BASTION Stainless Steel Bolt Action Pen, Heavy Executive Pen, EDC, Silver

What a fantastic pen. I love heavy pens because I tend to grip them very hard and the extra weight allows my hand to relax while writing. This thing may as well be a baseball bat and I LOVE it. This is a no joke EDC pen as well with its weight and stainless steel body. It is heavy in hand, but that weight leans back balancing the pen beautifully allowing far smoother lines. My handwriting has even cleaned up some. The mechanism is great as well. Very strong spring, crisp action and a not difficult or strange to use. Feels very natural. The seamless design looks beautiful, my only slight tick is that is was coming loose occasionally. I added tiny drop of thread lock and solved that problem without making it too hard to open again. The clip is HEAVY not easy to bend and secured with 2 Torx screws. (Also needed a little thread lock, common with metal on metal) The ink cartridge is okay, I didn't really expect much. It cuts out randomly fairly often, sputters and jumps a bit too but I expected to need to order some new ones. Not sure on the storage capacity, but it does seem to burn ink pretty fast. Overall I am in love with this pen and will be buying another one as a spare.

Treated myself to the pure stainless pen/pencil set after getting a bit of a fever for pens again after buying a couple of F-701s recently. I initially saw this and ignored it thinking it was just another gimmicky Amazon pen, but my gosh I was fully reproved when I unboxed them. The boxes have the same Applesque design as OLights or TWSBI fountain pens, with a high definition image of the pen on a sleeve and a black magnetic closure box. Just as satisfying to unbox as a fountain pen. The pen and pencil themselves are gorgeous, gleaming, smooth, solid, heavy, pure stainless steel barrels; finely machined with careful attention to detail and seamlessly finished with mirror polish clips and bolt levers with strong, tactile operation. They are the writing utensil embodiment of steel with a satisfyingly notable heft. Normally with fountain pens you just let the natural weight of your hand press the nib. With ballpoints you have to press a bit, but the weight of these combined with the smooth, willing flow of the ink cartridge makes it very nice to write with. The pencil uses a German 0.7mm Schmidt Feinminen System insert that screws into the head, which just makes it that much more mechanically intriguing, like any high-end mechanical pencil. If you prefer 0.5mm, you can buy one quite cheap from Amazon. The girth and length of the standard pen is comparable to a typical sharpie or the length and weight of 2 1/2 aa batteries. I imagine the slim version may be more comparable to the F-701. Bastion has done an exceptional job on these writing tools and their craftsmen obviously take pride in their work.

It’s heavy, it’s beautiful, it doesn’t write the best. It is more of a wow look what I have than a useful every day tool.

Bought as gift for wife who works late in clinic. Impressed by the reviews and images of the Bastion over the slew of these things on the market now and took a chance. Arrived today and awed everyone who are now considering purchase. However, after got home and tried it out, the bolt handle knob was loose and bound up the action. It wiggles and turns freely but this doesn't seem to be designed to do so as it jams the bolt. The fit and finish otherwise are amazing! The barrel/cap joint seam is invisible till its opened to access ink and disappears when it is screwed back which itself is pretty awesome. It wrote incredibly smooth and the weight drives the pen across the paper. I want one of these for myself and planned to get one for each of my sons in college but I'm put off by the bolt handle problem - really disappointing especially considering the beauty of this pen. Overall rating gets 3 stars for the letdown after the fast delivery and good initial impression. Value and Comfort are all the way and Durability is moot if it doesn't work. I submitted a return/exchange and we'll see if this was just a quirk - although some other reviews gave the same issue. Will follow up after exchange. Following up: Sent the first unit back and received another quickly. This one was tight and worked properly and had the same quality in finish. I followed the pro tip in another buyer’s review and cut a piece of firm foam (like the pool noodle kind) and tucked it up in the end thru the bolt knob slot. If one imagines (maybe too much) this imparts a satisfying “thump” like a suppressed weapon opposed to the loud “clack” the pen action has - loud as dropping the slide on a chambered round in a crowded room. Depends on one’s preference but I think it’ll keep it going longer. Happy customer

I bought this pen purely for the weight of it. Lightweight plastic pens tend to jump out of my fingers as I'm writing quickly and firmly. The stainless version is a nice heavy weight and feels great in the hand. The bolt-action slide is great for fidgeting and has a smooth feel to it's slide. After almost a year however, the metal pocket clip on mine has broken off at the lower mounting bolt hole. Now I can't carry it with me, so it just sits on my desk. I haven't tried to contact the company about the clip yet, so we'll see if there are replacement parts available. The other issue is the ink refills. I buy the Bastion-branded refills, but usually get 1 bad one in each pack. Plus, they don't seem to last very long. I've heard you can use Parker-branded refills in these pens, but I haven't tried those yet. Overall, it's a nice pen and it gets plenty of compliments, so I've been happy with it. Especially if you consider the price. Even the titanium one is fairly priced!

This pen is an absolutely fantastic bargain. At around 5.3" long it's not exactly a pocket pen, but it fits well enough clipped in the front pocket of a pair of jeans (much as you would a pocket knife). The clip is a formed strip of stainless steel, screwed to the body tube with two small screws, making is easy to remove and reshape if it gets bent. The bolt handle is threaded into the bolt itself and should be relatively easy to remove if necessary, though I've not had reason to try yet. Overall, the body is incredibly thick, making for an overall body diameter of almost 1/2". Being entirely stainless steel this means the pen is very heavy in the hand and pocket at 2.8oz. Great if you like heavy pens (I do) or not if you dont. There should be no worries about breaking it. Lastly the pen uses ISO standard G2 refills, commonly called "Parker-type" refills, since Parker invented them. There's no worry about mistakenly using a Pilot G2 refill in it though: the way the nose-cone is drilled out the Pilot G2s simply will not fit inside, let alone the fact that Pilot G2s are longer than Parker types. The pen comes with an unmarked, generic medium cartridge in black. It seems to write better than my Space Pen, though my Space Pen (and refill) is almost 30 years old so that might be part of it. The fit an finish on the outside was excellent, to the point that the line between the body tube and the nose cone is practically impossible to see. Looking through the pocket where the bolt slides it seems the interior finish is a bit rough though. Nothing problematic, the bolt still slides smoothly and freely, but the machining marks are more visible. For the price however I think it's acceptable. I have a $45 MachineEra Original in stainless steel and it has a better fit and finish inside and out, but it also costs almost twice as much. What I like most is the simplicity of it. There are no finger grooves or knurling, no milled decorations, nothing other than a tastefully done, small, laser-engraved Bastion logo up near the clip. The pen does not advertise who made it, instead drawing attention by it's own merits and allowing you, the owner, to tell others what it is and where to get one. There is elegance in simplicity, and this pen executes it perfectly. Overall it's a great pen, and for $25 it's an especially great pen. No regrets buying it.

I heard a lot of comments about Bastion pens and their various models, so I decided to buy one. They really are high-quality pens; I bought the stainless steel version. If you do a lot of writing, though, it might tire out your hand because it is quite a heavy pen. I’ve finally found a quality pen.

Pristine luxury. This is a wonderful pen with a comfortable about of weight to it. I live in

As an EDC enthusiast for over a decade. It’s worth it.

Stylo original ! Son poids surprend mais il offre une excellente prise en main. La cartouche d’encre n’offre pas une écriture fluide. J’ai mis à la place une cartouche gel de Parker, bien meilleure en terme de qualité d’écriture.

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Coleciono canetas desde criança, e já usei de tudo, marcas de grife e tudo mais. Mas a Bastion de aço inoxidável me surpreendeu muito, pelo peso, acabamento, desenho. Recomendo muito essa caneta.