I had been using snipers for the past year, however they all tend to glass-over causing many many miscues. They perform well after re-roughing the tip but go back to glass status within an hour or two.
I just put on some Med/Soft Kumai's and so far love the feel. Only time will tell how well they hold up.
never had the glassing over issue with the snipers. i used snipers for a long time and they always performed well. i recently went back to single layer tips, using triumphs now and they play great.
Snipers on everything. And anyone who said that their installation was difficult could have been off base. I've put on quite a few and they are glue, put on the lathe and shape. Hold chaulk very well. No glazing. Much better than Moori's.
Moori Mediums are very good . . . and there's always my old standby - The LePro's from tweeten . . . my cue builder / maintenance dude swears by 'em . . . Mike Gulyassey posted that the Moori's may get hard to find . . . if so, I ain't payin' $20 - 30 bucks for one. Back to the $2 LePro from the good old USA . . .
I have heard good things about the Sniper's . . . might give them a go as well.
Tiger Everest. Made in the USA. Great tip decent price, long lasting. Only thing I do is put chalk on it. Really holds its' shape and is the hardness that fits my style of play.
I have a sniper on one shaft that plays pretty well...Some Moori H's on another few - but I must have ran across a particularly nice batch of triangles, 'cause these things just play great.
I think I may switch over to them. I'm also fond of Talisman M-H. Those are two tips that are tough to beat for the money.