Hunt 100--very dainty, catches on practice paper and envies. Not sure if these are going to be keepers.
Hunt 103--kinda like these. Less fiddly and dainty than the 100s IMO. Love the hairlines.
Esterbrook 354--another good choice. About like the 103s. A small nib and very flexible but again, not as temperamental as the 100 I tried
Esterbrook 355 First one out of the box won't hold ink for squat. Highly flexible nib compared to ones I've used in the past. Second one is good. Very similar to the 354 and I like the hairlines.
These are all very fine nibs and I probably should practice some more with them before rendering judgement. I'vce been using the Zebra G and it's more on the medium flex side so I'm not comfortable with these really sharp, flexible nibs. Many people like the Gillott 303, which I'm not nuts about, and these are more flexible than that one. I'll have to train my hands to ease up. Also, in every box of nibs there are probably going to be duds so I should discount the 100 just yet. It happens.
Eagle 830
I really kinda like this one. It's bowl shaped and the first of it's kind I've ever tried. It's a bit stiff, I guess a more medium flex. I don't like really stiff nibs like some of the Falcon nibs I've tried in the past (the Esterbrook 44 comes to mind). Those nibs are BIG IMO and a little weird with how far they have to stick out of the holder. I think you get used to your hand being a certain distance from the paper and a large nib raises that out of your comfort zone.
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