Customer Reviews

Bosch FNA250-15 15 Gauge Angled Finish Nailer

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Please be very careful when ordering through Amazon.com. I ordered a Bosch 15 Gauge nail gun for my husband and when I ordered it and received all my confirmations it was suppose to be a NEW nail gun. All of the paperwork affirmed a new gun. I received the product a few days later and it was a reconditioned nail gun. I called Amazon, and they told me to call CPO Bosch because it is there product. I called CPO Bosch and was re-directed back to Amazon because, of course, it was there fault. Cat and mouse back and forth with no luck. My husband said he likes the nail gun very much. Says it is very well built and would recommend it to anyone. It has a good feel in your hands and is small enough to get into corners for nailing trim work. He is satisfied with the nail gun, but wishes they would uphold there listing of a NEW nail gun and not send people reconditioned products when they are not aware they are reconditioned.

i figured buying bosch, i was all set. i was thrilled when this gun came out. I am a Bosch loyalist.So this gun was a bit dissapointing. It sinks nails maybe half of the time, which ultimately makes my nail set alot more useful anyway.I'm a finish carpenter by trade, and use this gun every day...although, i use whoevers guns are around me at the time if i have the option. its a bit of a pain. time to invest in an old senco.

The Bosch FNA250-15 is a solid, light, easy to use finish nailer that will satisfy all of my finishing needs. I'm re-attaching finished molding in an old house. The nailer puts the nail exactly where I want it and goes in so fast that even a small delicate piece does not split. Its a simple, honest mechanism that does the job for which it's intended. Careful, though, it does not come with pneumatic oil and the manual clearly states that it needs a few drops before each use. As usual, Amazon.com was an ease and a pleasure to deal with. The primary supplier from which the nailer came, Wurth Baer Supply Company was prompt and excellent, as well, delivery being exactly when they said it would be.

I don't know what's with the new guns or what? I'm having a problem finding a nail gun that sets the nails deep enough, and yes I have enough air pressure and my older guns work fine. I also hadn't even tried it on hardwood, only poplar. I had same problem with a very very nice Ridgid gun I purchased at Home Depot only to return it, same as I did with this Bosch FNA250 angled nailer. I find if you push really really hard it will set most the time ok, but that is without the rubber non marring pad. These depth adjustments are somewhat of joke anyway, from barely full penetration to leaving the nail sticking out 3/8 of an inch. Who would ever want a finish nail to stick out that far? Maybe just maybe for some extreme rare occasion someone might want it to be flush. Or it might be these are designed for Styrofoam installers.

Otherwise besides that quirk and the fact that it is a bit on the loud side similar to the Hitachi, it would have been a very nice gun. One more thing, it came with no fitting. Not a problem for me, but I thought it odd since most guns come with them now days. I have been using these types of nail guns for over 30 years so I think I have a little weight regarding my observations. If you think otherwise let me know. Maybe by some very slim chance I got a defective gun, but not that I could tell. Only my 2nd time in many years returning an item to Amazon, and wow that was easy.