Pneumatic 16-Gauge 2 in. Medium Crown Stapler with Adjustable Metal Belt Hook

I’m a finish carpenter and have seen a resurgence of wainscoting and board & batten requests. I use 2” staples which seat the panels best into drywall and covers the knockdown plaster finish. It doesn’t blast through the panels as smaller sencos do.

I am a hobbyist and not a pro. I had a project where I needed a heavier gauge of staples with a wider crown then my 18 gauge I currently own. After shopping around I got this one. First the company Freeman has excellent customer service. The first one I got was giving me jams on 1" spotnails staples. The ones sold here at HD for this gun. And jams are hard to clear on this gun. The front is difficult to remove and the jam doesn't just push out the front easily so its like a 5 minute thing to get it cleared and back working again. So I called the company and they sent me out a new gun. While waiting for the new gun I worked on something else using 1-1/4 and 1-1/2 staples which while having a few jams worked somewhat decent. Note that every now and again I would go back to the 1" staples to see if it was a breakin issue. No dice. New gun arrives and same thing. These 2 guns just seem to hate spotnails 1" staples. I actually think its a design defect as you can see from the photos nothing provides support as the staples get pushed in and smaller staples don't have the glue to keep them on track. Again spotnail 1-1/4 and a no-name 1-1/2 staples basically work fine Be aware that I am comparing this stapler to my 18 gauge stapler, my 16 gauge brad nailer, and my 21 degree framing nailer. None of these ever gives me any issues and I can count the jams on 1 hand after using them for years. I oil them before each use and give them a shot of wd40 on the rails about once a month or so. At this point I'm not sure if I will be keeping this brand or returning it to HD and paying another $100 for a bigger name brand. I haven't had a need to use this size staple very often but that is changing so I want to keep this size in my toolbox. Maybe the company will respond to this review on the photos and the 1" staple. My HD order# is WD56038561

I needed a nailing gun for attaching cedar shakes. The cedar shake association rec. either hand nailing or using a narrow crown stapler (with stainless steel staples- got them at HD too). I did not want to spend a lot of money for a stapler I might use just a few times. I've installed app. 400 sq. ft. of cedar shake with this gun. Shot approximately 2,00 staples with no misfires, or jams. This gun is easy to load to load and operate. I found that the easiest was to assure flush nailing was to keep pressure consist at 90 psi. Very happy with how well this tool did it's job. I maybe a few small mistakes, but I'll never tell.

I used this for the first time this past weekend on a set of gates I’m building. I wanted the 16 gauge staples because of the 2 inch capacity. The gun is great the only problem I have is that HD doesn’t have 2” staples so I’ve settled for 1 1/2”.

Love the gun. It is light and compact. The unit hold a large amount of staples and I like the directional air vent. It allows you to be in any position and not have your face blown off by the air vent.

Worked great for stapling cedar shingles!

Started jamming almost immediately, and got worse over the course of the day. I had to return the stapler, as it got to the point where it was barely shooting staples at all. I was using 1" staples and another reviewer said that he was having a similar problem with 1" staples. If this stapler doesn't work with 1" staples, then it should say so in the instructions! I had a very frustrating day with this thing and had the instructions said to use larger staples, I would have done so and saved myself a lot of stress! As it is I am back to square one with no stapler. Very disappointed.

the stapler performed great - I wish that it had came with a case.