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I have a Hero 616 that I got from our previous Pay it Forward thread from last year. I just don't like the fact that the clip is misaligned with the cap -__- I have obsessive compulsive disorder and whenever I use that pen, I find myself trying to fix it -___- If anyone has any actual help they can give me on how to make that clip straighter, I'd be much obliged... Anyyyywaayysss... I think Jinhao and Hero are the same company, right? Maybe that's why there are so many Chinese Parker 51 replicas..

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what is all this talk about protectors? what the heck do they do anyway? i thought you removed them to fill?

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the metal sleeve or protector has a little pressbar that you can push to compress the sac during filling, but they do a lousy job. i just pull them off and throw em away.

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Great review. Thanks.

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the metal sleeve or protector has a little pressbar that you can push to compress the sac during filling, but they do a lousy job. i just pull them off and throw em away.

 

 

I save them. Wouldn't you just know it....

 

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Quick update received my 321 on Saturday have been using it everyday since.

Agree about the filling system, I threw away the metal sleeve and all seems ok now.

I like the tight clip never falls out of my pocket.

Your review is spot on about this pen as a writer I find it great to use and writes really well.

Thanks again for pointing me in this direction.

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Great review thanks, I've just ordered a couple £1:95 free postage worth a try.

I did, too. They came this morning. Rather impressed, and terrific value for money. Compare well to my Hero 100 in the writing experience. I actually have them beside me now. The burgundy-barrelled 321 filled with Diamine Oxblood, and the Teal/Green-barrelled with Diamine Twilight.

 

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I was all set to order some Hero 616 Jumbos...now I think I'll get a couple of these instead.

 

Who am I kidding, I'll have both at some point :doh:

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So, how would you rate Jinhao 321 vs Hero 100? If you had to choose one, which would win out.

 

I have a Hero 100, but it has a hair line crack on the section which leaks ink so I shelfed it. The super tight cap probably caused the crack. I was rather fond of the that pen until I noticed my fingers were getting stained each time I used it.

 

Been thinking about getting another or another better equivalent. Now, I hear about the Jinhao 321.... choices...

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Thanks for the review - nice pictures! I've got one of these 321's, I quite like it. The cap clip on mine hasn't got teeth, and the clip is pretty loose. They're slightly shorter and a lot thinner than a 616 jumbo. It's one of those pens I can leave standing upright for months, yet it will start up again immediately.

 

 

have a Hero 616 that I got from our previous Pay it Forward thread from last year. I just don't like the fact that the clip is misaligned with the cap -__- I have obsessive compulsive disorder and whenever I use that pen, I find myself trying to fix it -___- If anyone has any actual help they can give me on how to make that clip straighter, I'd be much obliged...

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So, how would you rate Jinhao 321 vs Hero 100? If you had to choose one, which would win out.

 

I have a Hero 100, but it has a hair line crack on the section which leaks ink so I shelfed it. The super tight cap probably caused the crack. I was rather fond of the that pen until I noticed my fingers were getting stained each time I used it.

 

Been thinking about getting another or another better equivalent. Now, I hear about the Jinhao 321.... choices...

 

The Jinhao 321 seems to be quite a rare beast now, I cannot even find one in Taobao and that might mean something.

 

About the cracked section phenomenon common to Hero 100s: all these 100s carry lifetime transferable warranty but they have to be returned to Hero's service department in Shanghai for that. Again at Taobao I have seen a few vendors offering replacement sections (and tools for disassembly) which claim to be factory original, but take a step back you can say it's not much of a reassurance of quality :headsmack:

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SmoutKa Mint

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Maybe they renumbered, but when I look up the Jinhao 321 at e.g. Aliexpress, I get a different pen. Looks great, by the way.

I would say the pen in this review is a Jinhao 325.

Also - most Jinhao pens seem to have dropped in price. I got a beautifull 321 for and a perfect writing X450 for prices around $4,- each

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