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Hello,
... I have seen folks with cases that zip open and split in half....
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hi !
those are "butterfly" cases , imho a good choice if not the best for fat carom butts. You can find 2x4 , 3x6 & 4x8 , but the most used are 4x8 .
Here (Europe) , 4x8 butterfly cases are far from all the most used by carom players to carry more than 2 butts. i rarely see 3x6 ...
Since i play both disciplines (carom/3C/balkline/1C & 14-1 /10/9 ) , i carry my cues in a 4x8 butterfly case (usually, 2 carom butts/ 4 shafts , a pool butt/1 shaft , a B/J 1S , and a jump cue 1S.)
got multiple 4x8 , mostly cheap, but for 2 years my daily case & my favorite is the
"wagon" JB 4x8 butterfly .
Even if my carom butts (i carry 2) do wear silicon wraps , no problem with the internal sleeve of the JB. tight fit, need to put the joint down , but excellent protection, so....
Note than an advantage of the JB is that once it's full , it can stand vertically by itself. i like that. Euhh , leather JBs aren't cheap, but they are the best , to me , IMHO. They exist in a nylon version , cheaper but not low end
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Other than the JB, the cheapest (porper, buffalo, adam ...) will do the job . no need to pay more than 80-90$ if you need a functionnal case only , else go for a JB. (an advice : don't waste your money on a predator case).
i would love to try a castillo 6x12 , they look good, the guy is super nice to deal with, 6x12 butterfly are verrrrrrrrrrry rare , but atm i already have too many cases
, so ...
