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It uses standard nails readily available. The Hitachi works just as well, if not a bit better. This nailer from Hitachi is an excellent tool. I got this nailer to replace a Senco nailer. Lower cost as well. It is lightweight and quite easy to handle, yet plenty of power to drive long nails in hard woods. The pricing is very reasonable for a quality tool.
If you need a solid nailer, this is the one to get. It's light weight, easy to load and the depth setting adjusts with just a couple of turns. You won't go wrong in purchasing this tool. I purchased one back in May and it has worked flawlessly every time I've used it.
When it arrived, the label said, "Made In Taiwan". That's the only reason I spent the extra money for the NT65MA2. It's back in the box, ready to be returned. The Hitachi NT65MA2 appears to be identical to the NT65MA3 but is about $50 more. The only difference seemed to be that the NT65MA2 was made in Japan, while the NT65MA3 was made in Taiwan.
This is scary every time. The gun comes with the nicest pair of work glasses I've ever used. Have used this only a few days, and it's my very first nail gun, so I don't have much to compare it to. It's a great feature to have, though, but seems like it should have been easy for Hitachi to place elsewhere.The case is adequate, although the latches are cheap plastic and seem flimsy. Awesome.Overall I think the gun is a great value for the price and a solid performer. It took me awhile to realize that the "no mar" nose piece is clipped onto the magazine. I marred a few pieces of word before realizing this.The gun is very fine quality, comfortable to hold, and so far I have not had a jam or or any problem in over 200 nails (bulls-eye brand, 2.5" galvanized).I must say that the "air blast" button is absurdly located, and you'll wind up hitting it accidentally several times per day at least.
It just wasn't super obvious - to me at least.My other minor complaint, and one which I have no better solution to, is the air blast feature. it's not shown in the picture and I know many other manufacturers leave it out. But if I had to complain about anything.The depth adjuster is a narrow plastic knurled barrel that is only partially finger accessible. So it's not a complaint, just a minor concern. I love this nail gun.
If something happens to it and it becomes a complaint, I'll update this review.Meanwhile I highly recommend this nailer. It's not horrible, it's just a bit awkward. (and for the record, mine came with the male air coupling installed on it. Not that they're particularly expensive or anything, but it was still nice to see) It scares the crap out of you when you bump it by mistake - for instance, when nailing in a tight corner with your head between a wall and a cast iron radiator, carefully lining up a precise shot in the low light at a weird angle, holding your breath as you line it up just right.I do like having the button, so I wouldn't do away with it, It just made me wonder how many of these nailers have been dropped by people not knowing it's there. On a tool I didn't care so much about I'd treat it poorly just to tempt the part to break just so I could b*&#$ about it.
But if you're like me, you're here more to find out what's wrong with a tool than what's right about it.Everything is perfect, and I'd buy another one without even looking to see what's new and exciting out there. It's also not the type of thing you have to mess around with very often, so this really is a very minor complaint.I should also add that when I got my nailer, I didn't realize that I had to crank the )(#*% out of the depth adjuster to get it to move a perceptible amount. I love this nail gun too much for that kind of behavior. And that's saying a lot coming from me. "hey kid, could you grab me that nail gun".But even its marginal usefulness GREATLY outweighs my concerns about it.The plastic nail slide makes me worry, but it also makes me actually WANT to treat the nailer nicely. But I guess that's better since it means you can adjust it in very fine increments.
It's hard to describe, but when you try setting it, you'll see what I mean, and if you have large fingers too, you'll see why I'd re-design it. I actually thought it was broken, until I cranked the thing many revolutions.
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