Hitachi NR90GR Round Head 2-inch to 3-1/2-inch Cordless Gas Framing Nailer

I've always been a fan of cordless nail, I have two each of all Paslode guns. You can frame and finish a whole house w / gas Framer, finishes, and Brad gun. I put the Hitachi around the head, until the mixture just to get more flexibility in the nails, if I run out and the local dealer has one or the other styles I will be covered either way.

The comparison: I think the Hitachi has a better starting balance in your hand. The Paslode is, I think, heavier in the nose, and feels heavier. I like the Hitachi battery set-up better. If you get a piece of debris stuck in Paslode along with the battery, it can be a bear to get out. Hitachi is also easier to adjust depth of drive, even when you have the set that you rarely need to change it if you go from tree to microlams and back.

As for the basic stitches, carry both pistols at once. As other reviewers have noted a disadvantage of the gas Nails is that they require more pressure force to activate (so that you can not use it as a gun that Danny Glover did in Lethal Weapon!). So if you have connected the two issues and try to nail them, you have a tendency to move work when trying to activate the nailer. You must also be careful not to leave the gun lying around with the battery and it will flow down.

One problem with the performance of these weapons are in the extreme cold, especially if you are trying to nail on the head with the gun upside down. They will not fire. Under these conditions, Keppe me a gas canister in my pocket where it keeps warm, and I change them when the gun gets too cold. Note that in these conditions, you probably also have problems with the compressor, so it is no worse than the other. Also note that a pneumatic pin NAILER probably holds 3-4x as many nails as either gas nailer, so you have to lug around a bunch of nails, and reload often.

All in all, I can not understand why I can not see them in every place. Who wants to drag a hose through the truss webs if you do not. You can just plug this baby in your tool belt and climb freely. And to help DIY, I highly recommend it. No compressor needed!