Poll: Mont Blanc or Pilot G2

OverVolt

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i voted G2, mont blanc's are high maintence pens, PITA unless you collect them n stuff. Heh, shuda seen my father when he lost his marble poe edition mont blanc hehe.
 

PsychoAndy

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Dec 31, 2000
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I don't care, but G2s are like butter, as well as those little cross pens that cost 20 bucks.

I kinda like blue ballpoint pens though, old school and cheap as hell.
 

b0mbrman

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These days, I use the G-2 and am satisfied with its performance. However, when I can get my hands on them, my favorite "throw-away" pen is the Skilcraft Metal Barrel Pen--That's all I seem them listed as. They use a standard refill and are made by blind people...

Image at https://www.ibmilw.com/images/products/7520014457221.gif

NSN for the medium black ink is 7520-01-445-7226...
 

Shivatron

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As an avid pen collector (yes, you read that right), there's only one Mont Blanc that I've ever been impressed with. It was a gunmetal barreled fountain pen that was bastard-cut (think like a file -- grooved at one angle and then grooved at another angle); and in each of the intersections of the cuts (four thousand small intersections) there was a diamond. (The pen is mentioned in this article.)

Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I find balance and weight lacking on most Mont Blancs -- I much prefer Cross in thie regard. Although I do know a lot of people who do like Blancs proving it is personal preference. I certainly wouldn't place a disposable G2 in the same category as a Mont Blanc however. If you just want something to toss around and jot things down with, you might be better off with the G2. Having said that, I carry my low-end (~$100) Cross fountain with me everywhere, so YMMV as always.