Zebra M-301 Stainless Steel Mechanical Pencil - 0.5 mm

My favorite pencil! The M-301 is the best mechanical pencil on the market. I use this for drawing, and the sturdy steel construction, superb grip, and light weight all make for a great pencil. But I really love this pencil because the pocket clip is unobtrusive and allows for a easy and comfortable rotation of the pencil when needing to use the sharp point of the lead for detailed drawing. This pencil is also slightly shorter than most mechanical pencils, and it has a perfect weight and balance. Highly recommended!

This pencil's really good for schoolwork and such; however, the barrel is steel so if you like squishy grips, this is not for you...also, the price is a little extravagant for what you get; a wholesale store I go to used to sell a pack of ten for ten dollars.

I have this same exact pencil(but in 0.7) and it's fantastic! I usually use it for school work and drawing. The bad thing is that it says it has a great grip, but it isn't really grippe. Still this pencil is great and would recomend this for students. ;D

the pencil is good but the bad things about it is the grip and the eraser

I have a set of Zebra stainless steel writing utensils in my every day backpack. They are sturdy, lightweight and durable. My set includes G-301 (gel ink pen), M-301 (mechanical pencil, the innards are a bit cheap and I don't it will last), F-301 (ballpoint, hardly used, prefer the gel ink), H-301 (highlighter, thicker than the others and doesn't complement very well). I have seen that Staedtler sells a set with similar utensils, I would recommend to Zebra to create a similar one with a nice case too, as these utensils are made of stainless steel, they look more attractive and durable, and so far, they have worked great!