Makita XNB01Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless 2" Brad Nailer

This nail gun is everything you would expect from Makita. A quality build, operates just as expected right out of the box. I have owned other cordless brands and always prefer my Makita tools.

having read all the more negative reviews i purchased this anyway cause i am a makita die hard kinda guy and i have to say i was suprized that most of everything i shot together worked pretty darn good ( u just need to be smarter than the tool to use it there mr negative reviews ) its great for the small quik jobs and saves time the only bad thing i have to say is that it was a lil pricey and is a touch heavy and akward but have since gotten use to it for the most part sure the real hard oak maple etc you need an air gun but for my lower end houses its perfect adjust the depth and not all the way alway works the best making it misfire quite a bit a click back and wallah shoots every time and on a 5amp batt goes for days depending what ya doin i say try it and actaully give it 30 days of good use and then send it back if you dont like it...trim away

I felt this product got a bad rep on some mixed reviews. In my mind, it's perfect suitable for DIYers or jobs around the house. I'm not a contractor, but I can see why they would prefer a different tool.For jobs around the house or DIY projects, this will work perfectly. I used it for several different material combinations, including 3/4" oak-to-3/4" oak. Contrary to other reviews, I had no problems with the tool being under powered. At the highest power setting, the nose does have a tendency to follow into the wood too much and get stuck. Rolling the power down just a touch alleviates the problem entirely, and sacrifices no performance. So, if anything, you could claim it's overpowered a little bit.If you're a contractor and spending all day every day attaching molding, you're going to notice the fire rate can be sluggish and the balance is terrible. Both of these factors only impact in high volume jobs. If you're not doing high volume, you probably won't notice.The one thing I wanted to avoid more than anything else was collecting a battery pack and charger for yet another tool brand. I already have three different brands of chargers; I really didn't want to devote the space or money to another. The performance I get out of this tool meets all my needs and expectations, having used on a variety of DIY projects thus far. That said, the balance and fire rate are sub par for what I've come to expect from Makita, and I can see why contractors would want a different tool.

Decent for a heavyweight nail starter, sometimes.Just like a few other makita tools I've bought lately, this started having issues just about a year into ownership. Ive hardly used it, I keep it in a case, I dont store it with a battery, and its never been wet.Regardless of what size nail I use it hardly ever drives them fully. And most times it doesn't even send a nail. Right now I've been trying to tack strips that are just over 1/16 thick poplar into 3/4 plywood with 1 inch brads and most just barely start if they fire at all.Let alone that it is heavy without a battery and not smallThe apparent lack of product development from makita lately is discouraging

Another great makita product but for an 18g Brad nailer, it is quite bulky and awkward. Still beats pulling the compressor and hose out to nail on a few pieces of trim

Can’t go wrong with a Makita, works with existing batteries and drives up to 2” nails.

I know a lot of people don't like this Nailer, especially in the industries where they use this type of equipment heavily; However, from my experience with home renovations and helping friends and neighbors out, it has done everything advertised. Takes some getting used to, to know what pressure to set it to for different materials, but it works and has sunk every nail I put through it. I chose it to stick with the brand. The only thing I with was that they integrated the battery more uniformly with the handle so it doesn't stick out so far.

The 10% one star reviews here on Amazon made me look at nailers of other brands, despite all my cordless tools being Makita. One independent review, however, looked at the tear-out at the nail hole and found this nailer to be the best. This fact and staying with the same battery system made me buy this one, and I am content after a couple of weeks affixing maple cabinet face frames and shoe mouldings. It sinks nails consistently causing no visible tear-out or marring; only once have I had to sink a nail manually. The nose is narrow and quite easy to position where you want it. Nails load easily. It is quite heavy (and I only have 3 and 5 Ah batteries), but not heavy enough to work properly without pushing it on to the work piece. However, if you push too hard you displace the plastic protective cap on the nose which risks marring (minor in the one case it happened to me). Features which could be better: a second light lighting the other side of the nose, the depth control is stiff to operate, the battery indicator could be graduated, and the balance could be improved (it feels back weighted, even without the battery). But these are all minor complaints and in no way detract from my satisfaction with the tool.