M18 FUEL 30 Degree Framing Nailer

I've been a contractor for over a 10 years and have framed a few dozen houses, so I speak from experience here. Let's start with the NEGATIVES: This thing is HEAVY; roughly 12 lbs with a 5AH battery attached. That's about 5.5 kg for my foreign friends. Not a big deal if you're a construction worker; but if you aren't in-shape, it is difficult too use because of the weight. It only holds 1 rack of nails, and you must shoot until it's completely empty before reloading. I think you can buy extended magazines, but I'm too lazy. POSITIVES: No compressor setup. No generator setup if you're building off the grid. No hose setup or tangled hoses (incredibly nice for roof framing and sheeting). Depth adjustment with the twist of a knob. Powerful and always drives nails (4,000+ nails through mine and no jambs yet). Single shot OR rapid/ bump fire, One 5ah battery lasts all day. If you're a production framer, you could go through two, maybe three but that's unlikely. Shoots pretty fast, but you do have to get used to the slight delay in firing. (Watch videos to see). I think mine has paid for itself already. I'll add updates later.

Nail gun works great!!

Works great right out of the box! After reading the instructions I went on a framing frenzy. Good Joe homeowner rig for sure.

Awesome nail gun. It is heavier than expected but not terrible. Quieter than a pneumatic and you don't habe to drag a compressor around or fight a hose. If you are on the fence about it then just buy it. You won't regret it. A little pricey but by the time you buy a pneumatic nailer, hose, and atleast a pancake compressor, then you will have about the same amount invested. Buy the aftermarket M18 batteries off Amazon if you need some too. They're just as good as Milwaukees and save a ton of money.

As a fence installer one of the tools I need to do my job are nail guns. This is a very good nail gun and paired with the right battery renders for almost all day use. The only two hiccups I would say are the fact that you can't put a full strip of nails in it after you've fired through one as it leaves 7 in the gun. I opted for the extended mag to negate the problem. However given that it's most heavy use from me has been in the summer time when it's already 95 degrees outside using the nail gun with quickness makes it over heat and it takes awhile for it to cool down. When tacking boards up it's just fine but as soon as I go to double nail everything up overheating kills work flow. I'd like to see a second version with a fan added in to fix this problem although this will add to the weight of the fun which is already 2 pounds heavier [without a battery I use a 8.0 or a 12.0 making it even heavier.] Than the pasload that I replaced with it.

This is a nice nailer and works just as good as a pneumatic. Only differences are this one is a bit heavier, it's quite heavy for one handed use. I can get a few nails in over head with one hand while holding a board in place but can't hold it overhead very long. I may be a little weak. Just know it's heavy. Works awesome otherwise and is reliable to the point you don't need to bring air compressor and hoses with you anymore. Also it comes with a short clip that holds one row of nails. The price of the nailer plus another $100 for the extended magazine upgrade puts you at close to $500. My Paslode holds two straps so I needed the equivalent capacity for the cordless one and that's extra unfortunately. Great purchase, I love it. If you can afford one it's definitely nice to have.

Milwaukee quality is the best! This thing has never let me down. Set the depth and forget about it.

Love Milwaukee products. Very powerful, fast working, great.

My husband loves this nailer!

Va très bien rapide très pratique de prendre de 30 a 34 degrés Est plus pesant qu’un a l’air mais pas boyaux a l’air qui tire sur l’outil sa se ressemble Avec une batterie 5 ah tu fait un méchant bout plus qu’une demi journée

Great unit

The Milwaukee framing nailer is a great gun, for about 3 to 4 months, then it needs to be rebuilt . If you use it daily. Not the biggest deal because they do have warranty that covers it, overall good gun

Belle qualité et opère à merveille