Agreed! I personally prefer the Pelikans over the MBs, but this doesn't mean that they are not good pieces. In this particular case, the Pelikan closest to the MB 149 would be the M1000, which I never owned, but my M800 is great, very smooth indeed, no skipping, and wonderful balanced.

Rgds.

Quote Originally Posted by edhewitt View Post
I would expect better than "quite nicely" for Mont Blanc money.