Luukas Ovaska luckily I’m a good neighbor

Interesting, I bought a Makita framer instead of the tried and true Hitachi years ago, I had nothing but problems with my Makita. It jammed regularly, misfired, and shot blanks reliably. :( It ended up in the trash because I couldn't in good conscious sell it to someone else. I glad you and this review had a reliable Makita framer. Today I would buy a Milwaukee.

I have a similar story and experience. Excellent nailer

Same here - Hitachi is bullet proof

rickrudd now called Metabo HPT their lineage is nailers - great line!

@@ConcordCarpenter yeah, I don't know if I'll ever be able to reprogram my brain on that one. Maybe in 10 years, lol. Keep up the good work guys

I've only had mine a year, love it. Also a refurb.

Soml

Hitachi all the way I am a framer 💪🏻 I love nailing with my gun

Do you reccomend the 21 or 30 degree more over the other ? Mostly for fencing

@@tleonard410 30! Clips are more compact, doesn’t shoot plastic pieces all over the place and they’re always more reliable in my experience

Japanese are very innovative in their work personally have exposure to makita always makita has few weaknesses but brand is convenient for everything, Hitachi good but not available for everyone.

I still have paslode tools come into my shop that are 25+ years old. A few o-rings and they’re good as new. The tool has had only a few minor changes since about 96-97.

@@stevewhiting556 Paslode is rugged for sure

Best framer ever

Dewaltpro picture same here, mines the wire weld, nice and compact and comfortable. It’s Made me ALOT of money!!

@@spankiedoodlesteve2086 which do you recommend?

well the importance of each category varys depending on who you ask... someone young might want max depth and magazine size but not car for weight while someone getting up there in years might be alright with a smaller magazine and having the a proud nail here and there if the nailer is lighter, also some people can do all their nailing on the ground or saw horses while others do most of it overhead/ on a wall again changing whats best

Hi Andrew, I've used a hitachi when I was 20 years old and I used Hitachi when I was 55 years old. And every year in between. Always had a two clip magazine on it.never met a framer that did ALL his work on the ground, and certainly not ALL on sawhorses. Actually very little on sawhorses. I know a heavy nail gun is not what you want when you're bent over framing a wall, not too good on the back. And the last part of your reply "on a wall again changing what's best"I don't even know what that means. I'll give you the nailing depth, which is why I would like to try Milwaukee. The bottom line is I will take light before heavy on any tool that comes to mind right now. Keep in mind a framer has a nail gun in their hand probably 50%of the day. But I agree proud nails are a bitch to come back and finish off.

Nice to see someone talking about stuff from the old days. I still have a couple N80SBs and though I swung several different hammers, the Estwing 22oz was my long term favorite. Guess it's time I pony up for a Ti hammer.

I’ve been selling and wrenching on nail guns for nearly 20 years. The 3 you mentioned are the only ones worth buying if you’re running a framing crew, but not the metabo NR90, the NR83 is vastly superior. Serviceability kills the other 6 brands. The craftsman and porter cable are black and decker. In 2 years you’ll need a full rebuild because the o-rings turn into chewing gum. The metabo nr90 eats bumpers. The ridgid is limited on parts availability. Most improved is Makita. I used to just suggest the garbage when they broke, but they’ve improved dramatically in the last 5 years. I’m a paslode fan myself. They take 10 minutes for a tip to bottom rebuild. There’s a service center within an hour or two of most places. The nails are some of the best in the industry, especially their galvanized products. Senco is a dying company. I could go into how I know and why, but their parts availability is becoming nonexistent. I’ll need 3 parts for a repair and I’ll get 2 and the third is backordered indefinitely. I’ve had a part on order since February of 2021 for a stapler. It’s 18 months later and I still don’t have it. This stapler is still currently being manufactured too. They used to be made in Cincinnati, but now most of their stuff is Chinese or Taiwanese. They’ve somehow found a way to make them more expensive while outsourcing manufacturing.

Yeah the Metabo HPT/Hitachi framers they tested was their budget model and it's still on top but the pro level Hitachi/Metabo HPT nailers are the best in the business- not even close

@bigelite94 case and point

hitachi doest exist anymore fam. get informed.

@@franktib alright jackass, we were all referring to our old school bought used Hitachi nail guns. Pretty sure everyone that watches this channel knows about metabo

@@franktib we all know the name change and dont give a shit its hitachi, your not a smart guy for being told to call it matabo doing it

Ya

I set mine 12 years ago and never touched it since, same with the trigger.

Right on

With an aftermarket magazine they are awesome. The stock mag is ok until you bend it which doesnt take long.

A tool that last 2 years ain’t pretty good

James Moore no way!

thanks

I liked mine too, but it didn't like below zero weather. The rails have a tendency to get marred up also.

@@christopherw4527 a year later, still love the nailer but I would have been happier with the 30degree version for more capacity.

I think we got a bad one. It jams steadily and now leaks bad around the trigger.

@@aaronwilton8738 Me too repaired twice within 6 months nice nail gun when it worked . Light weight comes at a durability cost .

Lynn Dunn that’s s great nailer!