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   calvin | Dec 03, 2012 07:32pm | #1

   Davo

   What's the deal?

   You asked a question that stumped me so much I googled FN/DA...............never had heard a peep about them.

   I knew there are angled and straight...............

   So, here you go.  Advantages?.............you'll have to hunt for that for yourself.

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   by Bryanlord in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 04/29/2005 - 05:34

   Careful of the $100 buck wager! Did a little digging tonight and there are 2 15 gauge angle nails. The Bostitch and Grizzly use 25 degree angled "FN" nails.

   The PC, Hitachi, etc use "DA" nails which are angled at 34 degrees.

   Now the question is: Where to purchase 1" FN nails. The shortest Bostitch sells is 1 1/4 inch yet they spec the gun at 1",

   My purchase decision was narrowed to the PC and Bostitch because I wanted 1" capability. The Bostitch won out because of the oiless feature. Now I can't find 1" nails for the gun.

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   DanH | Dec 03, 2012 08:51pm | #2

   The dirty little secret is that the DA nails are actually Danish, not Finnish.

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   deadnuts | May 04, 2014 03:40pm | #4

   use FN nails if you're in a hurry

   I actually choose to use the  FN , or Russian type nails, when there is a tight deadline and I need to trim out in a hurry.

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   oldhand | Dec 03, 2012 08:53pm | #3

   The only disadvantage of either style is if they won't fit your gun.....

   The only advantage to one style over the other is availability.

   I wonder if more generics are made in one or the other style?