Good Cigar punch

[jrfoxx]

Since i have recently switched to using a punch exclusively, and plan to continue, would like some opinions on a good one to replace the free one i got with a plastic My Father ashtray. It doesn't seem like its sharpened much, if any.

Any particular brands I should be looking for?

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[josh lucky 13]

Xikar punch has served me well but the customer service and quality is not on the same level as it used to be. But those spark plug punches look cool

[jrfoxx]

Xikar punch has served me well but the customer service and quality is not on the same level as it used to be. But those spark plug punches look cool

Yeah, I looked at xikar as i have a few of their different products and all have been great quality and long lasting.

Unfortunately, the ones i saw were in the $50 range which I just can't justify for a simple cigar punch

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[Old Smokey]

Rat tail file and an empty .223 casing. Make your own.

I’ll shut up now.

[Tombstone]

Ray tail file and an empty .223 casing. Make your own.

I’ll shut up now.

What he said was what I was thinking. I found Xikar punches, prebeing sold were good. Have not purchased any new ones in years. I have used several ones on lighters and promo ones in the past and not noticed much difference. A strop with a little polishing compound may sharpen just about any punch nicely I would imagine. I may have to give it a try.

[SoCal gunner]

I seldom use punches any more, but for a while I sharpened several sizes of nickel cartridges with a deburring tool (with old primer punched out so you could push out any tobacco stuck inside).

[jrfoxx]

Yeah, unfortunately all brass for reloading is 6hrs away. I'm not even sure if they would allow it here, sadly.

But i have heard of that trick before

I friggin love cigars

[chain_gang]

Good and timely thread...

I had a keychain cheapie punch that lasted me a good couple years. Not sure the brand, but it was black and red and had a retract button that failed after about a year, but the punch blade was pretty sharp and held up. The keyring fell off last week and now the punch is no where to be found.

Think I'm going to go with a metal base and keyring with a cap, instead of a button, for my next punch.

[jrfoxx]

For anyone looking for bulk, el cheapo cigar punches, here is a box of 25 from Walmart for $10

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bullet-Ci...SellerId=16535

I friggin love cigars

[Ljutic]

Got my Pardo double punch combo. Cigar multi tool may be a better name for it. It's pretty sweet in form and function. As with most things, it's not flawless. The large punch will need to be deburred before I start using it. I've got the tools to do it so it's not a big deal. For those that don't sharpen their own knives, or only have a kitchen steel I'd take a pass on the Pardo punch. Very poor QA.