I am fairly new into cigars myself and always used a straight cutter, even had a lighter with the little punch on it and never used it, that being said about 2 months ago I started going with a punch 90% of the time and I love it.
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					Originally Posted by Remo  I enjoy my punch, nice clean hole, no shrapnel.....they have there place, I don't like punching small rg cigars as they seem to get tarry. | 
	
 Never had that happen, thankfully, unless they are too small for your punch then you cut, but I've punched most of them that can be and *knock on wood* no tarry mess.