Product Description

A powerful collated fastening solution for installing all types of metal connectors for framing and decking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10311 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Senco
• Model: HN250

Features

• Drives 1-1/2-inch and 2 -1/2-inch-by-.131-inch and .162-inch shanks; in both bright basic and hot dipped finishes.
• Great for Targets framing contractors
• A powerful solution for collated fastening
• Excellent for installing all kinds of metal framing hardware
• Lightweight at just 4.8-pounds

Customer Reviews

nailer
pros - the joist hanger is a nice addition to my air tools, it worked better than expected, tools that can save time is always a plus, but to not have to nail in all those teko nails into tie straps by hand was a big plus...another plus is it is very light...

cons - the only thing we found here was that the last nail of the strip would sometimes hang up, no biggy took about 30 seconds to clear it then back to nailing...

I like it, but what nails to use?
I only recently acquired this nailer so I can't offer much advice on its use and durability. In essence, what Senco has done is re-purpose the pneumatic driver from their Palm nailer by adding an extended nose piece, magazine, and handle. If you expect it to drive a nail in one hit, like a standard nailgun, you'll be surprised. The way you use this thing is to insert the point of the nail (which protrudes about 1/4" from the nosepiece)into the hole in a metal joist hanger and push down. This activates the Palm-Nailer powerhead which proceeds to administer consecutive hammer blows to the nailhead until it is fully driven. The powerhead then stops automatically. This process is pretty quick and certainly an improvement over using your fingers and a hammer.

One thing that was a challenge for me is figuring out what nails to use. The user manual says to "use only genuine Senco fasteners...". But, alas, there are no Senco part numbers I could find for this type of nailgun. I had to work with a hardware supplier who had to contact his Senco rep twice before being told that this gun can use any "...31-35 degree joist hanger nails". Further research revealed that the correct specs are: "35 degree paper strip collated metal connector nails of .131", .148", .162" in diameter and either 1.5" or 2.5" in length. Nails can be either bright nickel finish or hot dipped galvanized". I have successfully fired Bostich galvanized StrapShot Metal connector nails 1.5" x .148" and 2.5" x .162" in my gun.

Although I don't have the similar Senco HN150 Joist Nail Hanger, my research leads me to believe that it will not handle the .162" diameter nails. That seems to be the major difference between it and the HN250 that is the subject of this review.

I hope this helps someone.

Wrong information
Always been happy with Senco, But this time I took the advise of one of your customer about the Grip Rite nails. These nails do not properly work in the Senco it even says so on the box (use with Grip Rite nailer only). Manage to finish this job with a lot of frustration, the nailer would jam regularly. I now wonder about the value of some of your customers opinions (if they don't know what they are talking about they should keep there opinions for themself).

Tyler