Framing and Sub-Flooring - framing gun nail ?

I just bought me a dewalt framing nailer ( DEWALT D51845 20° Full Round Head Framing Nailer (http://www.cpopowertools.com/products/d51845.html?ref=msn) )from a guy that had just won it in a raffle at work and he had no need for it. I know it is a round head nailer and what sizes it can use.

my questions are what is the difference between the nails with the plastic and the ones with paper that hold them together and which should I use with this nailer?

In most cases the gun will only use one type or the other. If it can use either I prefer paper.

Bill

As Bill says, the gun will only take "either" "or", not both. The plastic ones are probably for Paslode and Senco 600 series. Check the degree angle which is necessary, as they can range from 20 to 28 degrees or more. I shoot metal bound in my Bostitch's and plastic in my Senco's. Wear glasses and long sleeves with the plastic due to the shrapnel of plastic they throw off.

Your 20* gun will take either or (both). The generic are paper, the main brand- plastic. As Chandler said about safety. When between two studs, allow for kick-back. Never shoot through a knot in wood (knot may blow up or pin in gun may break ($80), if you replace it yourself). Be safe, G

I may be a little paranoid, but my first Bostitch came with a contact trigger in place. My daughter was working with me between graduate school terms, and she pinned a nail perfectly, but it double kissed. The second nail hit the first one and hit the bill of her cap. Day over. Sequential trigger installed that night.
In reality, you see those guys putting 20 nails in a space that was meant to hold 3, apparently to impress someone. It wastes nails, quite often the compressor is having a difficult time keeping up with the pressure requirements, and it is just a poor practice, so I don't miss the contact trigger at all.

Man I kinda know this stuff and you guys are confusing me! gottatry may come back and reply...sooo

what the heck does "either" "or" not both or either or (both) mean exactly?

Does it mean it can shoot paper or plastic....but not both in the same magazine?

Or that it will only shoot paper or plastic...one or the other..period.

Or that they are the same..just one is a cheaper generic brand?

I know you guys know exactly what you mean...but I'm missing something...lol

Different nail angles are held together by different methods. 28 degree nails are usually wire welded. 20 degree nails made by different manufacturers have different methods of "welding". If the angle fits the gun, you can shoot them, but I wouldn't mix a load, due to the differences in pressure on the nails in the magazine. My Senco shoots 20 degree plastic, but the papers just don't feed as well for some reason, so I don't use them. Then you have 22 degree, so it's a "buy what you are supposed to" situation for that particular gun.