HI!SNUFF LOVERS, I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU ALL…AS IN INDIA SNUFF IS ALWAYS TAKEN BY PINCH FROM SNUFF BOXES…I ALWAYS WOUNDER…ABOUT HOW PRACTICAL IT IS TO TAKE SNUFF WITH BULLETS OR ROCKETS…I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIANCE…

Hello namrata, From my experience bullets are real good for when your in the car driving or outside in the wind. They also work good when you go to the movies and its to dark to see what you are doing. Snuff bullets do make a great snuff box. Very easy to carry and small in the pocket. But I tend not to use them for real fine dry snuffs like your great Dholakia snuff or the fine American snuffs. I prefer to take these with a pinch. The real fine snuffs tend to leak out around the bullets turn valve or (petcock). Brian.

Hello and peace to you and yours dear NAMRATA: Firstly I need to ask the excuses and pardon to my fellow and dear British brother Roderick, but certainly I do not believe in bullets to take snuff. Maybe I am an old fashion or fashion’s passed man. Pedro from Spain

I agree with troutstroker. The bullet is indispensible in the car and in the wind and in the dark. But like snuffgrinder said, the doses are a bit small. I’ve only had a bullet for a week now, loaded up with rooster. I haven’t experienced leakage, clogging or the unit falling apart but I’m gonna take snuffgrinders word on it and expect that eventually this will happen. I must say that the pinch method is the superior method of taking snuff or off the hand ,but not always comvenient. Earlier today I was sanding some wood (I’m a carpenter) out in the driveway and had a back of the hand snort of GH whiskey with a hint of cedar. Mmmm…

I have a spoon with a tube mounted right above the spoon so you can sniff through the tube right out of the spoon. It is more of a novelty but I do use it occasionally. The picture of it is on the post with the rest of the snuff spoon pictures. But using a tube with a large amount of snuff like your doing a line is just snuff abuse. And is done mainly by people looking for attention. I would think you would be at higher risk of getting an infection or polyp resulting in loss of smell, nerve damage.

for what its worth i like the bullet. i like it all really. what ive read so far is that most of the bullets people used are cheap. they fall apart and leak. seems to me maybe more people would use a bullet if in some way it was a good quality peice, could not leak, and you could measure the desired amount with little effort. as for me i too have a mustash and find myself getting messy with the pinch. so as far as the cleanest way for me is the bullet. cheers

Yeah, they definitely are the way to go when driving or out in the wind. And with a hairy lip!!!

I do believe my order next payday is going to be with Toque, I desperately need a utensil for snuffing while driving and I have been eyeing those bullets for awhile. I also live at the beach, and it will also be perfect for that, always a wind coming off the ocean blowing sand around a bit. Now I do prefer a pinch above all other methods, definitely the easiest way to get just the right amount, but there certainly are times when that is not practical. No need arguing which method is better or safer or anything like that. There is room for all.

as per our experience…people prefer to feel the snuff before they use…so for that feeling…one need to have a pinch.which is easy,cheap and age old proven method of taking snuff.

Most definitely snuff bullets are a matter for the individual. I’m a ‘big pincher’, so don’t usually use a bullet as the measure is too small for me - I prefer a snuff box or straight from the tin, but I have a few bullets that I would take out with me if the occasion required me to do so… I do however like the metal bullets, as they seem to last longer. They still need to be ‘looked after’ though - get snuff down the screw thread by accident when filling and they can be a real nightmare to close / clean. Several of Snuff Store’s customers working in office environments use snuff bullets, although one did tell me he was pulled aside by a line manager at work and asked what was in it! I view snuff bullets as modern day snuff boxes. Heck, if people want to use a snuff bullet instead of a box or tin, who cares - at least they’re snuffing eh?

I either use a pinch, or my pinky nail which is kept long, depends if I got sweaty hands or not, and how much the snuff likes to stick to my fingers. I have a cheap bullet, but I don’t particularly care for it. I haven’t tried one of Roderick’s yet. I need to put an order in one of these days soon.

The bullets Toque comes in have been very durable in my experience. No problems leaking so far.

I have a few small 1 oz. (29ml) brown glass, flask shaped bottles that work well for me. Once uncapped, I can tap out a liberal dose on the back of my hand or use a slender spatula to lift a pinch out with my left hand and grasp it (the dose) between right hand thumb and index fingers. Then I pull away the spatula while holding the pinch, which remains loaded and ready to go between the digit and thumb. The bottles once held food coloring and vanilla extract for baking. Very durable. They are a bit heavy to carry around, but keep snuff perfectly fresh until it is consumed.

i must say, and roderick this is by no means a dig, but i’m having trouble with the toque bullets. they were brilliant to start, but after a day or so’s snuffing with them, i’m having issues with them clogging up. i therefore unscrewed the bullet and tried to jostle the snuff as to loosen it which worked, but here came the next issue. when screwing the bullet back together, i found the thread to have warped slightly, and this is the second bullet this has occurred with (both snus ice, and chocolate, my two favourites) causing the head to be on a slight angle now. also i’m suffering minor leakage when turning the bullet upside down to fill the snuff into the head, is this normal? please don’t take this as criticism, as the most important part of Toque snuff, the actual product is bloody spot on!!! really enjoying it, especially the chocolate, and snus ice (and can i add, both together, to create what i like to call “The After Eight”) regards, snuffin.

The leakage you are finding is probably snuff that was still inside the valve that wasn’t fully snuffed out. the problem with clogging is that they are very tightly packed. With it upside down you can cover the opening with thumb, then give the bottle a squeeze or two. THen give a few taps on the top. You can also flick the side of the plastic bullet & flick the side of bottle. You should be able to see through & watch the snuff fall in. I have made my own technique. If you are used to packing a tin of loose lip tobacco, you will be familiar with it. With my right hand, I hold the the bottle upside down. I rest the tip of bullet on pinky with my pinky blocking the hole. Now my ring finger, middle finger and thumb hold the bottle with my index finger resting on the top of bottle (well its actually the bottom of bottle, but turned upside down, its now the top). Now I snap my wrist so to that my index finger snaps the top of the bottle, like I’m packing a tin of chew. Once you get this technique down, it works great. This allows you load the bullet with one hand, great for driving.

many thanks for that! indeed, the problem of it being stuck is because of the generosity of snuff-makers like roderick, proving the snuffer with what they paid for unlike a number of companies these days, which will sell you a product, for you to discover it is 90% packaging! i have just experimented with my bullets, and found they are definately leaking somehow, as the amount coming out is far greater than simply excess snuff, especially when using the technique of squeezing the bottle slightly, but i think it may be me who was at fault, having been a bit rough with it in the last day or so when trying to sort out the bullet not fitting into the screw thread. i’d like to make this clear to roderick, as i dont want him to think i am in any way being condescending of his product, which is a damn nice snuff i might add! apart from that, your technique works a treat, thank you!

That is one of the purposes of covering the hole with either the pinky or thumb. After loading, you keep the hole blocked until you rotate the bullet upright again. Then any leakage will fall back into the bullet. Make sure the valve is pushed in all the way I if it still leaks, try the following. If you unscrew the top, you can pull the valve out. You can clean it good, make sure the o-ring is still good. Make sure there are no plastic shavings from the manufacturing process getting stuck anywhere. To do this just find something like flathead screwdriver or something similar, & slowly & gently pry the valve handle & it will pop out. Once clean & inspected it can be pushed right back in. I have thought about grinding the holding compartment a little larger but haven’t yet. (I hold no responsibility if you break it LOL) Just do it gently & it should pop right out.

@Roderick, many thanks for your prompt reply. i understand that issues with bullets are unavoidable due to the increased technicality as compared with a simple tin, and as far as your necessity for bullets is concerned, i have whispered to you a post that i wrote, agreeing with this matter. toque bullets are a fantastic tool for promoting your brand further as an easy and ‘cool’ alternative to cigarette smoking. very kind regards, snuffin

Quality cerainly must vary, anyone have any Bullet reviews? Looking particularly at picking up either a “Posh” from snuffstore.co.uk here: http://www.snuffstore.co.uk/the-posh-snuff-bullet-metal-p-358.html?cPath=48\\_65 or a “Snuff Shot” from here: http://www.snuffshop.com/page/snuff/PROD/acc/rocketp Anyone have any input on either of these?

The problem I had with the bullet, besides the dose being way too small and having to do 6 shots in a row, was the little knob got harder and harder to turn. I gave it a good cleaning and it didn’t help. Maybe I could use a little vegetable oil on the o-ring, and perhaps modify the dose like roderick mentioned. I think I’ll use the drill press though.

onefortheroad, sometimes if I have a bullet in my pocket and I feel like a big snuff, I will just unscrew the top and pour an amount onto back of hand. Its pretty fast and easy. Also if you drill it make sure to go up in very small increments or you risk cracking it. Better yet might be a dremel tool with small grinding bit, like grinding out a tooth.

Dont like em that much, but I do think they are a handy and discreet way of taking a hit. Roderick: How would you define the risks of nasal snuff? I know we’ve gone over the issue lots of times, but what would your basic message be? I accept the risks whatever they are (a life without Toque?Never!!) but how would you condense your knowledge of the issues in a few lines? Sorry if this is a silly question!

there is increasing evidence that it prevents the onset of and slows down the development of Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Dementia. That has pretty much been proven about nicoteen a while ago.

Personally I don’t care for the bullets I have tried. One of them I think was defective, but I “fixed” it, and it was like a super hitter, and another seems to be working well, but my problem with the bullet is being able to control my sniff. Now I admit to noit having much bullet experience at all, as it wasn’t appealing to me from the offset. But the times I tried it, it was too much of an uncontrolled snort. Now these might be best suited for users of another nasal substance, but as one who likes to use the back of the hand mainly, the bullets I did not care for. And also, the selling point seems to be the ease of use, with drving and such, and again, maybe it’s just me, but it seems the bullet is more complex and labor inducing, for one has to turn the knob, turn the bullet upside down, maybe apply a tap to it, then hold the knob while turning the bottle back up. And then sniffing it in. If I am doing it wrong, please let me know. But after a bullet sniff, I don’t much get the taste or the pleasure of doing a pinch off the hand, and I usually dose the bullet and tap it on the hand. I have a few bullets, and will use up the snuff in them, but I don’t care for the bullet with my experience, maybe it can change some day.

Yes they are, but don’t use moist snuffs in them as they clog. Fine to medium grind, with dry to medium moisture work best.

Don’t make that a very fine and very dry snuff. I accidentally blew my head off a couple of times with Dholakia Sparrow cool in a bullet. Barely avoided odd stares in the subway as i was cringing in pain. Swiss chocolate/ toque raspberry are good to go , i don’t have to be as careful.

Jack, I know exactly what you are talking about!!! I also filled up with Sparrow Cool which then wasn’t so cool after all.

Yeah, that’s my issue with bullets, I have a hard time trying to control the sniff.

They are useful at times, but I’d prefer to pinch any day. I like to release a little at at time for an even hit, impossible with a bullet.

Well, I also don’t see the “ease” of the buller, if you have to do the whole turning procedure to use it. Seems one needs 2 hands, to do it. Tap-cans and smash-boxes just seem easier to me. Maybe out side, in the wind with both hands free, it could have it’s positives, like bowling or on a golf course. But still, I just end up with a big snort, and don’t get the joy of snuff at all. But that’s me and my limited bullet experience, others must like them.

You get the knack of re-loading a bullet one-handed with practise (like whilst walking the dog when I’m holding onto the lead with one hand). I find you want an easy-going snuff in a bullet and don’t shove the thing up your nose, be gentle with it. I use a bullet every day now, except in the evening at home, as I’m very messy otherwise and get it all over my lap and on my upper lip!

No they aren’t. I am working on a snuff gun though. I’ll post a video when I complete it.

Don’t forget I use a crossdraw holster.

Juxta - You know you get first dibs on the snuff gun. It was your idea, I’m just working out the kinks.

I find my toque bullet brilliant for dosage, but awful for taking snuff out of. It’s harder to control and I always end up feeling like my face is on fire. Leman, a snuff gun!? That sounds both brilliant and terrifying.

I must confess that i like the bullets, as trout stoker mentioned they work great in the dark as well when you are driving… Yes they also dont hold enough for a good PUNCH, however as a builder we modify things… So with every new bullet i get the very first thing is to break out the drill and drill bits… very carefully one must take a bit that is just a tad big bigger then the hole provided, very carefully drill a hole just a little bigger an a little deeper then the one provided… Further it is not that big of deal to take 2 or 3 hits in a row… So yes give me a bullet because i work outside all day in the wind, snow, rain, sun, and so forth… It is not so easy to just open up a can and take a pinch!!!

Maybe I’m the odd one out of the bunch, but here’s what I do: I use a bullet, and then I tap it out onto the back of my hand and snuff the resultant pile. I usually end up inhaling WAY too deeply straight out of the bullet, so I do the back of the hand method because then I can vary the nostril to hand distance to somewhat mitigate the distance the snuff travels, if that makes sense. I use a bullet because my job is ~80% travel, and bullets are convenient, and somewhat mess-free. Tobacco dust on the back of my hand? Brush it off. Who cares? I probably have enough snuff right now to last me another 5-6 years!!

That’s why I like those Poschl-type tap cans. They are excellent for travel. The bullet can be used as a hand tapper as well. But I am not a bullet fan, used as they are meant to be. They actually made my nose sore.

Recently I’ve started using my bullets to portion out scotches and toasts on to the back of my thumbnail. That works best for me. I still use the bullets the “traditional” way when i’m driving or walking dogs.

Like this?

Hmm… I’ve never tried that method. I’ll have to give that a whirl.

Tom - That’s my Modus Operandi exactly. Gets the snuff up close and personal, much better control for me and ideal especially for the fine dry snuff.

Exactly Tom. I forgot to mention, I got the idea from you, on another thread. I thought it was your picture / comment, but I wasn’t sure and I didn’t feel like searching through dozens of comments! My doses are nowhere near as big! For some reason, the back of the thumbnail seems to have more effect (than straight from the bullet). I guess it keeps the snuff closer to the front of the nostril. THANKS TOM!!! BTW, let me know if you get the new Toques, before you go away. I’m ready to order!!

I also use Tom’s method when i’m not able to pinch, i’ll use the bullet refills without the heads and just pour it on and sniff.

Tom, I reckon that load would blow the back of my head off. Dear lord.

I have only one bullet which I use regularly when driving. My daughter bought it in New Zealand of all places. It is made of plastic with a glass “tub” and works perfectly. At present I have some WE Garrett Peach in it. The “tub” is a bit small but holds enough snuff for a day’s trip as I always have some more snuff in my pocket. I’ve now order 3 more from NicotineRush and the one’s that Tom sells comes with a bigger “tub”. It’s cheap and it really works.

I have nine plastic bullets, a plastic/glass and a metal. While I use the metal the most it also frustrates me the most, as you can’t just look at it and tell if you’ve got any amount left inside.

They just don’t deliver a standard dose, you have to be constantly tapping them. Bullets are useless, nice idea that just doesn’t work - especially if you demand a good pinch as I do, although they are nice and handy, just wish someone could make one that really gives a hit without having to take it apart and modify.

I agree. Although I find my metal bullet taps out half a pinch, snuff it, then tap it AGAIN and you get the other half. That’s why I like this one. I suspect there’s some metal burring on the valve that causes this. it works well for me. EDIT: Surely it can’t be that hard to design one and have someone produce it…

Well, they are actually coke bullets I suspect, Im not sure if any are purpose made for snuff?