Review on Grex 1850GB 18 Gauge Power Tools by Chris Horton

Bought a gun to use when replacing the molding around the house. The gun performed flawlessly through the first 1000 feet of cherry. The tiny holes, no bigger than the nail itself, really made me wonder if most of them needed filling - in the end I decided to fill them all. Then I missed the waist belt and dropped the gun onto the concrete, hitting him square in the nose. After spending enormous amounts on spare parts, the gun never worked "perfectly" again. Still fascinated by its original performance, I bought a replacement. This second weapon was even worse than the first after it was dropped. As many other reviewers have said, the gun regularly sticks and occasionally leaves a nail sticking out of the surface; according to Murphy's law, mostly directly at eye level when standing. By pride I don't mean 0.10" adjustable depth - I mean 0.25" pride! As you may know, 18 gauge hot glued nails cannot be driven or removed. The best you can do is cut it off and lightly hammer in the remaining plug with a set of nails - real meat work to be sure. The mechanism that prevents dry firing after the nails are used up never worked on the second gun, not once. Again, several empty holes are created before the operator realizes something is wrong. After each reload I have to test the gun at 2X4 just to make sure it's being properly powered. Again, avoid making a few empty holes before I realize the gun isn't nailing. was primed, sanded and painted with the most expensive and underpowered 18 gauge pistol on the market. Stay away!