what do you think of bullet cutters?

denali7432

urbino

I've never used one, but several people here like them, especially for large-gauge cigars.

j0z3r

I like to use them on cigars that have an especially loose draw, it helps to make the draw a little more to my liking by cutting down the air flow. Aside from those cigars, however, I'm more a fan of my Xikar cutter as sometimes the punch can help make a good draw a bit too tight.

urbino

So do you punch first, then clip if the draw is tight?

j0z3r

If it is a brand I know to have a loose draw, such as Perdomo on quite a few of the lines, I will tend towards a punch. But no, to answer your question, it is the cutter almost always unless I cut one and find it to have a very loose draw, then I'll use the punch on subsequent ventures with that same brand/line.

gmill880

j0z3r:

If it is a brand I know to have a loose draw, such as Perdomo on quite a few of the lines, I will tend towards a punch. But no, to answer your question, it is the cutter almost always unless I cut one and find it to have a very loose draw, then I'll use the punch on subsequent ventures with that same brand/line.

hmmm...makes sense to me

gmill880

gmill880:

j0z3r:

If it is a brand I know to have a loose draw, such as Perdomo on quite a few of the lines, I will tend towards a punch. But no, to answer your question, it is the cutter almost always unless I cut one and find it to have a very loose draw, then I'll use the punch on subsequent ventures with that same brand/line.

hmmm...makes sense to me

just remembered someone gave me a bullet cutter but i've never used it ....need to find that son of a gun....

urbino

gmill880:

hmmm...makes sense to me

Me, too. I need to pick up a cheap punch, sometime, and see if I like it. I've never tried one.

bass8844

dutyje

urbino:

gmill880:

hmmm...makes sense to me

Me, too. I need to pick up a cheap punch, sometime, and see if I like it. I've never tried one.

I did this. However, I think that most cheaper punches have a very small ring gauge. If I'm punching anything above a 50-ring, I tend to use the punch multiple times, which sort of ruins the beauty and elegance of the whole thing. I really like using it on 50-ring and smaller cigars. It's clean, easy, and stress-free. Not that a guillotine gives me stress, but I worry even less about problems with the punch. At some point, I'd like to get a larger-ring punch, but will probably have to spend more than the $2 I spend on my current cheapie

phobicsquirrel

I like using my punch, I only use a cutter for torpedos. I do need to get a double blade punch for the larger rings.

JKTex