Pilot The Better Ball Point Pen - Refillable & Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Medium Point (1.0mm), Smooth Red Ink, 12-Pack (30007) - Perfect for Office, School, Note Taking & Gift Giving

I am in the US Army, so I always have to have three pens in the little pen pocket on the ACU left arm. The type of pen you have makes an impression, as silly as it sounds, and having three sharp looking pens tucked away in your arm leaves you feeling prepared and stylin'. Most people try to be all fancy with three Zebra stainless pens. Zebra pens suck, its like you're writing with a large crayon and the ink frequently runs through the paper and leaves the page looking like Zoidberg squirted on it. Pilot pens are perfect. Your biggest issue will be that you can't stop people from taking them! It is very, very difficult to keep three of these pens in my arm pocket because people keep stealing them because they are, quite simply, the BEST pens you will find.These pens are light but have a good tactile feel with having any rubbery crap on the handle that will peel and fall off. The tip is fine so your writing on a page will be sharp and presentable. My penmanship improves dramatically when using a fine tip pen. The ball rolls easy and from very acute angles to the page (I will say that I have had some defect Pilot pens where the manufacturing didn't make a good ball and they didn't roll very well. I throw those out). The pen is comfortable for very long writing sessions of heavy notes. The pen seems to fit well in anyone's hand. Zebra pens are very small and people with big hands will have a tough time with them but the Pilot pens here are long enough that even a large hand will hold them. The ink is clear and will not run through any paper, even very thin paper or napkins. The pen is physically professional appearing but not so obviously flashy it looks ridiculous. These pens are not expensive compared to Zebra. They also are pretty tough, and my pen has been in the field on some nasty FTXs and come through like a champ. The end tip on these pens is just the right size for chewing and doesn't show the chew marks unless you are Ed the Hyena.A good pen is important and I've tried a number of them. This pen is the best. Everyone who uses these pens comments on them and asks where I bought them from.Pens are very important to me.