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Hi Richard
I have 3 batteries all 18v x 4 amp as I also have a drill that takes the same ones, my other DeWalt drills are old 14.4v ni-cads. The batteries last a long time for me and get fairly heavy use as I said earlier I used my nail gun at the weekend and fired several hundred nails to put up a rail and board fence probably 20% were 90mm galves and the rest 50mm. The battery was showing 3 bars as full though not freshly charged and when I finished was still on 2 bars and far from being discharged, that's normal for me. Only one stuck nail in all of that which is quickly and easily ejected on the dewalt, it used to happen regularly with my paslode otherwise perfect.
The gun has more than enough clout to sink the 90mm nails below the surface certainly in softwood and that is adjustable by turning a knurled collar on the nose of the gun so as far as I'm concerned power and battery life are definitely not an issue and my batteries are a number of years old now.
As far as weight is concerned I had the opportunity to compare the two guns side by side in a practical situation and the DeWalt definitely felt heavier than the paslode but imho unless the user has weak wrists it isn't an issue as the gun is fairly well balanced.
Just my personal opinion of course but I'm happy enough with mine to say I would be very reluctant to part with it.
I have 3 batteries all 18v x 4 amp as I also have a drill that takes the same ones, my other DeWalt drills are old 14.4v ni-cads. The batteries last a long time for me and get fairly heavy use as I said earlier I used my nail gun at the weekend and fired several hundred nails to put up a rail and board fence probably 20% were 90mm galves and the rest 50mm. The battery was showing 3 bars as full though not freshly charged and when I finished was still on 2 bars and far from being discharged, that's normal for me. Only one stuck nail in all of that which is quickly and easily ejected on the dewalt, it used to happen regularly with my paslode otherwise perfect.
The gun has more than enough clout to sink the 90mm nails below the surface certainly in softwood and that is adjustable by turning a knurled collar on the nose of the gun so as far as I'm concerned power and battery life are definitely not an issue and my batteries are a number of years old now.
As far as weight is concerned I had the opportunity to compare the two guns side by side in a practical situation and the DeWalt definitely felt heavier than the paslode but imho unless the user has weak wrists it isn't an issue as the gun is fairly well balanced.
Just my personal opinion of course but I'm happy enough with mine to say I would be very reluctant to part with it.