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 Excellent Finish nailer. July 11, 2008
J. Scotchler (Sebastopol, CA USA)
This nailer from Hitachi is an excellent tool. 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. It uses standard nails readily available. I got this nailer to replace a Senco nailer. The Hitachi works just as well, if not a bit better. Lower cost as well.
 Super Tool June 29, 2008
Mario M. Villalobos (Tinley Park, IL United States)
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. It's light weight, easy to load and the depth setting adjusts with just a couple of turns. If you need a solid nailer, this is the one to get.
 NOT Made In Japan! June 12, 2008
Matthew J. Wagner
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
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. That's the only reason I spent the extra money for the NT65MA2. When it arrived, the label said, "Made In Taiwan". It's back in the box, ready to be returned.
so far very nice May 18, 2008
B. M. Schmolze (bar harbor, me)
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 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. This is scary every time. 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. The gun comes with the nicest pair of work glasses I've ever used. Awesome.
Overall I think the gun is a great value for the price and a solid performer.
Great Nail Gun March 31, 2008
JR (Sutton, MA USA)
I love this nail gun. 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. And that's saying a lot coming from me. But if I had to complain about anything...
The depth adjuster is a narrow plastic knurled barrel that is only partially finger accessible. 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. It's not horrible, it's just a bit awkward. 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 actually thought it was broken, until I cranked the thing many revolutions. But I guess that's better since it means you can adjust it in very fine increments. 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 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... "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. 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. I love this nail gun too much for that kind of behavior. So it's not a complaint, just a minor concern. If something happens to it and it becomes a complaint, I'll update this review.
Meanwhile I highly recommend this nailer. (and for the record, mine came with the male air coupling installed on it. it's not shown in the picture and I know many other manufacturers leave it out. Not that they're particularly expensive or anything, but it was still nice to see)
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