Dr. Metalleung Heavy Duty Pocket Bolt Action Pen – Retractable Stainless Steel Ballpoint Pen with Keychain, Refillable Ink Cartridge, Perfect for Smooth Office Writing, Everyday Carry (EDC), and Gifts

Amazing quality

This is a nice-looking pen for sure, and has that cool industrial look, if you like that sort of style. It is machined stainless steel, and that makes it a bit heavy and perhaps a bit clunky. I have titanium bolt-style pens I like better. However, some may prefer the heft of the stainless. I did find the edges a bit too sharp in the bolt area. They need some chamfering to offer a bit more comfort.

I'm going to come out and say I don't like this pen. I'm still giving it 3 stars because I think that if I look at it objectively, I can still see what it does do well beyond my disliking of it. First off, it's very bulky for a pen. This isn't a pen I would carry every day to a desk job. With that said, if I was going to the wilderness or anywhere rugged where I absolutely would need a working pen to survive any elements I subject it to, I would take the pen. It is very well made and it's almost like an armored pen. It also has a loop at the top so it can be carried around your neck.The bolt action of the pen is designed in a very bizarre way. I have multiple bolt action pens and they all work by pressing the bolt simultaneously down and to the side. You're pressing down to pass the first "catch" and pressing sideways until it's caught by the next "catch". With all my other bolt action pens , this can all be done with one relative motion.This one is not designed that way. The bolt action requires you to press sideways, press down, and then press sideways again. It's three actions instead of one smooth action. I could see it becoming very, very cumbersome if you are going to have to close and open your own a lotThe price is also something that I feel is off. I can't see this being a EDC pen unless you're roughing it in the rain forest or the desert and even then, that's a lot of money for a pen.