Customer Reviews

Senco RoofPro455XP Roofing Coil Nailer, Contact Actuation

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

 

 

What I liked about it:
1. Weight feels good, and gun handles comfortably.
2. Unusually durable paint and wear plates.
3. Case included with allen wrenches, oil and connector.
4. Price. I managed to get this gun on sale at amazon for about $182.

What I did not like:
1. Made in Taiwan! I would never have bought it had I known this ahead of time. All my other Sencos were made in USA.
2. Depth of drive adjustment doesn't work very well.
3. Bends nail heads somewhat frequently (about once every 10-15 nails).
4. Double and triple fires occasionally about once every 30 nails.

My conclusion:
I'm not a pro, but if I was I would definitely stear clear of this gun. I have no illusions that it is better made than a Hitachi, Max or Bostich. However, it was significantly cheaper at the time I purchased it. It did it's job OK, but boy would I hate life if I was a roofing contractor and had to rely on this thing's performance. It's OK if you just use it for the occassional project. Home handyman? Yes! Contractor? Hell No!

I am a carpenter and do a fair amount of roofing. I have grown up with the attitude that Senco's are the best. I needed a new gun so I ordered this one. As I began using it I was impressed with its good balance and ease of use. However after about three roof jobs it started to leak air internally. I'm not an overly patient man so I was quite mad, I did get the gun fixed. While i did that I picked up the Hitachi NV45AB2S pro-grade this is one heck of a quality gun and my Senco sits in the shed for any of the helpers to use as a backup gun.
Final words: GO WITH THE HITACHI!!

I bought this gun to put a new roof on my house. I was able to go at least 3 times faster than hand-nailing. The only problem I had was when the gun jammed. I'm pretty sure this happened when the roofing nail hit the head of a nail holding down the roof sheathing. I had to remove the jammed nail with pliers. I even dropped the gun once onto the driveway and it still worked perfectly.

Bought this gun as a back up gun. Since then it has become my main. I love it's ease of use. I have the contact actuation trigger which enables me to fire rapidly. Handles similarly to a hitachi. I've used the hitachi, bostitch, porter cable, Bosch and master craft and this is by far my favorite. The Things I wish we're different are the depth gauge isn't numbered like the bostitch to allow for instant setting. The bostitch is unique in that feature I find. And the coil load is a two step (two lids close over nails to load) unlike the bostitch and Bosch which only have one. These are more ergonomic features that contribute to a few seconds here and there but not to the quality of the gun. I would definitely recommend this gun and I would buy it again.

After using many coil roofing nailers, I liked this one the best and decided to buy it. This nailgun works great and I would buy again!