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   ArcWood_ | May 25, 1999 03:10pm | #9

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   daFlash...I prefer the bostich finish gun because of its sequential trip firing. Also the reps come around and rebuild for free. Bostitch rebuilds involve a few o-rings and grease. Senco rebuild kits are huge. Don't try to switch back and forth since the different nail angles will throw you off

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   GACC_DAllas | May 28, 1999 05:34pm | #10

   *Senco is the top of the line for trim guns. But most of us on our crew have gone to the Porter Cable trim guns. They shoot great, and come with a case ( although it's plastic ). Does anyone else hate these plastic cases? What happened to good old metal cases? For the cost of the gun and availability of nails, my money is on Porter Cable.

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   Guest_ | May 28, 1999 08:31pm | #11

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   Looking to buy my own air nailers soon. Here in NY we use Bostich. NEVER seen a Senco on a job..only in Home Depot. May be hard to believe. Lots of talk here about Sencos though. Seem to be popular in Breaktime. looking for opinions. Thanks

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   Guest_ | May 22, 1999 05:14am | #1

   *I have both... Senco has more punch, particularly in hardwood.

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   Guest_ | May 22, 1999 06:48am | #2

   *Hey Flash, out here on the east end of Long Island, I don't think I would use anything but Senco. We have a few, and have never had a break down. We just love' em.

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   Guest_ | May 22, 1999 06:50am | #3

   *Hey Flash, out here on the east end of Long Island, I don't think I would use anything but Senco. We hace a few, and have never had a break down. We just love' e

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   Guest_ | May 23, 1999 01:17am | #4

   *Our shop had 2 Bostich 80N Framing nailers. We shot hundreds of nails daily through each one without any jambing. However they are a bit on the heavy side and after awhile you wish you had an extra arm! As far as power, Bostich had plenty of it. I haven't used a Senco ,but a few of my buddies have and they said it performed well and was better balanced. Pasloade makes a pretty good one also. If your looking to buy a roofing nail gun, stick with the Bostich. I have used a Senco roofing gun and I felt the Bostich was a little better made, and it definately had more punch; but again, the Senco was about a half pound lighter weight. Lately, our shop has been using a Hilti stick framer (since someone stole our Bostichs') and I can honestly say that the Hilti can't compete with the Bostich either.

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   Guest_ | May 23, 1999 01:57am | #5

   *daFlash

   I've owned a Senco SN70 and a 325+ for a lot of years, I did shot a Bostich once though. . .

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   Guest_ | May 23, 1999 06:20am | #6

   *Bostich, n80c for framing and decks, Paslode er Porter Cable for trim,(resemblence is uncanny).Tried others...won't do it again.

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   Steve_Kasower | May 23, 1999 11:21pm | #7

   *I own Pasload and Senco guns. My favorite is the Senco SNF40+ finish nailer. Man that thing is perfectly balanced and really has nice adjustment capability. The no-mar nose is good as well. My only complaint with this lovely tool is that every now and then, the rubber-like material that holds the nails together gets shot into the hole along with the nail and sticks out. This leaves a little "flag" of teflon or something that has to be picked out prior to finishing. The SNF40+ has worn well in the year I've used it. I even dropped it off the scaffold once and it survived.

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   Guest_ | May 24, 1999 07:01am | #8

   *I own a bostich Framer N-80 , Trim N-60 and the roofing RN45 nailer and only use the roofer . The roofer is a fine gun .The other 2 are strickly backups . Prefer a Hitachi NR83 Framer and the Paslode F-16 for trim . These 2 guns are balanced and perfect for production work . I would add though alot of what you will like will depend on what you are going to do with the tool . ALL of my guns have had to be rebuilt at some point and I didn't feel one lasted substaintially longer than another before rebuild time .

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   Guest_ | May 28, 1999 08:31pm | #12

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   I went to buy a couple of Porter Cable trim guns lately. The dealer had P-C's, and told me the P-C's are made in Asia, he also had a line made in the same plant. Identical in every way to the P-C's except for the name. He also had a line of Prime nailers, made in the same plant as Duo-fast, and identical (in appearance anyway, except for the colour) to Duo-Fasts. They seem a bit more rugged, and punch harder than the P-C's. I bought a couple, they are doing just fine.