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I found that the Zebras, while certainly attractive and satisfying in the hand, write like crap (rough feel, inconsistent ink flow). My favorite pen these days is the Pilot V5 RT, but I wish I could throw the refill for it in a body more like the Zebra 401.

I also really like those refills but hate the pen body.

Pilot V5 RT refills fit into the Everyman Grafton pen ($35)

I used that for a while but found the pen a bit too large.

Nowadays I either use an Energel [2] or the classic Pilot V5.

[1]: https://everyman.co/collections/frontpage/products/grafton-p... [2]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0776M8VY1

I used the zebras for many years but like the smaller point on the JuiceUps and the gel seems to work better than ball point. I miss the metal body, but I would fiddle with the clip and eventually break them off.

BIC Velocity 1.6 mm. Yeah, I like that fat, juicy writing.