Pelikan Souverän M1000 vs Pilot Metropolitan

My benchmark reference on this is a fine Montblanc 14 from the 60s that really does sound and feel just like writing with a good sharp pencil. To give a bit of backstory on that, at a previous workplace I had a co-worker who was a pencil nut, and she got me hooked on Blackwings. When I use a pencil, I use a Blackwing 602. The MB 14 reminds me of writing with a sharp 602, and that pen convinced my coworker to try fountain pens

I actually want to like this pen. If this pen performed the way it feels this would be my go to pen. However, I did say if. As it turns out, it writes just OK but not what I would call good

Amazing looks, glorious nib, superb craftsmanship, wonderful finish with a solid heft to the pen. The ink filling piston system is smooth and has high capacity.

For me this is a negative; I wanted somethin hefty in my hand. The nib is supposed to be a medium sized, but it rights like the fine nib pen that I tested. It still wrote smoothly and consistently. It did not catch on the paper or snag

Having said that, the quality and construction of this pen is up there with the MB 149 with some exceptions. The resin (plastic) of the barrel feels harder, colder, but it is extremely well machined. The piston filling mechanism is the best that I have encountered on any pen, even Montblanc. The piston turning knob is smooth, silky, and properly damped

Pros: - Feels really good weight wise (very hefty for a pen). - Top Cover / top clicks very nicely to the base (feels very good to play with while thinking). - Fancy (10 points for Gryffindor?) - Easy to refill (I'm using the cartridges, takes 15 seconds to swap out the cartridge and makes very little, if any mess doing so). - Replacement cartridges are cheap (12 for ~$6), runs about the same (maybe a little less) than a pack of ballpoint pens