I have a new Bostitch RN45 that no matter how much I oil it or what brand roof nails I use it misses every 10th nail. Almost like clockwork. This gun has less than 2 cases of nails through it (Both Senco and Bostitch. I have a Senco 455XP that never misses, what’s the skinny ?
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Air pressure too low?
Running 100 psi at bar. Fasteners sinking just fine.
karte.. we have the RN 46 ( two of them ) ... we run generic roofing nails
we also have an hitachi and a max
and an older bostich...
the 46 is the one everyone grabs first unless they're shooting Hot dipped 1 3/4 in which case they grab the maxMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Take the rubber band off the coil? (G)
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probably too much oil. we had the same problem with ours.
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they need to mate it with the RHFraming gun that went auto..
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