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It is lightweight and quite easy to handle, yet plenty of power to drive long nails in hard woods. The Hitachi works just as well, if not a bit better. I got this nailer to replace a Senco nailer. This nailer from Hitachi is an excellent tool. The pricing is very reasonable for a quality tool. Lower cost as well. It uses standard nails readily available.
You won't go wrong in purchasing this tool. If you need a solid nailer, this is the one to get. 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.
When it arrived, the label said, "Made In Taiwan". 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. It's back in the box, ready to be returned. That's the only reason I spent the extra money for the NT65MA2.
It took me awhile to realize that the "no mar" nose piece is clipped onto the magazine. The gun comes with the nicest pair of work glasses I've ever used. 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. 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. 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. Awesome.Overall I think the gun is a great value for the price and a solid performer. This is scary every time.
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. I love this nail gun too much for that kind of behavior. 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. So it's not a complaint, just a minor concern. 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. "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. 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. (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. But if I had to complain about anything.The depth adjuster is a narrow plastic knurled barrel that is only partially finger accessible. I love this nail gun. It's not horrible, it's just a bit awkward. I actually thought it was broken, until I cranked the thing many revolutions.
If something happens to it and it becomes a complaint, I'll update this review.Meanwhile I highly recommend this nailer. 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. And that's saying a lot coming from me. But I guess that's better since it means you can adjust it in very fine increments. 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.
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