bullet cutter

[QuietC]

i just bought a bullet cutter and have never used one before. Just wondering if all i do is push it through? or do i twist it or anything else?

[Drake]

rotate it gently and don't press too hard. well, that's what i've done

[QuietC]

alright thanks, i bought it for the "chopped filler?" cigars, because i seem to get more pieces in my teeth and such, and figured this would stop the problem. I believe its called chopped filler, i'm not really sure.

[CoventryCat86]

Drake hit it right on!! You want to rotate it AND gently push it at the same time.

Resist the temptation to tap the cutter on a table to remove the cut cap material that winds up in the cutter as this will dull the cutter and ruin it in no time. I pick this out with the end of a key or a paper clip.

When a friend of mine used one of my bullet cutters and started hitting it on the table, I almost strangled him

[ggiese]

I have a bullet cutter on my keychain, with me all the time. That way I always have one with me, just in case.

Mine is nice because you pop off the cutter, gently twist and push into the cap, and then after you're all done - by putting it back onto the keychain it pops out the piece of cap, cleaning it up for next time.

The "chop" filler you're talking about, I believe, is called a "short" filler. Long filler cigars are full leaves rolled into the cigar. Short filler is cut up tobacco, rolled into the cigar. Generally, those cigars are a bit cheaper, and not as nice as the long fillers. One of my favorite short filler cigars is the La Vieja Habana's made by Drew Estate. They're reasonably priced, and a not bad "yard gar" (for smoking while I do yard work).

I've got to imagine that using a punch will help the problem of picking small pieces of tobacco out of your mouth. I have that problem with just about every cigar I smoke, even long filler. The punch does tend to funnel the smoke, increasing the intensity of the cigar. I've also had problems, from time to time, of tar building up and plugging the hole.

[QuietC]

there ya go, wasnt sure if short and chopped filler were the same (think chopped is short and long mixed), but yeah, the one cheaper cigar i smoke is both long and short filler. I like the double bladed guillotine on the other cigars, i don't seem to get pieces in my mouth unless its the short filler. But hopefully the bullet clears that problem

[labmonkey]

I have a bullet cutter on my keychain, with me all the time. That way I always have one with me, just in case.

Mine is nice because you pop off the cutter, gently twist and push into the cap, and then after you're all done - by putting it back onto the keychain it pops out the piece of cap, cleaning it up for next time.

The "chop" filler you're talking about, I believe, is called a "short" filler. Long filler cigars are full leaves rolled into the cigar. Short filler is cut up tobacco, rolled into the cigar. Generally, those cigars are a bit cheaper, and not as nice as the long fillers. One of my favorite short filler cigars is the La Vieja Habana's made by Drew Estate. They're reasonably priced, and a not bad "yard gar" (for smoking while I do yard work).

I've got to imagine that using a punch will help the problem of picking small pieces of tobacco out of your mouth. I have that problem with just about every cigar I smoke, even long filler. The punch does tend to funnel the smoke, increasing the intensity of the cigar. I've also had problems, from time to time, of tar building up and plugging the hole.

I have that same kind of punch that pops out the piece when your done...i like that.

I have found that when tar plugs the hole, reinserting the punch clears it most times.

[QuietC]

popping out the pieces sounds like a nice feature, but of course my local place didnt have much of a selection

[kevin7]

I never really used a punch much,I carry a work knife sharp enough to do surgery with so I just neatly trim off as much cap as I want.
depending on the initial pre light draw this could be a little of almost all of the cap

K7

[SFG75]

I never really used a punch much,I carry a work knife sharp enough to do surgery with so I just neatly trim off as much cap as I want.
depending on the initial pre light draw this could be a little of almost all of the cap

K7

Baaaah!!!. You're missing out Kevin. Once you get a good feel of part of the cap on your lips, you'll never go back. Not only that, but you don't have to worry about wrapper issues and the like with a bullet pierce. I've been using mine for awhile now and just received two replacement blades. Yes, Drake's advice is pretty solid.

[alexgtp]

I was gifted a hand carved bullet cutter from a very generous BOTL named Penguin.. this has got to be one of the nicest punches I have ever seen.!!

Thing works just as well as it looks..

[CoventryCat86]

Baaaah!!!. You're missing out Kevin. Once you get a good feel of part of the cap on your lips, you'll never go back. Not only that, but you don't have to worry about wrapper issues and the like with a bullet pierce. I've been using mine for awhile now and just received two replacement blades. Yes, Drake's advice is pretty solid.

Please do us all a favor and just go away Scotty. I think Zac has the Island back up and running so you can leave CigarSmokers.com anytime now.

Don't let the door hit ya on the way out.......

[SFG75]

Every kind of cutter has their respective advantages and disadvantages. I prefer 'em in this order I guess.

1.-Pierce cutter
2.-Single blade
3.-A razor blade
4.-My mouth
5.-Double bladed guillotine
6.-"V" cutter

With that being said, it's all a matter of individual preference I guess. I know folks who are just crazy about Xikars or their "v" cutters, but I insist that piercing is the way to go.

[jaewing]

I bought a cigar form a small shop in a casino (one of my first smokes) and they used a "v" or wedge cutter. I liked it alot but they are hard to find and I have heard that they dull easily. All I have ever used is the punch and DBG. I have heard that the single blade style can crush the cigar . . . never actually tried one though.

SFG . . . so please explain (to this Noob) what a pierce cutter does (and don't just say "it pierces it" ) I have never heard of one of these.

[Drake]

i have a friend that pulls out is pocket knife and cut a slit in the cap of the cigar. he loves it. still haven't tried it