubba messed with it. Unless the gun is priced very good, I would pass.

I don’t have anything against a 696 although I have many 629’s, I don’t own anything chambered specifically for 44 special. I load my own ammo mostly in 44 magnum cases to 44 special +P levels. It’s comfortable to shoot and accurate.

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