FreemanPneumatic 21 Degree Framing Nailer | 2" – 3-1/2” Nails | Anti-Dry-Fire, Dual Trigger, and Depth Adjust | 7-Year Warranty | PFR2190

Works great. A little bulky but does exactly what I was hoping it would do

I haven't really put this thing through its paces yet, got it in and played around with it but thought I have a pretty good idea of how its going to work. The good is its made very well for the price, as good as guns that sell for 2x. It also includes a case (although pretty cheap) and magnesium housing that others costing 2x don't. Very nice.There are a couple of design faults that I don't really like, but can live with. First, I was surprised to see a trigger hanging off a tie strap when I picked up the gun. Confused I look through the book (which was hard to find, tucked into a slot in the case) and found out if you want to go to bump fire you need to change the trigger. Very unhandy. The Porter Cable I had been using just had a lever and my Paslode cordless didn't have any, it was always bump fire. I don't like bump fire on air guns anyways because they have a lot of recoil and can be very dangerous, and once you are used to it you don't really need bump fire anyways. The 2nd thing I liked much better on the Porter Cable was the way the nails loaded. Its not bad on this gun, and similar to what most guns do, but the PC design seems so much more practical when you get used to it. On the PC you just slip the nails in, pull the spring back and release and it snaps right up against them. On this gun you have to pull the spring back and lock it, insert the nails (which go in a slot in the top, not the back, which isn't as easy as they have to go in just right), and then release the spring catch to let it go back up. Just an extra, unneeded step.I didn't ding it any stars just because of the price, but if I had it to do over again I might just get the Porter Cable refurbished. Its about the same price, but to get the PC with magnesium housing was much more, and the reurb didn't have a case (and I really like fitted cases for my tools, it takes much better care of them). I do think the weight is some better with this gun, even though its really large.As far as comparing it to my Paslode cordless I have come to like air better. No fuel to buy, air uses full head, heavier gauge nails that do make a difference, and 22 degree nails are much more standard and often cheaper. Every cordless I have ever used works great sometimes, and sometimes they seem to loose power when they are either hot or the fuel gets cold. I actually like to have an air hose sometimes, it keeps the tool from sliding around, and a week ago I was using the PC on a 28' ladder, left it on top to run down and get something and it fell and the hose stopped it before it hit me. I know, I know.... but we all do stupid stuff like that from time to time!4 1/2 starsFOLLOW UPAfter using it more in the field I haven't much else to say. It has been very reliable and never jammed. Its pretty big and hard to lug around, but that's to be expected. I set it to drive just below flush and its very consistent. One thing I did notice is it comes with a really high gloss paint, not the best choice for something that gets banged up as bad as a nail gun does! Would buy again.

This nailer comes well packaged and has it's own plastic "suitcase" full of little storage wells, a really nice feature. I'll give you a novices viewpoint. While I have Hitachi 18ga brad, 15ga finish, and 18ga stapler, this was my first purchase of a framing nailer. "Refurbishing" a 10' x 16' storage shed with new roof, some new wall studs, floor repair, etc prompted the need.It's bigger, heavier, louder, and less well balanced than a Porter-Cable I used briefly a few months ago while helping a friend. It's also about $50 less than the price of his nailer. While I love Hitachi tools I just couldn't bring myself to part with the money for just occasional use, hence the Freeman tool. For a DIYer tool for those projects that pop up from time to time, this fits the bill. If I was doing it for a living, using it long and hard every day, maybe not so much. Oddly in the manual it states that it's oilless, touting teflon seals, etc. yet molded into the air inlet it says "add 2-3 drops of oil". I shook my head and added the oil.So it's been a long day, ripping off shingles, pulling off wet plywood, knocking out a half dozen rotted wall studs,etc etc. I've put about 300 2-3/8" nails through it, and perhaps another 40 or so 3" nails from every position, left and right handed, upside down, straight on and toenailing, firing all with about 85 psi. The gun worked flawlessly except for one problem, like another reviewer mentioned, it would always, and i mean always stop with 4 nails left in the magazine. Now perhaps it's the nails I'm using, it's still a pain to have a dozen or so "4 round clips" laying about by the end of the day.Edit: I'm putting in an edit here because of a comment and additional research (Thanks Jesse) what I've learned is the four nails are a safety function so the nailer doesn't dry fire. The problem is if I slap in a fresh strip behind the four leftover nails it's a 50% chance the nailer will jam on the first nail of the fresh strip resulting in a few minutes of clearing and a few choice words. It's just simpler and quicker to strip out the four nails and start with a fresh strip. I'm still working to tune out that problem. It's still a great nailer for the price.Overall, the price over rides it's issues and for those household projects that come up from time to time it'll be nice knowing it's in the garage.

This worked great!!! First time I used on building my shed. I also used it on nailing outside trim on house! I had no issues! I would highly recommend!

I bought this nail gun for a single project - building a catio (cat patio) for my two Bengals. I started looking and sorted by customer reviews. Not surprisingly, the top rated were names like Bostitch and Milwaukee, and costing $210 - $335. In the middle of them was this gun, priced at $113, and it included a storage case.I already owned a Bostitch connector nail gun and I was tempted, but I couldn't justify the extra $100 for a gun I might never use again. That's why the case is such a big deal. It's nothing fancy, but it holds the tool and will protect it until (if!) I need it again. Oh yes, it also came with a small vial of oil. That's not a big deal because that stuff is pretty cheap, but it could save a time-sucking run to the store just when you're getting started.If you're a pro, you're probably not looking here anyways, and this might not be the right gun for daily use. But, for the DIY that wants to control costs, I recommend this tool. Over the course of the Catio, I had no real issues. There'd be an occasional dry fire, usually after I'd reloaded. I'd also have occasional nails standing half-inch proud. I attribute that to my compressor. It's a small tank and designed for low-noise, not huge volumes. I think the gun asked for more air than the compressor could handle.I never tested the bump firing mode. I might be a skilled DIY, but I'm also nearly 70 and I'll leave that for the pros.