New .45 cal Pen Kit

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I just got an email from Berea Hardwoods touting their new .45 Cal Pen Kit. It is available in Antique Copper and Antique Brass. Retail is $13.50. It uses a unique click mechanism. The upper section is checkered to resemble the grips on a 1911. The clip resembles the slide on a .45. The nib is a .45 cartridge.
Has anyone actually held one in their hands yet? Thoughts on the kit? I think they will sell out here in West Texas so I ordered some to check them out. I noticed the instructions require a straight turning on the single 10mm tube so the Upper portion of the pen can be pushed down over it, to act as the plunger on the click mechanism. I think this will be a slight drawback for us turners as you will be severely limited to only a straight profile.
 
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Not a big fan of this kit. To me, it appears a bit contrived and a poor attempt at competing with some of the better designed kits. I do like the upper barrel knurling though.
 
I like the knurling, too. I hate to think the pen makers are going to run with the "Gun" theme. What will be next? A Glock pen? How about a Berreta? A pen for every gun maker and design?
I'll do a review after I get a chance to work with these kits, but I'm not holding my breath!
 
Berea started accepting orders from their resellers, yesterday.

It should be safe to say no one has held one yet, except the "brass" at Berea.
I should see them soon.
 
I don't like it, it has a strange proportion to my eyes.

And for the record, I like Browning's original .45 design.
 
Does anybody have a picture of this kit? I got the email but could not blow up the picture to look at it.
 
Talked to a friend that just made one...click mechanism is finicky and there really isn't much turning involved. He's not a fan.
 
I think it is along the line of a 50 caliber pen. More of a novelty than an everyday user. I like a few things they did but it just has a dysfunctional look to me. i also don't like the straight turned blank. Just me though and other's might love it. I will await opinions from those who have ordered it.
 
Here is a photo of the pen kit from Berea Hardwoods. As a woodworker, it is not very exciting. However, a couple of my shooter friends really think they will love it! I guess you have to have the gun nut mentality!
 

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I think the idea is nice but IMHO the copper tip is just too big. It looks like it would be awkward to write with. As most have said though, I would have to hold one and try it out before passing any real judgement.
 
I ordered a couple out of curiosity but was not impressed by the single pix they showed, or the little I could see of the design.

Interesting that Berea has such a poorly done website and usually just shows a single pix. You'd think that they would show it from different angles so you could see what the whole pen looks like, and also see how the slide works.

When mine come I'll post some better pix, amd shara a "hands on" impression.
 
I bought 2 of each finish, sold all 4 for $50 each in less than an hour.
turned a chunk of American Walnut on them
It is definitely not a daily user, but I like it.
As stated earlier I work for a company that makes 1911s so I have a great customer base.
I am not a very big fan of any of the bullet pens, but they sell.
 
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