Quality 9mm Filter Pipes?
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I kind about the sad. I have to admit I love vauen but some of their shapes are not my taste at all. I like their classic shapes and when they get creative it leaves me cold. But I honestly feel like my Vauen is probably the most bang for the buck among my pipes. I have found the fills on it for example but they still don't stand out. It smokes great. Looks great. (mine is a bent brandy with the best finish ever, it is very light reactive. In dim light it looks like a dress pipe in medium it has a sorta dark blueish hue and in direct strong light it's greyish and the grain really shows well then.) All that to say I picked a sad reaction just cause I love my Vauen so I chose to over react.
the spot where the clip goes in makes a very deep chamber. What ever they call the part where the bullet flies out the front is like a stubby short stem. Kind of makes me think you don't know as much about using guns as pipes as one would think you did. Oh they also make an alright hammer in a pinch.
Vauen and Savinelli make excellent filter pipes. One of my favorite pipes to smoke(mostly non filtered) is a Savinelli Punto Oro with 6mm balsa filter. I feel the balsa soaks up moisture well and allows a much clearer drag than I get with 9mm filters. My fav 9mm filter pipe is also a Savinelli although my Vauen Churchwarden(3642) is a mighty fine smoker.
Check out nearest hobby shop for balsa, found they have triangle shaped sticks in both sizes 36 inches long that can be easily cut to fit.
Smokingpipes.eu has some really nice 9mm pipes including 9mm Petersons models that you generally won't find in the US.
The only pipes with 9MM I have got are Vauens,Stanwells,Jobey,Lorenzetti,Peterson Rosslare irish and Damiano Rovera(Ardor)..I like the taste of some tobaccos through the filter and some I like raw tasting...It depends...9MM pipe is not a deal breaker for me if I really like a pipe but trying to buy ones without it.
I'll second the SP EU suggestion. Great selection, good prices, and inexpensive shipping to boot. I have two pipes coming from them right now, both 9mm. The first is an Irish Seconds (Peterson), and the second is the new Rattray's Ahoy. Previously I've got a 9mm Derry from them (gorgeous pipe), and a buddy ordered a 9mm Sav. Both held filters perfectly snug.
Pipenook has some exclusive 9mm Peterson's that I keep hearing rage reviews about. Then tobacco-pipes has a decent selection of 9mm pipes. I also have a new Barling coming from them, which is a 9mm filter pipe.
Pipenook has some exclusive 9mm Peterson's that I keep hearing rage reviews about. Then tobacco-pipes has a decent selection of 9mm pipes. I also have a new Barling coming from them, which is a 9mm filter pipe.
This has been a problem for me as well. I've found that too long of a chamber lets too much smoke around and too loose as well. I get problems pretty quickly if I have any unfiltered smoke so this is a very good question for me also.
A couple large Vauen pipes with a white dot bought off of ebay have way too loose of a chamber. Most of their models must be really good, cause a lot of people are recommending Vauen.
My 3 Petersons have filter chambers with a much tighter fit and are my favorites.
My brebbia has perfect fit.
My 2 Rattray's are all also good.
My 3 Sav's are a bit looser fitting but acceptable.
Those are just the big names I have experience with, and this is a topic I'm interested in, because with my current budget a cheap option would be nice.
A couple large Vauen pipes with a white dot bought off of ebay have way too loose of a chamber. Most of their models must be really good, cause a lot of people are recommending Vauen.
My 3 Petersons have filter chambers with a much tighter fit and are my favorites.
My brebbia has perfect fit.
My 2 Rattray's are all also good.
My 3 Sav's are a bit looser fitting but acceptable.
Those are just the big names I have experience with, and this is a topic I'm interested in, because with my current budget a cheap option would be nice.
My Jobey Filtersmoke I got from Iwan Ries 10 years ago is the 9mm filtered pipe I reach for the most to this very day
Its not the most fancy in my collection but it smokes perfectly- and thats what really matters and makes me regularly reach for it
Its not the most fancy in my collection but it smokes perfectly- and thats what really matters and makes me regularly reach for it
My new Barontini 1/2 spigot pipe with 9mm filter (20mmx52mm chamber) is the best smoking pipe i have now; everytime perfect. My new Vauen Olaf bent egg 9mm sandblasted (20mmx45mm chamber) is my current workhorse pipe ... both have large deep bowls and smoke well. Although i do notice some petroleum flavor from the Dr. Perl filters at first.
My other filter pipes are 6mm : Savinelli 2614KS (20x42 chamber) , MM Mark Twin Cob (20x40 chamber), Savinelli Erica FIamma 128 Billiard (17.5x38.5 chamber) . Savinelli charcoal filters.
I always recommend Barontini but would now add a well made Vauen to recommendation.
My other filter pipes are 6mm : Savinelli 2614KS (20x42 chamber) , MM Mark Twin Cob (20x40 chamber), Savinelli Erica FIamma 128 Billiard (17.5x38.5 chamber) . Savinelli charcoal filters.
I always recommend Barontini but would now add a well made Vauen to recommendation.
I only have four 9mm filter pipes (Peterson Army Sandblasted 106, Rattray Black Sheep 105, Vauen Auenland Almar Sandblasted, and a Ukrainian Pearwood Churchwarden). I don't always use a filter in them, but when I do, I use the Peterson filters. I might try the Vauen or Savinelli filters soon!
The best pipes I have are 9mm Vauen ones, with which I am so happy I am not really sure if I want to try another pipe maker at this point. That said, I do have a Savinelli Dante which is 9mm, and is pretty good, and also had a Chacom Atlas Marble which was a great smoker, but burnt out and always smoked hot no matter what I did, and I've seen others mention a similar issue with them, so I am hesitate to recommend trying one.