What do you all think of this?I'm not 100% satisfied with my recent zebra mod, mainly due to the plastic internals. So I was looking at other machined pens. Came across this CRKT/Ruger collaboration which is a licensed copy of the Fellhoelter tibolt in aluminum. It is a nice weight, seems well made. Best part is its under $30 on eBay. Don't care much for the Ruger branding, though all 3 of my firearms happen to be rugers. Just prefer a plain look. Just can't decide if it's worth $30 when I get my normal pilot G2 pens for free at work.
Quote from: pfrsantos on May 07, 2018, 03:55:29 PMQuote from: MadPlumbarian on March 04, 2018, 10:04:57 PMQuote from: Pablo O'Brien on March 04, 2018, 08:02:41 PMPlastic? Bleh. Oh I’d love something solid metal and not thin walled, but for now if I lose one of those plastic ones it’s no big deal..JRAnybody knows this Pablo O'Brien?! Does he live in your area? Pablo sounds like a Portuguese name.
Quote from: MadPlumbarian on March 04, 2018, 10:04:57 PMQuote from: Pablo O'Brien on March 04, 2018, 08:02:41 PMPlastic? Bleh. Oh I’d love something solid metal and not thin walled, but for now if I lose one of those plastic ones it’s no big deal..JRAnybody knows this Pablo O'Brien?!
Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on March 04, 2018, 08:02:41 PMPlastic? Bleh. Oh I’d love something solid metal and not thin walled, but for now if I lose one of those plastic ones it’s no big deal..JR
Plastic? Bleh.
Quote from: Don Pablo on May 07, 2018, 05:54:45 PMQuote from: pfrsantos on May 07, 2018, 03:55:29 PMQuote from: MadPlumbarian on March 04, 2018, 10:04:57 PMQuote from: Pablo O'Brien on March 04, 2018, 08:02:41 PMPlastic? Bleh. Oh I’d love something solid metal and not thin walled, but for now if I lose one of those plastic ones it’s no big deal..JRAnybody knows this Pablo O'Brien?! Does he live in your area? Pablo sounds like a Portuguese name. Yes, I know him.Like mags has said earlier:A little immature but we miss him.And he was the one who was called "The Bender".He is the actual origin of "Pabloing".He probably left in shame...
Quote from: gustophersmob on May 12, 2018, 01:59:10 AMWhat do you all think of this?I'm not 100% satisfied with my recent zebra mod, mainly due to the plastic internals. So I was looking at other machined pens. Came across this CRKT/Ruger collaboration which is a licensed copy of the Fellhoelter tibolt in aluminum. It is a nice weight, seems well made. Best part is its under $30 on eBay. Don't care much for the Ruger branding, though all 3 of my firearms happen to be rugers. Just prefer a plain look. Just can't decide if it's worth $30 when I get my normal pilot G2 pens for free at work.Well, even though I still wrestle with my minimal amount of writing is deserving of an almost $30 pen, I decided to make some mods and keep it. The first mod was to change the stock spring with a slightly longer one from a leftover zebra f-402. The original spring did not extend past the refill tip and the bolt would rattle a bit when the pen was retracted. The longer spring fixed the rattle and also made the action feel much more positive. Second mod was to slightly rebend the pocket clip so that it didn't grab quite so hard. It was a two hand job to clip it to even the thinnest shirts before. Now I can one hand clip it to jeans. It still feels secure once clipped. Third mod was to take a sharpie to the Ruger branding. Doesn't look the cleanest up close, but looks fine at arms length to me.
Okay, every now and then I misread the topic titles but this time I'm so not saying how I read this one...