Bostitch C3R80BDG Thickcoat 080-Inch Collated Nails Review

These nails are good for driving in Bostitch caps. I tried another brand and the nails stopped sticking and firing. These nails have never jammed or missed after nearly 2000 nails,

Sometimes these nails are a little hard to start when the coil is bent. The galvanizing seems good and the price couldn't be better on site. If you plan ahead you will save money compared to local prices.

Great nails! These are the first spiral nails I've ever used so I have no comparison but the only negative I can say is that maybe 1 in 20-30 nails leaves a few shards that fly off. (But that may apply to everyone). I just bought a 2 1/2" to try so I'm happy with it.

Ease of use and frequency of reloads are the main reasons I love these nails. It's not what you need for sheathing, but if you're using siding like cedar shingles, that's the ticket. Odd, left up, straightens up easily without breaking when hammered with an air hammer. Once the air pressure is set for your material, they work great. I mostly use Dewalt, but I'm starting to prefer Bostich nailers.

I started using a box of these from a local hardware store to hang cedar shingles with a Bostitch N66C nailer and they fit fine. The shank of the ring has very good holding power, the galvanic coating prevents rust spots and the nail diameter is just right. I went through almost 20 sheaves and only split 1 or 2 shingles. Revain's current price couldn't be lower, it's almost half what they're asking at the hardware store. So when I ran out of nails, this deal wasn't a problem. The only downside…