34° Corded Pneumatic Clipped Head Framing Nailer

Saw this nailer on sale (Internet) about 6 months ago...knowing I had a project coming up I purchased it. It fired about 40 nails just fine. Problem 1, I went to Home Depot to buy more nails, they do not sell any that fit this gun! Found nails at the other big box store. About 20 nails later the trigger blows completely out of the gun! Not just the piece you pull, the entire housing.

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This item is advertised incorrectly as a corded nailer. It is a pneumatic nailer. This forced me to by a new air compressor to run it as I was on a deadline. The nailer is excellent. No complaints ! It says to use clipped head nails but a store associate showed us what most people buy- it worked!!

This is a very sturdy and well made framing nailer. I use it for smaller building projects, and I'm looking forward to using it on larger ones. It's a pretty rugged framer. It's on the heavy side for me. To be honest, I was kind of afraid of it at first. There are some oil requirements I wasn't sure about. My other finishing nailer doesn't require oiling, so this was a new thing for me too.

I used this 34 degree pneumatic framing nail gun to replace 26 sheets of 3/4" thick 4'x8' sheets of T&G subfloor in a rental house and it did a fantastic job! Also used it to add 2"x6" blocking for the joists and subfloor. While it's not the lightest, it is still very maneuverable and did a flawless job. No jams. No issues. I used 3-1/4" nails and ran the compressor pressure at about 100 psi. Slight adjustments in pressure now and then to keep the nail heads slightly sunken. I can't imagine trying to do this project by hand with nails and a hammer. This tool shaved hours off the time required! It has an adjustable exhaust air vent at the top and a magazine that holds several different sizes of nails. The magazine is very simple to open. The tip includes a no-mar attachment to prevent marks on the nailing surface. A nice safety feature is the tip of the nailer must be pressed to activate the drive of the nail. So accidental firings are a lot less often. Another nice feature is the option to rapid fire nails. I found this adjustment very stiff so left it on single fire. It did have a lot of sparks flying off the nail heads with almost 40% of the firings but my understanding is that can be normal for new nail guns until they break in. It also includes lubricant oil and instructions. Very basic but a priceless tool!

I bought this framing nailer for a home DIY project and didn't want to spend a lot of money on something I won't be using very often. I had a full box of Freeman 30° - 34° Clipped Head Bright Finish Paper Collated Framing Nail from a job I did about year ago. That was the main reason for me choosing this particular model. So far, they've worked flawlessly after using about five clips. I run this gun at 110 psi and get good results. I'm very happy with this purchase and it definitely makes framing a lot easier than hand nailing.