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Originally Posted by jcelect
That's exactly why the original 44Spl, 5 shot, L frame, the 696, was drop from production!
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I believe the foremost weakness in the 44 Spcl. M296/396/696s was the barrel breech's thin forcing cone which overshadowed any other shortcomings.
They were perfectly fine for factory loads but, again, handloaders pushed its design which the M69 fixed.
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M69, 44 Combat Magnum
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