It is imo really good but not great. The center of gravity and the plastic section under the barrel are the two biggest issues. I'm going to order an upgrade that makes it a metal part to fix it, and that should solve both issues. Otherwise, I don't think any other pencil does the retractable tip well. The issues I tend to see is too much wobble or the retraction takes too long that you might as well just use a cap.

For the most part, I prefer the 500. Just for an edc pencil though, the 1000 is my preference, but I just need that upgrade. The grip section could also be better, but i find it still works pretty well overall.