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Posted on Apr 25, 2011

It wont shoot nails. It releases air by the trigger but no nails come out. Please help I am in the middle of a job. Emergency.

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It may already have a nail jammed in it. You may have to take off the front face that holds the firing pin. There should be one or two screws in front just above where the nails come out. If you remove these there will be a plate that comes off and then you can remove a jammed nail. Look first to see if there is a jam before doing this. Also maybe you have the wrong guage nails or maybe you don't have proper air pressure. Hope this helps.

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So if I have the wrong gauge nails, how do I get them out of the chamber?

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