electric nail guns (worth it or not)

[woodbloke]

Got mine as a 'freebie' :wink: from F&C a couple of years ago - Rob

 

[Oryxdesign]

I have the tacwise 500EL Pro, cost me about 70 GBP, I bought it as a bit of a compromise when I was laying an Oak floor in my lounge. I have to say I was concerned it would not be up to the job, but in fairness it has been excellent. It never flinched once when secret nailing into 18mm Oak sitting on top of 22mm chipboard flooring, I was mainly using 35mm 'T' headed nails but it drove some 40mm no problem. You can use up to 50mm but I haven't tried that yet.
As mentioned earlier you have to be careful not to mark the wood as it does kick like a mule, but with a little practice you get used to the kick and can angle it right to not leave a mark.
In a perfect world I'd probably go for an air powered set up, but I have to say I really like this nailer.

I've got one of them too and I have to say it's fine for the jobs I do with it. Also because it's small and light I use it more than I would an air or gas nailer. Perhaps try before you buy. You would be welcome to have a go with mine but it's quite a trip.