Quote Originally Posted by Branzig View Post
They were designed to make a cool, gurgle free smoke. They're supposed to remove moisture, think of them as a condenser.

Some stingers will just not pass a pipe cleaner. If you can't pry it off with pliers, then I would just hack saw it off. If you don't like it that is.

The only pipe that I keep a stinger in is a collectable one. Removing the stinger in say a classic Kaywoodie destroys its value because the classic 4 hole drinkless system is one of the defining characteristics of those pipes.
LOL, I've had two old pipes with stingers and both gurgled like an SOB, no matter how slow and smooth I smoked. I got so sick of one, I threw it in the fire, and the other, a brylon Kaywoodie, it's strictly for show at this point. Nice looking pipe, I wish it smoked well.