Smoothest Writing Ballpoint...

[flatline]

My favorite ballpoint refill is the fisher space pen fine point in either blue or black. When I need a ballpoint pen, my go-to pen is my black annodized aluminum embassy pen with its fine point blue fisher space pen refill.

 

My preferred rollerball is the Pilot Precise v5. The Uni micro rollerballs are also fine, but they seem scratchier to me than the Pilots.

 

I do not like gel pens. Gels take too long to dry and they run out of ink too fast. They usually write fine, however.

 

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[RyanM]

I really like the Visconti Gel Refills with the 1mm nib. Unfortunately, they run out for me in a week or two, and I have had at least two of them explode, ruining the pens they were in, but they are incredibly smooth and put down quite a lot of ink.

[inkeverywhere]

For me it's my Lamy 2000 Taxus (yew wood) with a B refill in gel-ink. The modern look and smooth fit and finish are nice, and the barrel has a great taper to it, conducive to good BP writing.

 

 

For a long time, my weapon of choice when I have to use a ballpoint has been a Lamy 2000, medium blue. The 2000 Taxus has got my juices flowing and am actually thinking about buying a second ballpoint, go figure!

 

A ballpoint that looks great and could be in your price range, the Macrolon model certainly would be.

 

 

Greg

[Tas]

I just recently tried the Schneider Slider XB for Extra Bold. They are great and there is a Slider memo XB that is a touch thicker and covered with rubber. I really like them and they start at under $2 at Office Depot. I even gave one away to a friend and he complained that it wrote too nice, as his wife took it! It is by far the smoothest ballpoint I have tried and does wonders on carbon-less copies. Really the only reason for me to use a ballpoint, except that they use really bad paper at work and I fill out forms all day.

 

 

The smoothest by far is the Schneider Edge XL which is a silky smooth pen which flows with little effort.

 

In summary - the smoothest ballpoints are Schneider Edge followed closely by Schmidt.

 

Couldn't agree more.

These pens have to be tried to be believed. Cult pens popped one in an order of mine as a "try me" and I've not bought another make of ballpoint since. Incredible.

I buy them for my kids (both lefties) and often find myself reaching for one in times of need.

 

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[FLZapped]

Parker Gel pen refills are smooth and write similar to a ball point, but feel like a rollerball. (I know, sounds crazy, but give it a try). The best part is that Parker refills can be used in Parker, Pelikan, Aurora and Dunhill ballpoints.

While this is true, I've had terrible success with them. All of the one's I have tried failed shortly after I started using them.

[Cordovian]

My wife has a Kaweco Dia ballpoint that writes really smooth. She got it in a set with a roller ball (which I converted to a fine liner for her) for about $45.

[Chiyoko]

Hi JP,

I have a Parker Urban ballpoint. It's really smooth, probably the smoothest one I've ever used. Dare I say it? Yes, I do! As smooth as a fountain pen, there, I said it It's a really good pen and you can get it for $50 so it's really no big deal. Quality, great writer, not to mention beautiful. If you'd like something cheaper, buy a Jotter! If you're looking for even better, get a Lamy 2000. They're great.

Good luck with finding your pen!

Warm regards,

桃子