Should I buy a Bernard shaw ball point or fountain pen, this will be for every day use. I do not really need another fountain as I already have a Bohemia fp. Is the BS Ball point some thing I could use every day.

This is really a personal preference thing. Do you need to write on weird paper (wax coatings etc) or through multiple copies, if so the BP might be a better choice. If not, the FP might be nicer. The BP also has the advantage in speed in case you take frequent notes (no uncapping, just grab and write). I normally carry a BP daily and occasionally a FP, now going out to meetings/on the town/etc I take a FP.

Allan

As Allan pointed out the BP is a more practical daily carry pen. For quick notes and signing documents the BP is more convenient and practical. Both are top heavy, not that it is a bad thing. I don't find it too cumbersome to use, unlike the BP you can not post the FP if it is a problem. The FP, although to me not as practical a daily carry, is an absolutely stunning pen.
Browning

Well my question is why use a BP or RB at all ?
I dont get this,simply dont get this.
If you want to use a BP or RB why spend so much money on it.
Well thats me though.For me there are 2 kind of pens
1.Fountain pen
2.Non fountain pen

If I am forced to use a non FP then I will not pay a cent for it and try to get back to my beloved FP ASAP !!!

So if you ask me get the Shaw FP.
I have it and its an AMAZING pen-AMAZING !!!

Simple answer: My job requires that I fill out invoices on company preprinted multicopy carbonless paper. This paper a) requires pressure which would force me to use a nib as hard as a nail, has a coating on the paper that clogs the nib, and c) the same coating causes the ink to dry slower than I would like.

Since using these forms is a requirement of my job, and since that job is how I pay for my fountain pens, I use a BP to insure that I can continue to buy and use FPs elsewhere.

Next you ask why pay so much money for a BP or RB? The same reason you pay so much for a FP! Fit, finish, balance, smoothness of the action, looks, fit to my hand, etc. My MB BP is my daily carry to work, sometimes with a FP riding shotgun. Outside of work FPs seem to rule the pocket with the occasional RB or BP tagging along for various reasons.

Allan

Thank you all for your advice. I got the Bernard shaw FP, it is gorgeous. I am in the army so very often have to fill out paper work and take quick notes of orders. I will still buy a BP as I already have a roller ball already. I will post photos later on tomorrow. It is my first writers edition.

you do realize that most people would include FP in your first statement

Fountain pens are vastly more fun. Get one.