I bought it to lay new parquet floors in one half of the apartment of almost 500 square meters. ft. I bought it because I only have a few hours a day to work on the floors and it would be a lot more expensive to rent from one of the big stores a few days in a row. This nailer has almost 500 sqft installed. ft. Solid red oak 3/4" x 3 1/4" right out of the box with no problems. I used Bostitch staples for this job and there were no misfires, jams, or other issues. I kept my little compressor pressure above 75psi at all times to make sure I didn't have any trouble clogging the staples and with a hard hit of the included hammer it worked great. Due to its heavy weight, the hammer helped me slide each board into place and hold them tightly together before nailing, which was very difficult with a regular hammer. I have yet to try spikes, but this weapon has proven to be very reliable. So far with braces and I don't expect any problems. It was a pleasure to use and I look forward to keeping it in my arsenal. I highly recommend this nailer and will definitely buy it again.