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.
Afraid that my experiences with bullets are completely negative. They are too small & don’t dispense a large enough dose. Coarse snuffs often clump and won’t pass into the dispenser at all. Fine dry snuffs not only leak, but can jam up the valve completely. The rockets held together by a screw are a pain to open & close for refilling. Both types tend to come apart in the pocket, wasting snuff.
I have to admit I like the bullet for all the reasons pointed out by troutstroker. However i think it is more of a beginner way to take snuff exactly for the reason mentioned by snuffgrinder. It definitely has a place in the market, as well as the car (I always have one or two sitting in a cup-holder) but for snorting while surfing (pooter, not waves) I personally prefer the pinch. That may be because I like a good old snort for my big honker…I may not be typical. It would be interesting to hear the opinions of our smaller-rhinaled friends (i made that word up I think). Mr.Snuff
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…
“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…” Situations like that are when I use the thumb nail.
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.