Which Roofing Gun Is Best, Hitachi or Bostitch?

dougger222

Hitachi only. Tried the others and don't like them.

Up until last week only used the bottom loaders but have now started to use the side loaders. My guys went from Pasloads so they were more natural with the side loaders.

As far as typical wear issues with Hitachis it's the large rubber o-ring for the driver, the feeder spring, and for the bottom loaders the plastic catch.

Right now have two that are blowing air out the trigger area and have not yet got into that area of the gun. Both are bottom loaders and both are about 5-6 years old with a thousand or more squares on each of them. Got a couple o-ring rebuid kits just need to find time to open them up.

Got a new style Hitachi in the shop never used along with two older style ones. Nice to have back ups but when you know how to fix them on site it's not too bad.

Interloc

We use Max guns, have a couple of them for about 3yrs now and not one problem...seriously not one.

cavesrus

I love hitachi personally hate max to heavy way to heavy have one but no problems with max I have crap ton of hitachtis though they break but use them all the time check pawn shopworn to getbthem cheap lol. But price is way down from 599 when they first came out lol like 250 now some places free gun with pallet of nail love those

rooferjon

i prefer the bostich, our new hitachi seems to want to bend nails over or not drive them all the way

stoneroof

hitachi jams less. I also like senco products. Never used max.

JWilliams

Never liked hitachi personally. I've always been a bostitch user myself. most of my roofing coiler nailers are bostitch. and my other one is dewalt.

MGP Roofing

I use Max, they are nice and reliable. Only trouble I've had is one I borrowed from another roofer that liked to drive most of the nails crooked and often not all the way.
I also have a Porter cable, nice and light but lacks power. Won't drive the nails all the way when the going gets tough - 50yr shingles, 17mm ply, old dry timber etc.

JWilliams

i found a porter cable at a pawn shop and it had been modified. and it kept up pretty well with the rest of my guns. one of my guys liked it so i ended up selling it to him for what i bought it for.

daviddeschaine

Your Right there are a llot of Great Roofing Guns on the market.... I sure is eaier than nailing by hand....:-)

All though I did have a subcontractor crew from Georgia, and could those guys put the nail in by hand...FAST..!!!

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FerrisHI

Hitachi for me...I got 6 of them and they work great they need some maintenance here and there but so does everything when you use it all the time...