696 Happy?

[Kingspoke]

44 Special Snubs - Very Nice, Bob!

Does this answer your question about how I feel about 5-shot .44 Specials?

I also have both a Pug and a Target Charter Arms.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

Super nice collection of 44 snubs! Cheers to that!!

 

[Kinman]

I did the trade and ended up with a Model 69 Combat Magnum. Its my first mim lock piece and I have to say it shoots very nicely. My buddy had a different hammer spring installed and a Dawson Precision fiber optik type front sight. I put some hefty .44 Special rounds through it thinking it was going to be .44 Special. Nice piece, I think I'll keep it and have a talk with John and Jennifer.

 

[Fishinfool]

Nice. Frankly, the 69 would be my choice over the 696 if I was buying one.

Oh wait, I did...

Larry

 

[Snapping Twig]

Big fan of the 44Spl, because it is special!

Been wearing my 696ND in a Don Hume and it's only slightly larger overall than the same brand holster with my 13-3 3" RB.

5 rounds of 250g SWC over 6.5g W231 = a lot of smashem downrange. I have to admit the 13 offers 6 rounds of 357, but I'm a big bullet guy. No replacement for displacement.

Congrats on the 69, they're good.

 

[MP-5]

 

[BillBro]

To all who posted pics and spoke so highly of your 696's, you just cost me alot of money, money I happily spent on a 696 "no-dash" of my very own!!!. I almost bought it a few weeks ago and after some messaging back and forth (never haggled about the price though) I decided to pass. Naturally I kept thinking about it for a while and then I found this thread and well, couldnt stand it, contacted the seller to see what was going on with it and finding out that it was still for sale I bought it.
Looking forward to getting that beautiful thing.
Personally the 69 isnt for me. I just dont like the looks of it. Im probably just going to load to the middle level as gar as pressure goes, dont need nor want to hot rod the Special.
Hope you enjoy your M69. I hope you report further of your experiences with it.

 

[GSP Fan]

How does the 696 compare to a M29 4 inch? I ask as I have never encountered the 696 here and have a 4 inch M29 I load to 44 special velocities.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

That's a 5-shot 44 Special 3" L-frame -vs- a 6-shot 44 Magnum 4" N-frame.

Lighter, shorter & a little less versatile, IMO, but there's a place for everything.

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[Snapping Twig]

You will not be sorry you got the 696! Happy to assist.

As to the 696 comparison to 29, It's the difference between L frame (586) to N frame (29).

The 696 has a K frame grip and is round butt (RB), so it's comfortable and helps to avoid printing for CCW.

I've been breaking in my holster for the past couple weeks with a 696 and I have to admit that it's plenty concealable.