Zebra Pen X-701 Tactical Ballpoint Pen And Refills, Fine Point, 0.7mm, Black Ink, 1 Pen And 2 Refills (29811)

This is a nice pen with great features. Lightweight & has good size. I like the taller pens. Easy to use, very durable & the ink dries quickly. I did not notice any smearing or smudges. Highly recommend.

This pen is now part of my everyday carry. It's not gonna be a big change for me since my old EDC pen was also from Zebra. They make great pens and this one is no exception.It's light it's comfortable to hold. Seems very sturdy and it writes beautifully. And of course, the price is pretty reasonable too. What more could you ask for?

I am a truck driver filling out paperwork all the time and zebra pens have been the go to for 3 generations of drivers in my family. This pen in hands down one of the best I have bought. DEFINITELY WORTH THE MONEY

Tactical looking but other than writing, not sure what other uses it serves. Would be good if it has a glass breaker or something. The housing seems good enough to toss in a pack. The ball point write well, and the grip surface is comfortable to use. It is a pen. Might be good to upgrade the cartridge to a pressurized one.

I enjoy using this pen

Overall, I like the pen. It's like a heavy duty version of the good old F301. While the upper barrel is metal, the lower barrel is plastic. Albeit thick plastic. It doesn't feel imbalanced. I usually clip my pen in my front jeans pocket and this guy sticks up a little higher than my F701 because of the clip design. My only disappointment is that the flat black paint has very quickly rubbed off in spots (from contact with keys, coins, and such) and left bright shiny chrome peeking through. I wonder if some sort of enamel or anodizing would produce a more durable finish? I'll probably scrape it down to the shiny chrome, or I may experiment with different coatings.

I love this pen. I think I could be a pen salesman, and my target market would be sales teams who are hiring. They play into your hand effortlessly: “Sell me this pen”. You whip out a X701. You extend your arm and give him the pen. “Write with it”. As soon as he grabs the military grade pressurized stainless steel barrel, he feels he is writing with something important, something meant for a purpose. But he won’t be sold that easy. He scribbles on the paper…. The pen glides so effortlessly, it feels as if he’s not touching the paper, but gliding over it…impressive for weight. He doesn’t even know why the barrel is pressurized, what he’d do with the lanyard loop, or that the pen preforms at 100% at temperatures between -30 to 250 degrees. He doesn’t know the black matte finish has been engineered to be unchippable, or that it comes with refills at purchase in blue and black. He doesn’t know the pen has been through countless tests to ensure not only that it preforms perfectly at challenging angles, but also on challenging surfaces. Surprisingly enough, he doesn’t know it’s a ballpoint, as it’s so smooth to write with, being a ballpoint seems inconceivable. He doesn’t know the pen is made by a company that is over 100 years old and makes huge charitable contributions to The National Breast Cancer Foundation, City of Hope, and Kids in Need. What he knows is he is writing with a quality tool. The room has been quiet. He continues the interview. “Sure…” he says, denying the sale “so tell me a little about your..” “12 dollars!” I exclaim. “Excuse me…?” He says inquisitively. “You’re still holding my pen, and I’m going to need it back, however I do have a few cases of them with me. 12 dollars each, but we can get that down significantly if you buy in bulk. He is a salesman. He’s more careful than that. But he does want the pen. “I have a card reader if you’d like, but I really must be going” I say, as I stand up and dawn my coat. “Hey ya know what, let me get one of those pens”. Fish in a barrel. With this pen, every customer, is a return customer.

This pen gets a lot of hate from the community and I don’t think it’s deserved. The tactical advertising does this pen a disservice in my opinion - it is not tactical, but it is pressurized in that the mechanism pressurizes the refill when deployed which allows for a smooth ink flow and writing at weird angles, such as a chart on a vertical surface. Overall I find this pen to be ergonomic and write smoothly (I haven’t had any ink blobbing issues). I would recommend this to people who truly want a good everyday ballpoint pen that doesn’t break the bank and looks cool as an added bonus.