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Tool: Senco FinishPro 41XP Finish Nailer

Uhm, I’ve been putting this review off. Why? Because this pneumatic nail gun is a Senco and it’s so lightweight and very good looking but there’s something about it’s action and shape I can’t get used to. As the primary means of fastening my work, the finish nailer is my most important pneumatic.

Rating:

Specifications:

• Sequential Actuation (Restrictive)Tool
• Weight: 4 lbs (3.6 kg)
• Height: 11-5/8” (249 mm)
• Length: 13” (330 mm)
• NailCapacity: 100
• Reg. Operating Pressure: 70-120 psig
• Mode of Operation: contact actuation or sequential trigger mechanism
• Hose Fitting: 1/4″ NPT

Experience:

Read it all over this blog, I’m a trim carpenter. Of all my tools; in combination with my hand tools and a chop-saw, a Finish Nail Gun is indispensable for my trade. I rely on it to function flawlessly but also to feel right, to be a tool I can hook up and go to town with. I’ve used various nailers over the years but I’ve always stuck with my own personal gun, the Paslode 3250-F16 which I’ve archived here on toolboxblog.com. I bought the Senco FinishPro to replace that Paslode.

Comments:

First of all the switch from the thin profile Paslode to this plump Senco nailer is a big one. This is a whole different beast. It does smell of quality. I haven’t beaten this tool up at all and it hasn’t seen a single day as rough as my Paslode had it for years.

I don’t like the 15 gauge nails. I don’t like the bulky gun. I don’t like the way it shoots. I don’t like lifting my finger to fire again, which may be something I can change but needless to say, so far I’m not enjoying what seems to be a really nice nail gun. Yeah, I think it’s partly the 15 gauge round head Senco nails vs the 16 gauge rectangle head Paslode nails. The gun works. I expect it to work. I expect it’s top of the line. I just haven’t gotten there yet.

If you had the chance to pick up my old nail gun and this one simultaneously, I wonder which you would prefer.

Links:

There’s an in depth review of the Senco 41XP at OnlineToolReviews.com

Senco FinishPro 42XP 15-gauge Finish Nailer at Amazon.com

Find 41XP product data at Senco.com

Filed under: Pneumatic Nailers | Tagged: 15 gauge, Finish work, Nailer, Pneumatic, Senco