Clipped head framing nails

[MarkB_MI]

I have a Porter-Cable framing nailer (FC350A) that takes 34 degree clipped head nails. When I went to buy some more nails, I found that neither Lowe's nor HD stock the clipped-head nails any more. I can find nails for my gun online, but it seems the 3 inch galvanized ring-shank nails I like to use aren't available, at least not from Grip-Rite or Senco. I can get them in smooth-shank, but not ring shank.

I see that you can get "offset head" 30 degree nails from various manufacturers. These look like the clipped-head nails, but have a full head that's offset from the shank. Is there any chance these will work in my clipped-head nailer? Or should I just order the smooth-shank nails?

 

[MarkB_MI]

Never mind. I did a little more digging and found that SOME Lowe's carry these nails in the Metabo HPT brand. At $102 for 2500 they're a bit pricey, but that's a lifetime supply for me.

Metabo 15137HPT

 

[GermantownGreen]

I have a Porter-Cable framing nailer (FC350A) that takes 34 degree clipped head nails. When I went to buy some more nails, I found that neither Lowe's nor HD stock the clipped-head nails any more. I can find nails for my gun online, but it seems the 3 inch galvanized ring-shank nails I like to use aren't available, at least not from Grip-Rite or Senco. I can get them in smooth-shank, but not ring shank.

I see that you can get "offset head" 30 degree nails from various manufacturers. These look like the clipped-head nails, but have a full head that's offset from the shank. Is there any chance these will work in my clipped-head nailer? Or should I just order the smooth-shank nails?

Full heads no
Did you look at Bostitch clip heads, I don't remember their degree of lay. If the degrees match, they should work. GG

 

[Stephen Newell]

I have a Porter-Cable framing nailer (FC350A) that takes 34 degree clipped head nails. When I went to buy some more nails, I found that neither Lowe's nor HD stock the clipped-head nails any more. I can find nails for my gun online, but it seems the 3 inch galvanized ring-shank nails I like to use aren't available, at least not from Grip-Rite or Senco. I can get them in smooth-shank, but not ring shank.

I see that you can get "offset head" 30 degree nails from various manufacturers. These look like the clipped-head nails, but have a full head that's offset from the shank. Is there any chance these will work in my clipped-head nailer? Or should I just order the smooth-shank nails?

The clipped head is unimportant. All you have to do is find 34 degree nails. I had the same problem with a bostitch nailer, the nails were 28 degrees and nobody carried them in my area. I ended up buying another gun with 30 degrees so I could have a nailgun. All the clipped head does is allow more nails be placed on a clip. The unclipped nails use a plastic piece to put space between the nails. The 30 degree nailer I bought was a Banks gun from harbor freight. It works alright but I would rather use the bostitch. It will shoot a #16 nail to where it countersinks in pine where the banks occasionally you have to take a hammer and finish driving it in.

 

[john in la]

Get out the specs for your gun.
I bet it can shoot 30 to 34 degree round and clip head nails.
The thing you need to make sure is they are paper collated as wire and plastic collated will not work.