Just got a Peterson Aran 150, and even though its not broken in yet it is by far the best smoking pipe that I own. I have a Stanwell Vario 56, a Mr. Paul Canadian, a Peterson Pot Meerschaum, a Kirsten and a Peterson Standard System 31 all of which smoke great especially the System 31 but I can already say that this bulldog is the best and I've only smoked it about 6 times. I'm up to half bowls in it and it really sings, just waiting for the cake to build so the flavour from the precarb goes. This one smoked amazingly straight out of the gate.