16-Ga. Finish Nailer Roundup, Gun By Gun

Should you go with the Grizzly, the Milwaukee, or the Bostitch? If you're in the market for a finish nailer, don't pull the trigger until you watch Rick Arnold demonstrate the top features of more than a dozen 16-ga. finish nailers. You'll want to stay with the video until the end; Rick reveals his top pick in the last few seconds.

With so many finish nailers on the market, a tool's features, or lack thereof, can easily make or break the sale. Watch a video where Rick details the features he values most in a finish nailer and another where Rick outlines what he considers secondary features worth considering when choosing a finish nailer.

To see Rick's write-up on each tool, read Tool Test: 16-Ga. Finish Nailers from Fine Homebuilding issue #200 (December 2008/January 2009), pp. 48-52.

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(1 user review) Bostitch - FN16250K2 16-Ga. Finish Nailer
The Bostitch FN16250K-2 finish nailer is a lightweight and well-balanced side-loading tool with an anti-dry-fire feature, a good line of sight, a quality no-mar tip, and nice depth-adjustment feature

(1 user review) Hitachi - NT65M2 16-Ga. Finish Nailer
The Hitachi NT65M2 16-ga. finish nailer is a comfortable, top-loading tool with a unique air duster feature that allow you to bypass the nailing function to expel air to clear dust and debris from the work surface in preparation for the nail

Paslode - T250S-F16 16-Ga. Finish Nailer
The Paslode T250S-F16 nailer is an accurate nailer even in tight spots with a nice short action and it also features a nail lockout to prevent blank firing and surface damage

Ridgid - R250SFA 16-Ga. Finish Nailer
The Ridgid R250SFA finish nailer is a powerful rear-loading tool with two no-mar pads to keep your work surfaces clear of tool marks and features a unique swiveling air-hose connector helps keep your supply hose lying flat

Craftsman - 18175 16-Ga. Finish Nailer
The Craftsman 18175 16-g. finish nailer is a simple solid mangesium-body tool with a rear-loading magazine