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Have you tried a v cut yet? Sort of a hybrid between the punch and full cut. I like them.

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Always an option is to find someone into firearms and sharpen a piece of spent brass to use as a punch. Options would be .223, .243, .270, or .308/30-06. Anyone who shoots should have something laying around.

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I hunt with a 243 so I have plenty of those laying around but it would probably be a mess to try and sharpen it. I have a punch on the end of one of my lighters that should come in handy. If i get board over the summer or something though I may give sharpening a casing a try.

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No I don't have one so I haven't gotten the opportunity to try one. What is the benefit from a v cut that is different from the punch or full? :sh

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Very easy to sharpen. Just wrap a tapered punch or something like that in sandpaper and spin it around the inside of the neck a few times. If you have a reamer, it works even better, with just a few spins inside.

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The cutter takes a nice wedge out of the cap of the cigar. The opening created is larger than the hole of a punch but still much smaller than a full cut. I like to use them on large ring cigars and those with notoriously loose draws. But really, they work well on any cigar that's not too small or pointed. I also like the fact that it keeps the rounded shape on the cap intact which, to me anyway, is a nice mouth feel. I can send you a few if you'd like. PM me if interested.

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So what is the big deal with the Fuente Opus X? I have seen them referenced on here a few times and I checked them out on a few sites and they are super expensive. What is it that makes them so expensive and are they really that good?

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They are somewhat rare, certain stores get them more frequently then others. Some on here will say they are over rated and not worth the coin. I am lucky enough to live in an area where I see them all the time and Holt's has them and Anejo sharks at Fuente Mania for a VERY decent price point (a lot of places jack the prices up). I love Opus it is one of the few non-Cubans I smoke, their smaller ring gauge smokes being my favorites especially their Petite Coronas! But that is my personal opinion and everyone is entitled theirs, if you find one for $15 or less I say buy it and try it for yourself, otherwise regardless of the size you are overpaying!! (Oh and they get better and better with age)

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/\ all the info you need right there

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Well, close. :sh Send and email to tampqasweethearts.com, they are the Factory store for Fuente. They will email you a list of HTF Fuentes including Anejo's and OpusX. You have to call or email them for the list as it changes daily. :2

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+1

Patience with an Opus X is rewarded. If you can, buy one and let it rest for a few years.

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Thanks guys i will keep that in mind. Im not sure if i am ready for that kind of commitment just yet but maybe in the future. So far the most expensive cigars i have gotten are the Macanudo Vintage 2006. I got a fiver from the devil site for 25. I plan to smoke them at the end of the school year to celebrate with some friends before Vicarage (it is a one year internship so we will be apart for a year before we come back for our final year of seminary).

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So, are you going to be a priest?

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I'm lutheran so we are called pastors. Roman Catholics are the only ones who call their ministers priests. I can explain why that is if you would like but it would probably be best to just PM you.

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Gotcha, just didn't know which religion :tu

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haha yeah fair enough. We get confused for priests a lot since we still wear clerical collars, but since we are Lutheran we can get married which confuses people when I am with my fiancé wearing one.

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I am gonna feel bad about :sl a man of the cloth, but I will get over it :lr

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haha well thats ok if you repent ;s I will forgive you :). Btw your grenade should arrive later today (its saturday already Eastern Time).

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Mike you PM'ed me by accident, Michael seems like Mike is interested, or he just wanted to ask me about the Lutheran faith...and I doubt that. :)

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:r thanks Adam I'll PM him. I didn't wanna post too much religious stuff here cause I don't want to break the rules :rlz not intentionally trying to convert people just explaining what I am doing with my life.