Milwaukee M18 FUEL 21-Degree Framing Nailer vs Bostitch N80CB-1 Coil Framing Nailer

Buy the Milwaukee M18 FUEL if you want to work without a compressor, hose or gas cartridges, and you already own M18 batteries. Buy the Bostitch N80CB-1 if you have shop air and want a lighter, faster-reloading coil nailer for high-volume framing. The Milwaukee sinks full round-head nails into dense engineered lumber and fires 3 nails per second with no ramp-up, but it weighs about 10 lbs and needs a 5.0Ah battery to reach roughly 700 nails per charge. The Bostitch is lighter at 8.4 lbs, holds 300 wire-collated nails and runs on 70 to 100 psi air, but it is tethered to a hose and its trigger is sequential only.

• Choose the Milwaukee M18 FUEL if you frame on sites without power or air, want no gas cartridges, and already run M18 batteries.
• Choose the Bostitch N80CB-1 if you have a compressor, want a lighter tool with a 300-nail magazine, and reload less often.