Jinhao X450 Vs Jinhao X450 Vs Jinhao X450

[old4570]

yes I have 3 Jinhao X450's

One has had the NIB massaged and was until recently my best writing FP . ( Was bested by the Jinhao X250 and Jinhao X750 )

 

Anyhow !

 

I had another 0.5 X450 as well a 0.7 X450 .. So I thought I better ink them up .

 

Both the Factory Stock 0.5 and 0.7 X450's are scratchy , not smooth at all . The massaged X450 is smoother .

I was a little surprised I could not tell the difference between the 0.5 and 0.7 Nibs . They feel exactly the same and put about the same amount of ink on paper .

 

So looks like the X750 is simply the best Chinese writer to date ( And it's factory stock to boot ) .

I should buy another X750 to see if I just got lucky ..

All my X450's have felt pretty much the same ( 3 out of 3 ) .

 

So it could be , if you want a decent Chinese FP , you might want a X750 ... (?)

The X250 writes well , but I dont like the grip on it , feels awkward ..

Wonder if I can rip the NIB out ? , maybe put it on my Moonman M2 ( Ooooh , that would be nice )

[Mech-for-i]

somehow I never quite get the urge for the X250/450/750 ... the 159 really only one that tickle my fancy among the lot of heavy metals from Jinhao, though there are specific individual models that I like too. But for sure one thing I never find Jinhao anything close to best Chinese writer ( stock ) among the steel nib gang ... I really would put the contemporary and mostly current production Hero(s) as such instead.

[old4570]

I am slowly moving through my collection of Chinese pens ( FP ) ..

I have some HERO / BAOER / I also have the 159 .. There are a lot of pens to get through ..

 

ATM I am testing how they write , not really taking how the pen feels into account just yet , though the X250 I have taken an exception to ( Dont like how it feels in the hand ) .

So this is all relevant as I move along and test pens .

Doing just one pen is slow , so I am going to be doing the testing in groups .. Pick out the top pens .. Then compare them to the past best pen ( In this case the X750 )

Best as in how they write ( NIB to paper - not pen to hand )

So the plan is to speed up the process - Parker Quink black is my test ink and I need to get some more ..

 

Then there is the growing number of budget Euro / US pens .. I guess ill get around to them after the Chinese Pens ..

As for what I like = Moonman M2 , well I would really like it if it had a good NIB on it .. I have some NIBs on the way , so guess I will have to test some NIBs and find a good one for the M2