- Metal Strike Plate - Designed to take job-site abuse and positioning of lumber
- Tool-less Adjustable Air Exhaust
- Work Contact Element - With aggressive teeth - Grips work piece when toe nailing
- Quick Release Magazine - Easily remove jammed nails without disassembly of tool
- Tool-less Selectable Trigger - Easily Switch between bump and sequential fire
The gun looks sharp and is built solidly. Yes, it may be made in Taiwan, but the quality, fit, and finish is very well done. There are no visible o-ring seals or extraneous adjustable or moving parts. The metal end cap is not adjustable and does not need to be since it vents out the front. There are pictures showing the use of the end cap as a hammer to knock studs into position...don't do that.
This gun has a blue anodized aluminum quick release magazine...great for clearing jams...which my gun never did. The magazine is offset at an angle...it felt weird at first, but the improved line of sight and improved ergonomics are a welcome change from my Bostitch. To cock the magazine you pull the slide lock back and it locks in the full open position, load the nails, nudge the slide back and it disengages to push the strip nails towards the firing pin. It feels light and maneuverable with balance provided by an attached air hose. There is no framing hook, but you can buy it for another $25.
It has a built-in selectable trigger for single safety shot or bump fire. The trigger is fast and responsive.
Depth adjustment is handled by a red knurled sleeve/nut...it has a continuous threaded action with index points and index marks near the aggressively pointed nose/muzzle. The bounce recoil is acceptable, I haven't double fired yet.
This gun fires 30 degree paper tape nail strips...the same nails I load into my 33 degree Bostitch. This gun locates and shoots nails very accurately...out of 100 nails, maybe 2 had to be set by hammer. Yes, Full-force technology will be a force to be reckoned with. You have to maintain this gun with oil. I do want to bring the following to your attention:
The gun will always leave about 7 nails in the strip in the magazine...you cannot empty the magazine by firing. Some may consider this a flaw, others a safety design, and others may appreciate that they didn't shoot a bunch of blanks....leaving firing pin marks all over the sub-floor or roof deck with no nails.
The air fitting on the gun is a 3/8" threaded hole. Depending on your hose fittings and compressor setup...make absolutely sure you also pick up a 3/8" NPT male to 1/4" NPT female reducing adapter (~$4) and a 1/4" swivel fitting (~$4). All my equipment uses 1/4" fittings. I couldn't hook my gun up until the following morning stop to the hardware store.
Overall, this is one of my new favorite tools and I would recommend this to anyone.
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I was pleased to find that this new Bosch SN-350 framing nailer lived up to my expectations. Sturdy stylish sleek.I found that the tool body is more narrow than any of my other framing nailers. This allows me to see where the nail is going more readily. I bought this because of a video I saw on YouTube explaining this tool's new air flow design.
While I expected the tool to be a little lighter, the steel magazine components and overall ruggedness make it well worth a hefty tool at a hefty price.
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I have many Bosch tools, so when I wanted my first nail gun I was glad to see that Bosch had just started making them. I am putting up a 10x12 shed and then converting a garage into living space, so I thought a nail gun would speed up the process and do a better job than hand-nailing. So far I really like this nail gun. I watched videos and read articles about nail gun accidents before attempting to use this nail gun, and sure enough my first shot was a double-shot (side-by-side). Even though I had read about the recoil/bounce/held-trigger phenomenon, I wasn't quite prepared for it. After that first shot there have been no problems--except several dry-fires when I ran out of nails in the magazine. I have read that pin nailers (and others?) have anti-dry fire mechanisms, but this gun doesn't. I haven't checked to see if other framing nailers have anti-dry fire, but it would be nice. Pluses: easy to load the nails, easy to adjust the nail depth, easy to see the target, easy to see how many nails are left (but you have to look!), confidence in Bosch quality. Minuses: no anti-dry fire, not used to the weight yet (but all framing nailers are heavy, right?), I don't think a joist hook came with the gun (if one is even available). I will probably be buying another Bosch nail gun for the interior work. By the way, I couldn't wait for the Bosch air compressors to reach retailers, so I bought the twin-tank Makita that is so highly regarded. So far, it has been great and I would buy it again. Very quiet for a compressor--but I have to get a cart to move it or my back will give out.Want Bosch SN350-20F Full Head Framing Strip Nailer Discount?
I have been using this nailer quite a bit, it is wonderful. It shoots several different nail types not only 20 but 30 degree also, paper or plastic collated.Save 50% Off
The primary nail gun I have used is the big Hitachi, and the smaller size of this Bosch gun is nice. I compared it to the smaller Hitachi, but preferred the heavier build of this gun. Right in the design notes it tells of expecting the framer to use the gun to knock the studs into place, with that kind of research, you get the idea that this gun will hold up. The precision is way up there and the ergonomics are excellent.
