This is a very light weight gun, but really seems to gets the job done. The weight is just over 4lbs, and very easy to use all day long with wearing your arm out. It has a rubberized grip that is easy on the hands and provides a great no slip surface. It is balance well and easy to use on both vertical and horizontal applications. The magazine design is open and lets you see how many staples you have loaded at a glance, and can hold a lot of staples for fewer reloads. The quick jam release works easily, though I have yet to have this stapler jam to try it in action. It can use a larger variety of staple sizes (3/4 to 2 inch) than most similar guns, making it a very versatile tool. It has no problems at all driving a 2 inch staple all the way at 85 PSI. The contact bump firing responds very fast and will flawlessly fire staples as fast as you can go.
There are a few down sides to this gun to consider, but in my opinion they are fairly minor. This gun has to be "warmed up". At the beginning of use it has to be free fired for about 30 second before it will actually drive staples. The manual says to do this in cold weather situations, but it still seems to need it on an 80 degree day. The depth adjustment is not tool free, and the little hex wrench that comes with the gun is a flimsy little throw away. The screw for the depth adjustment was so tight out of the box that the wrench stripped and rounded all the corners before the screw budged. It's quicker and easier to adjust the air pressure to the gun, so not a big deal for me. Lastly, it does not come with a case, oil, sequential trigger kit, or any of the included extras that seem to be the industry standard. You get the gun, the manuals and paperwork, a worthless hex wrench and a pair of safety glasses in a cardboard box.
Over all this is a very high quality gun, and even though it has a few flaws I would recommend it without hesitation. After shooting over 10,000 staples, I have had no real issues (beyond figuring out the "warm up" problem), and truly enjoy using this stapler. Hitachi N5010A 1/2-Inch Crown 2-Inch Stapler - Air Stapler - Porter-cable - Staplers - Narrow Crown Stapler'
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