Makita XTP02Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless 1-3/8" Pin Nailer, 23 Gauge, Tool Only

It's a Makita, do I need to say more? Reliable, modern, easy to use, easy to find nails for, perfect job time after time.

This is a game changer for me. I was doing things the old fashioned way and just doing everything by hand during the pandemic lockdown. Only hand tools no electric stuff at all. Believe me it was a fun experiment, but now I have much less time as I am back to work. So to still indulge in my wood butchery, I have got electric tool, or battery powered tools. Wow, it makes things so much easier, perhaps not as fun, but I can surely make more things in the same amount of time.This is case in point, I used to use those small bamboo nails to secure things together, like dowels but only smaller and thinner. It was fun to make them, and bloody my hands using my hand plane to make a little point at one end. I would invariably get fatigued and cut up my hands, which was just part of the process for me. Then get my egg beater style hand crank drill and make that hole, then hammer it in. The whole process could take 10 minutes for a few bamboo nails. So not very time efficient.Now in comes this Makita battery powered pin nailer and it's like literally a second and things are done. Granted it depends on the wood, and sometimes the pin shoots out here and there, but so far most of my nails have just disappeared into the wood, and securing the joint or two pieces of wood together. The gun makes it so fast and efficient. The Makita so far is great. I have only some 1.2 AH batteries what came with my Makita screw driver and impact driver, but I have not had to recharge the batteries yet. I have just been nailing everything, just for fun even. Wasting pins here and there.

TLDR: Don't waste your money on this! Insufficient power causes frequent jams, does not consistently fully seat nails, and eventually will become useless as the jams damage the delicate parts of the tool.I was super excited to cut the cord, air hose, and compressor out of the equation with this battery 23g pin nailer, but it's just too fickle to be worth your time and money. I've had it for about a year now and I use it professionally as a finish carpenter. From the start, it seemed to be lacking power to consistently drive home nails into plywood, let alone hardwoods. It would jam at least once per day, and now it's basically useless because every time it jams, it damages the striking hammer's head (as well as other parts that keep everything lined up). Jams also cost you time while you fidget with unscrewing the top plate and removing the smashed up nail. It's so damaged now that I can't even nail 3/4" pins into plywood. I can nail into soft pine 2x4's, but what's the point?Pros:-Compact package-Cordless-Included hex wrench built into the gun for easy storage (you will need this a lot to keep clearing jams!)Cons:-Inconsistent nailing depth-Prone to jamming-Max length pins 1 3/8" (compressor nailers can go up to 2")-Basically worthless as a professional toolMy theory is that the design is lacking power, which explains pretty much all the cons. Makita must have known this while they were designing/developing the tool so they set the max length to 1 3/8" instead of longer nails. The low power causes frequent jamming when nailing into medium to hard pieces such as plywood or hardwoods. Thus, frequent jams will damage the already crappy gun until it's useless.I've since switched to Dewalt's flexvolt air compressor to keep things relatively cordless, and using their 2" pin nailer. It's definitely more expensive and sucks to be tied to an air hose, but it's proven to work. No problems shooting 1 1/2" pins through 3/4" walnut into 3/4" FJ pine backing all day long.

I have been in in some form of the construction industry most of my life. I will be 69 years old soon and still acquiring new tools.I officially retired 7 years ago from doing every type of remodeling homes and sold off most of my tools.Being from Florida, my plan was to become a reverse “snowbird “. Plans change as they often do and I ended up working/managing an rv resort. I’m giving this brief history for a reason.I’m a tool guy and I like my own tools. And I like quality. I researched battery powered tools an decided on “makita “ mainly for the variety of tools available. They are a little more pricey but once you have enough batteries you can go for the bare tool options.I didn’t really need this pin nailer as i do have a air compressor and nail/staple guns. But using those to nail down molding after replacing the flooring in an rv would have been a pain.So, to the makita pin nailer, I am very satisfied with the typical quality makita provides.My only complaint is that they decided for some reason to make the maximum pin nail size 1 3/8” instead of 1 1/4” like most other battery powered pin nailers. I can’t find 1 3/8 pin nails at local stores.Other than that been working like a champ. Very well packaged and delivered as well.

It works good jams every now and then take the plate off three screws unjam it put a back together put the pins back in. It works fine. Don’t use over 1 inch pin nails. I had it break the other day broke the drive pin. Easy to replace. Just need the pin cap that holds the drive pin in. Put it back together works fine they need to send you that pin cap and extra drive pins because it does break, don’t know why they don’t send you extra only complaint. Still looking for extra tin caps trying to go through Makita distributor

Lightweight and compact

The price is a bit high, but is well worth it. The tool's batteries are interchangeable with my other Makita tools. The design fits well in the hand and is not too heavy. I had some trouble figuring out how to load the nails for the first time, but once I loaded them it become easy.