I had a Model 696 for a short while a few years ago
Great gun, one I probably should have kept, but it really didn't suit my 'needs'.
I found the L-frame is just enough bigger and heavier that it falls closer to the 'Sporter' Category than does the Bulldog. The Charter is more like the size of a Colt D-frame than it is even an S&W K-frame. Add adjustable sights, and I think you've pretty much arrived in Sporterland.
Which is not a bad thing. Not at all.
It just also raises the prospect of needing to reload for the gun to really enjoy it, and I'm out of that game. I also don't like even that much recoil for very long − more than about five or ten rounds, MAX − so plinking was off the table, too.
The Bulldog's a whole 'nother matter. If I find I can shoot it reasonably fast and accurately at conversational distances, it will have a role: The infamous and storied 'House Gun'. 
Otherwise, I'll just sit here playin' with it; after all, I got snap caps and everything.
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- ♪ Jeremiah had a Bulldog ♪ -
FOG,
2013-03-21, 14:54
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- That's NICE - I'd like to have one of the older... -
Boge Quinn,
2013-03-21, 15:04
- My first impression was, 'These are underrated' - FOG, 2013-03-21, 15:18
- I just hope I can 'handle' it -
FOG,
2013-03-21, 15:40
- No Biggie Ziggie. -
MR,
2013-03-21, 15:57
- You're probably right, so I think I'll go give it a whirl - FOG, 2013-03-21, 16:49
- Sweet! That's a peach! -
Glen,
2013-03-21, 17:42
- PS -- so does this mean..... -
Glen,
2013-03-21, 17:44
- Jeremiah's better than some names - FOG, 2013-03-21, 20:20
- I had a Model 696 for a short while a few years ago - FOG, 2013-03-23, 19:08
- PS -- so does this mean..... -
Glen,
2013-03-21, 17:44
- No Biggie Ziggie. -
MR,
2013-03-21, 15:57
- ♪ Jeremiah had a Bulldog ♪ -
stonewalrus,
2013-03-21, 16:17
- ♪ Jeremiah had a Bulldog ♪ - FOG, 2013-03-21, 16:42
- 'De-Range Report' − Not bad, I even hit the can - FOG, 2013-03-21, 20:17
- Sweet! - rob, 2013-03-21, 20:28
- I was bit by the Bulldog bug.. -
Charles,
2013-03-22, 09:34
- This, too, might pass - FOG, 2013-03-23, 19:23
- ♪ Jeremiah had a Bulldog ♪ - Jared, 2013-03-22, 09:40
- ♪ Jeremiah had a BullFROG ♪ -
Who....me...??,
2013-03-22, 12:41
- Perhaps a bit more, not less, is in order - FOG, 2013-03-23, 08:37
- Have another drink ! It's ♪ Jeremiah WAS a BullFROG ♪ - Boge Quinn, 2013-03-23, 10:19
- That calls for a . . . ♪ BONUS TRACK ♪ - FOG, 2013-03-23, 11:41
- ♪ Jeremiah had a Bulldog ♪ -
mcassill,
2013-03-23, 06:53
- I don't know how much I'll carry it -
FOG,
2013-03-23, 16:45
- That works. The Gold Dots are a very good load. -
mcassill,
2013-03-23, 16:49
- Thanks for the tip -
FOG,
2013-03-23, 17:47
- Yup. Glad you found it of use - mcassill, 2013-03-24, 09:57
- Thanks for the tip -
FOG,
2013-03-23, 17:47
- Magtech ammo -
Catoosa,
2013-03-24, 22:31
- Thanks for the tip - FOG, 2013-03-25, 08:02
- That works. The Gold Dots are a very good load. -
mcassill,
2013-03-23, 16:49
- I don't know how much I'll carry it -
FOG,
2013-03-23, 16:45
- I am also seriously considering 'Backpacker-ing' it -
FOG,
2013-03-23, 17:22
- Hypothetically speaking - FOG, 2013-03-23, 19:17
- On second thought - FOG, 2013-03-24, 15:09
- So, disassembly's pretty simple - FOG, 2013-03-25, 08:14
- That's NICE - I'd like to have one of the older... -
Boge Quinn,
2013-03-21, 15:04