I already owned a Porter-Cable 16 GA. finish nailer, and we were starting a job to hang about 1500 square feet of boxcar siding in a rustic cabin. All I really wanted was another finish nailer that would shoot the same nails as my Porter-Cable. We use the Bostitch more than the original gun nowadays. It seems to drive the nails just a little deeper.

Back in October 2002, I wrote a review concerning the incident I had with the part #06 blowing out on the nail gun. This is the main Butt cap on the end of the nailer. As I stated in my review, I was not sure if it was a manufacturing error or just a fluke. After extensive research and contacting many people using the nail gun, I had reached the conclusion that it was indeed a fluke. Today, March 23rd, A design engineer from Bostitch contacted me. It seems that they have been trying to reach me for several months and finally caught me at home. They had been informed of my problem with this nail gun and were extremely concerned. As per our telephone conversation, they have sold hundreds of thousands of these units and this was the first time they had heard of this incident concerning the end cap exploding from the back of the gun. As I told him, I had come to the conclusion that this was a fluke and I did not feel that it was a design flaw. I also apologized to him for not posting a follow up concerning my conclusion that it was a fluke. This I am doing now. IT WAS A FLUKE FOLKS. I have the big brother to this gun and have used it extremely hard and it is working fine with NO problems what-so-ever. I only wish I had kept the exploded gun so I could send it back to them for analysis. By the way, they are sending me a replacement nail gun free of charge. This I am happy about because I really liked that little gun. Handy, Light weight, easy to operate and I could see my nail supply in the slide loader. Most other guns don't have a view window. Anyway, Kudo's to Bostitch. Thanks for the followup. Much appreciated...

This is an excellent nailer, maybe the best on the market. Little or no recoil, no jams and the performance is excellent. Loading is a breeze and the lightweight housing is nothing less than a dream when working in tight places. Cannot imagine a better nailer and the people at Amazon were right on with their delivery times. Thanx Amazon and Bostich!

Leaky O-rings after minimal use. Parts are darn near imppossible to get. I won't make this mistake again, time for a Senco ! On the plus side- nice design when it works.

YEA even though i didn't buy my finish nailer herebr(cause i didn't have time to order and wait)brbut i would have bought mine here if i had the timebrbut anyway the STANLEY FINISH NAILER IS A NICE GUNbrI RECOMMEND IT