Replying to Boot modification or a fitted for a new pair?

so I bought a pair of salomon s/max 120's around three years ago without getting fitted, which I realized was a big mistake and went to get my liner heat molded to see if it would help. things went well for a while, but my feet started hurting again towards the end of last season. now i'm wondering if I should go get them punched out, or if I should just get fitted for a new pair of boots. basically, I'm leaning towards just getting a boot punch because it's much cheaper and I don't have the money to blow on a new pair of boots at the moment, but if everyone thinks it isn't gonna do much for me then I'll bitch it out and get fitted for a pair in a few months time.