denjahn
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Speaking of small cartridges and varmint hunting..... I was installing base moulding on a house this afternoon and a HUGE spider crawled out of the wall right next to me. Now don't call me a girl, but I hate spiders. I immediately shot him to the floor with my air compressor powered finish nailer. SPLAT My question is, do you think an 18 gauge nailer would have done the trick as effectively as my 16 gauge gun did? I mean, man, he was dead right there! I just hate to see a spider crawl off and not be recovered, it ain't right. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Todd
Personally i wouldn't use anything less than a clipped head 8d framing nail(except maybe a 1 3/8" staple loaded to 115 psi) for anything with more than 6 legs, the best combo I have come up with is 10d framing nails from a bostitch coil nailer(160 rounds per coil) in stainless steel. They have the best overall penetration, ballistic coefficient and trajectory at everything over 6 inches.All bang flops. I am sure some will disagree and recommend stick nailers, but not me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Speaking of small cartridges and varmint hunting..... I was installing base moulding on a house this afternoon and a HUGE spider crawled out of the wall right next to me. Now don't call me a girl, but I hate spiders. I immediately shot him to the floor with my air compressor powered finish nailer. SPLAT My question is, do you think an 18 gauge nailer would have done the trick as effectively as my 16 gauge gun did? I mean, man, he was dead right there! I just hate to see a spider crawl off and not be recovered, it ain't right. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Todd
Personally i wouldn't use anything less than a clipped head 8d framing nail(except maybe a 1 3/8" staple loaded to 115 psi) for anything with more than 6 legs, the best combo I have come up with is 10d framing nails from a bostitch coil nailer(160 rounds per coil) in stainless steel. They have the best overall penetration, ballistic coefficient and trajectory at everything over 6 inches.All bang flops. I am sure some will disagree and recommend stick nailers, but not me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif