Customer Reviews for DEWALT 16-Gauge Pneumatic 1 in. - 2-1/2 in. Nailer

Bought this nailer to replace an old Paslode that crumbled inside and to hard and costly to replace parts. Pretty much went by reviews and I own several DeWalt tools that seem to perform well. Ordered online and bought through Home Depot. Delivery time was exceptional considering during Covid (2 days). Giving it 4 stars because I needed it to finish a trim job so took it to the site and it would not fire the nails. Luckily, I had a brad nailer with me that I used to finish the job. The DeWalt nailer would just shoot a small “piff” of air and no nail. I did not have time to figure out what the problem was on the site, but at home I discovered that the firing pin was stuck. IT would not let a nail enter the firing chamber and the pin would not move. So, I put a little oil on it and used a screwdriver to move the pin back and forth. It seemed to loosen up and I moved the pin up and push the nails in so as there would be one nail in the firing chamber. The nailer was able to fire the nail and several more. I just hoped that it would wear and loosen for the next job. I have not had any problems with it since. The second reason for the 4 stars is that the nails do not slide into the nailer very easily. There is a flat spring that puts pressure on the nails as you slide them in. Once in, you must pull them on through or use a set of nails to push them down into the gun. Not a big issue but keeps it from getting a 5. Also, I would have liked to see the case designed to hold some nails. There appears to be plenty of space to have molded a small block for storage. So far it works good and would recommend it.

Have begun a series of home improvement projects, and knew a finish nailer would be a fine additon to my tool collection. Though I didn't have any opportunity to test any of the units, I did visit a number of stores to at least inspect the units for build, heft, weight and feature set, and the Dewalt D51257K came out on top of my evaluation. Subsuquently, after the unit arrived, i used it on my first job, replacing exterior door trim. Unit performed flawlessly, with no jams or malfunctions. I'll be adding additonal nailers to my armory, and will be looking to DeWALT for those too.

The drill was just what we expected

All that I've had was a brad nailer. I wanted something that packed a little more punch for slightly bigger jobs. This is fitting the bill so far! I had to change the trigger and adjust the depth of the countersink of the nail. Although both of my nail guns are Dewalt, the 16GA is different that the 18GA as far as how to load and make adjustments. Overall I like it!

Nice tool Easy to use and adjust

It’s light and handles great!!yyyyuhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Great quality good safety features. Good price. Lightweight

Works great under many conditions. Very durable.

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The gun works great as long as you keep it straight out from your project. If you’re not straight the head will lift and your nail will be left high. The Precision Point nailer doesn’t do that, but the Precision Point doesn’t have the sealed lube dual tech piston.

Bought this nailer to put up baseboards and quarter round in the main room of our basement after replacing the carpet with LVP. We had previously done a bathroom with just a hammer and the tool to get the nails even/below the surface and it wasn’t fun. This was great! Have only probably done 200 nails or so with it but it made extremely quick work of the job had no issues. I just wish we’d bought it earlier!

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Very impressed. Easy to use.

I have only used it a few times, but it is working great so far for nailing baseboards and casing. No complaints. I'm just a DIYer so I expect this tool will likely outlast me.

Straight out of the box, it did not work. The piston would not move to fire the gun. Slight puff of air would come out the exhaust with each trigger action. My compressor was set to 120 psi, so no issue with air delivery. Just bought it this aft, its going back tomorrow morning.

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Works perfectly and hasn't jammed once. Great tool when 18 gauge just isn't enough.

This replaced a Porter Cable unit lost in a fire. Works good and is a bit quieter than the old unit.

As a custom closet installer it is critical to have a gun less than 12” tall. We currently use a Duo Fast 764 by far best gun ever made. They don’t make them or produce replacement parts anymore so I’ve been looking for a while and have tried several brands even other models of Dewalt but I gotta says this model is the best one. I only wish that they sold them in stores, right now you have to get them on line.

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Great tool