Customer Rating: - air nailer
this is a pretty good air nailer. The only problem I've had is sometimes it does'nt shoot all of the 2 3/8 inch nails,but does just fine on the 3 1/2 inch nails.

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Customer Rating: - not a bad tool
I received this F21PL at work (I am not in construction), whereupon I opened it immediately. I came to find out Stanley had shipped 2 framing nosepieces for the nailer, and forgot to send a metal fastener nosepiece. Getting on the phone I was met with a great response which netted me the correct piece in the mail 3 days later. I was impressed by their responsiveness. Having tried out only framing nails, I have found the same shower of sparks from the tip of the nailer as others have reported. Otherwise it seems to work quite well, although I wish the framing tip had a more agressive face to it to aid in toenailing. Overall I would give it 4.5/5 stars.

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Customer Rating: - Worked fine for me.
Had the coil roofing nailer and loved it so I bought their framing nailer too. It has worked fine for me and has no trouble driving a 3 1/2" nail.

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Customer Rating: - If you need to fasten lots of metal clips and hangers...
...then perhaps this is the nailer for you.

At the price I was able to buy it for, I am very happy with my Bostitch nailer. It was a factory refurb, but it looked, felt, and even smelled like brand new. To be honest, I think Hitachi nailers (at least the ones that I have used) have a smoother action. Don't get me wrong, the Bostitch works great and I haven't had a jam yet, but the Hitachis seem just that much easier to fire, especially in difficult toe-nailing positions. At any rate, I could not get one for anywhere near the price I got my refurb Bostitch for on Amazon. And the Bostitch has the special nose that lets you attach metal straps and other hardware to wood. I have used this feature in commercial applications about a dozen times (over 1000 collated joist hanger nails used so far) and it rocks. It is so effective nailing metal hardware that I have yet to use a brand new palm nailer that I bought for that purpose. The instruction manual says that the metal connector nose can only be used with the sequential trigger which, for me, would mean changing the trigger every time I wanted to fasten metal connectors, but I have been using it with the "smart" trigger without any problems. Of course, I don't try to "bump" fire into the tiny holes of the metal connectors, that would be asking for a lot of trouble, but it does work using the sequential mode of firing with the smart trigger (I suppose the folks at Bostitch are justifiably worried about the danger of a nail ricocheting off of a metal connector in the event of an accidental double fire and that is why they say that the metal connector feature can only be used with the sequential trigger). The Bostitch also has a quick and simple tooless depth adjustment system, which I can't even imagine not having this day in age, tooless exhaust port adjustment, an inch scale printed on the side of the nail magazine so that you can properly space your shearwall nailing without having to take out your tape, and the ability to accommodate the skinniest to the fattest of nails.

Maybe sometime in the future, when I make more money and can afford to have a second nailgun lying around, I will buy a Hitachi and covet it and not let anybody else touch it, but in the meantime I am completely satisfied with the value of the Bostitch nailer and its unique ability of nailing metal connectors to wood. It pays for itself with that task.