Customer Reviews

Hitachi NT65M2 16 Gauge 1-Inch to 2-1/2-Inch Finish Nailer

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I have used this gun now to do quite a bit of siding, using wood siding and fiber cement trim. I have fired short finish nails and longer 2 1/2 inch nails (capacity). It has never, never jammed and never failed to fire if I remembered to turn on the compressor and to load in nails! There have been times that I drove a longer nail from one corner trim piece of fiber cement 1 X 6 into another and it didn't sink all the way, but it was silly of me not to change to shorter nails, so I don't blame the poor gun!

It's pretty, so you'll be tempted to treat it gently, but that isn't needed... it's a toughy!

This gun works well as a replacement for my old 16 gauge Hitachi gun, which is 10 years old and still works but jams too often .This version has a quick release so jams are easier to clear now hope it lasts as long.

Lightweight and I haven't had a jam in over 3 cases of nails hanging beaded pine ceiling. I read a review when I purchased the gun that said "The gun feels like an extension of your hand." They were right.The air blowing feature seems a bit pointless, but it doesn't affect anything.

Pros:
-exhaust can be rotated (air in the face is annoying and dangerous)
-button to spray air (very handy for bleeding compressors at the end of the day)
-great weight and balance, extremely comfortable
-jam clearing mechanism is super easy to use (haven't had a jam yet though)
-very consistent depth of drive
-comes with air fitting pre-installed (no need to buy)

Cons:
-don't like the tip style as much as my other nailers
-no lockout mechanism to prevent dry fire

It's worked well for me on furniture projects, and I don't have any major complaints. It's a great nailer (maybe even the cadillac), but I probably wouldn't recommend it to any of my amateur woodworker friends, because they can get something else to do the job at a fraction of the cost (lots of good nailers on the market right now).

Five stars for quality and design, but only three stars for value. In the end, it's still a five star tool.

I'm building a log home and bought this nail gun to install the tongue and grove ceilings. I've used over 4,000 nails so far and have had absolutely no failures. It is light enough to operate overhead all day and at 80 psi will seat a 2" nail under the wood's surface. It fits the hand well and is fully adjustable without tools. The only negative I can find is that it has no way to hang it up while fitting a board. I use it with a small 2.5 HP, 4.2 CFM compressor and it will shoot 12 nails before cycling the unit. The nails are easily available on-line or at your local big-box store and this gun is not fussy about what brand you feed it. I liked it so well that I went back and bought it's big brother, the Hitachi framing nailer (but that is another review).

The spray button is a nice touch. A solid gun, although hideous, and the grip and trigger are nice. No jambs to report. I actually shot 18ga nails in a pinch out of this gun (not recommended!) but it shot them two at a time for a while and still didn't jamb! Why they made it look like an alien respiratory system, I don't know, but form over function here, it's really not a beauty contest. The only (minor) complaint I have is that the large round head/tip is not perfectly tailored to small 2 5/8 crown moulding. It is still possible to get it where you want it to sink the nail well, but if you don't use the tip right you may have to set 1 out of 20 with a nailset which is fine if you keep it in your belt. I do think the tip is fantastic and sturdy in all other situations. Maybe I should just use 2" brads for that mould.

Bought this product re-conditioned from Amazon. Initially it worked well, however after a period of time I got constant nail jams in the feeder, then the gun fired 2 nails at once with one trigger pull on a regular basis, then nothing, then back to firing 2 at once. Nail blocks would end up overlapping one another in the feeder mechanism, especially when the first block is down to the last 10 or so nails, which just seems to show poor manufacture to low tolerances. I'd expect this of a cheap nailer, but not of this caliber. Not worth the money. Avoid.

Use for light weight construction and finishing. I used it to put up a small fence and light-weight gate as soon as I got it. The nails are common and a wide variety are easily found at Home Depot or Lowes. This nailer is very comfortable and easy on the hands. The case is your typical hard plastic, and is perfect for storage. The only thing that might have made it a little nicer is if they had designed the case with nail storage instead of wasting it all on dead space.

But I have no complaints, this is a great product.

High quality and very comfortable to use. I've shot hundreds of nails through this gun with no jams. Buy this nailer, you'll be very happy with it.

My previous Hitachi 16 gauge nailer served me well for over 25 years. Sadly, when the driver rod got so warn that it started jamming frequently, I took it to my local tool repair guy only to learn that Hitachi no longer provided parts for that model. My hope is that I can get half the service life out of this new one. So far so good. No problems to report. My only complaint with this tool - as with so many of the new Hitachi tools - is the ridiculous looking plastic and rubber decorations that make them look more like athletic shoes than serious tools. I wince whenever I look at it, but it gets the job done. I took away one star out of five for UGLY.