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Have gone through over 2 boxes of 3-1/2" nails, and 4 boxes of 8p. The other 2 guns jam about once every 2-3 sticks. Have had this gun for a little over 2 years now, and it is great. It jams about every 15-20 sticks of nails. As long as you hold it firmly against the wood, it sinks the nails just fime. Have a senco, ridgid, and this Dewalt. I get stuck using either the senco or ridgid, because everyone wants the dewalt.
After a few magizines of nails it started acting up again. I have had it apart several times and put new O-rings in once. I had the same bad exerience as several others. The gun has some good features but after a couple hours use something goes wrong, e.g., driver will not retract, every other nail bent, will not drive nails all the way.
I bought the Hitachi NR83A as replacement and it is awesome. It would constantly misfire - clearing jams was pretty easy with the removable clip and the attached hanger clip was nice.well, it started leaking air 3 days ago and quit at the end-of-day the following day. It worked great with no jams and has good balance. I have been using the DeWalt D51845 framing gun for 2 years and it has been a huge pain. I own at least a dozen other DeWalt tools and love the weight, balance and durability of all of them.except for their big framing gun.
My guys have exclusively went back to hammers. The dewalt does not fire consistently, frequently jamming. For $200+ you would expect this to work well, it doesn't. I should have went to Harbor Freight and bought the cheap chinese one instead for $80.
I bought two of the DeWalt D51845 Framing Nailers. Then, it gets to the point where it will not recoil to shoot another nail without unplugging the air hose after shooting each nail. It takes two people, one to use the tool and one to get the other tool unjammed. Each time after repair, I'm able to get a couple hours use from the tool and then it gives problems.
I'm just tired of not having a nailer on which I can depend. I use the recommended air pressure setting on the compressor, drain the compressor several times daily, take care not to let the tool get contaminated with dirt, and oil it frequently. Now I use one tool with aggrevation and I have just set aside the other tool as trash. My next purchase will be another brand. The service center always tells me that they have repaired the tool and of course charges me for it. If you choose to buy this tool, you must buy two and hire two men.
It doesn't help. By the way, both of these nailers are less than two years old. I've had these tools in the Richmond, VA service center time and time again and evidently they can't be repaired to give unaggrevated use. Sometimes it will shoot two nails at once.
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