BOSTITCH Coil Siding Nailer, 1-1-1/4-Inch to 2-1/2-Inch (N66C)

The BOSTITCH N66C nailer is a game-changer! Flawless performance, perfect depth control, and durable build. Ideal for siding projects—saves time and effort. Highly recommend!

I have wanted a coil nailer for years and I finally decided to bite the bullet. I am very glad I did. I had to put on some smart siding and this thing made my life so much easier. I never malfunctioned and it drove the nails in very consistently. I would recommend this to anyone that needs one. I am glad I spent the extra money. It arrived when promised and it works as promised.

I had a medium sized area of water damage on the exterior of my house that needed repair. I have cedar shingle siding. I've replaced a few shingles here and there, but only nailed by hand. Due to the size of this project and other future projects (fence rebuild, shed), I wanted to invest in a siding nailer. Being a homeowner/DIY'er, I didn't want to spend a small fortune on a tool that won't see too much action.With most things, not all things, I feel that you get what you pay for. At first, I tried looking for a used siding nailer, but I learned they're hard to come by. So "new" was the only choice at the time. I compared a few different brands and narrowed it down to the Freeman PCN65 Coil Siding Fencing Nailer and the Bostitch. It seemed that the Freeman was on the bottom end, and the Bostitch was in the middle. I obviously went with the Bostitch. This was mainly due to the hit and miss reviews on the Freeman's reliability and quality. Not just on Amazon, but other retailers too. Although the price of the Bostitch is a little bit more than the Freeman (when I purchased), I saw it more as an investment. Plus with most tools, if you take care of them, they will last many, many years. Or if you decided to sell, you could potentially get more return on it.The nailer feels solid, well built, and balanced. It comes with a nice plastic molded case for storage, or transporting. I hung about 50+ shingles with it and had no issues. No jamming. No misfiring. Depth adjustment was easy, and once set, no issues marring or splitting shingles. Loading is easy, I used these Grip Rite Prime Guard Max MAXC62872 15 Degree Wire Coil 1-1/2-Inch by .09-Inch Ring Shank, Stainless Steel Siding Nails 1,200 Per box nails. The hook is super convenient, especially when up on a ladder! It also has two triggers depending on how you want to fire nails. Contact, for rapid bump fire (think like roofers hanging shingles) or sequential fire, for precise placement.Overall happy with the purchase, made the last project move faster. Look forward to more! Only downside is, you'll also have to order a quick connect plug for air, which is a little disappointing, oh well. It would also be nice if they included oil too.

I recently bought this nailer to assemble 104 standard hive bodies. These are made from pine and have finger joints at the edges using a total of 40 nails per box. 40! The nailer required a compressed air fitting that was not supplied but are common at just about every hardware store.Out of the box it failed. Oh man was this thing bad. I wanted to smash it. Every other nail misfired. Pop, nail goes in. Pop, I get a dent and the nail coil was not advanced into the firing chamber. Pop Pop Pop no nails. Reseat the coil. Pop, one nail, then pop pop pop no nails. Reseat the coil in the right place. Over and over. I was in a bind. I had more than a hundred hives to build and this thing didn't work and I was using Bostitch brand galvanized ring shank nails (2.25" long, similar to the 7P nails used in beekeeping).I then grabbed my trusty can of Tri-Flow and gave the moving parts a good squirt and wiped off the excess. Then reseated the nails.Pop. Nail went in as expected. Pop. Nail #2 goes in, then #3 and then #4. Okay, this is good.A while later it misfired again. PTSD kicking in and I'm ready to smash this thing. Then I realize I ran through the whole coil of nails.I'm on box number two of nails now. ZERO misfires after that first few of that first 3600 nail box. The only time I see a dent and no nail is when I'm at the end of the nail coil. It works! I'm sold!After every roll I just give it a little spray of Tri-Flow and then a couple drops of pneumatic tool oil into the air fitting. I love this thing now.Pros: duh. It's a nail gun and they're awesome when they work.Cons: aside from the slow start, the recoil on the gun after several hundred nails tends to wear the skin at the 2nd knuckle of my right thumb -right next to the web of skin going to my first finger. Ouchie. A bandaid, mole skin, or even just a light mechanics glove will fix this.I've read all the reviews and figured I would get a good one that didn't have problems. I think the problems people were seeing can be solved with proper lubrication. Shooting the nailer right after spraying down the inside of the hatch where the nails run will result in spraying oil or the carrier fluid all over your woodwork so be careful. I spray and then walk away for a while to let it evaporate leaving only the Teflon behind (again, I'm using Tri-Flow). Liquid lubricants will need to have the excess wiped off or you'll get a lot of sprayed oil on your wood. The bees probably won't care but the paint won't stick well.I recommend this gun to any beekeeper that needs to assemble more than a handful of hives.

I have wanted a coil nailer for years and I finally decided to bite the bullet. I am very glad I did. I had to put on some smart siding and this thing made my life so much easier. I never malfunctioned and it drove the nails in very consistently.

This nailer is a beauty. It feeds well, the depth adjustment is accurate and stable. The hook to hang it is useful and easily moved out of the way when you need to. Fairly lightweight. The trigger might be a little too sensitive for me - just don't rest your finger on the trigger or it may fire when engaged.

All these other reviews are cute. I do siding for a living. I've shot over 6,000 nails in three weeks and so far so good. Not a single jam or misfire. I'm loving this gun.