ITW Brands 40066 .22 Caliber Trigger Shot Tool

These work great and are much easier than the ones that require a hammer. Just make sure you hold it down well on the piece being fastened so you get full penetration of the fastener.

I had to build a small interior wall that would also act as a doorway. I'm not into construction and I was trying to figure out how to attach the 2x4 to the concrete slab to frame the wall. My first thought was using a masonry bit with and anchor. That would entail drilling a hole through the 2x4 and lining it up the anchor placement. I did some internet research and discovered this tool. It requires .22 caliber single shot powder loads. Basically, a .22 round without the bullet. I used 3" Ramset drive pins (nails). Your length of drive pin and proper .22 caliber load will depend on your needs. You set the drive pin into the barrel of the tool and then the .22 caliber powder loads into the tool. You place the barrel end flat and firmly on the board and press the trigger. Pow! The drive pin pierces the wood and concrete in an instant. It's loud, so wear ear and eye protection. The orange around the head of the drive pin in my picture is a piece of plastic that is around the drive pin and holds it in the barrel when you turn the tool toward the floor and it doesn't fall out. It's an affordable way to do small jobs. I was very impressed with the results.

Nice quality

Be sure to buy charges, it comes with none.I had to replace my old hit it with a hammer remington, which I don't think is even in business any more. They never said how hard to hit, so I pound it with a maul, struck my hand fracturing something... But the tool, eventually flattened inside, and I had a lot of misfires, then it stopped and there was zero way to service it. I ended up cutting it apart to get to what was wrong and still had no access.Now I don't use this that often. Its a now and then thing. I like it because its a push button. And I don't need to swing a hammer in an odd position. But it has a lot of kick back. And unless you are pushing down on this thing, it won't set the nail all the way in. That could be my old charge though. But depending how you hold it, you could bruise your hand or break a bone if it use your chest.So if you shoot a lot, or plan to, get one with a pistol grip, I think it should spread the load out better.What bugs me is that there were no charges at all in this thing, not even a sample.

This just does what it's supposed to. In the past, I always had to drill out a hole, add an anchor, bolt, etc. I just wanted to hold some pressure-treated 2X4s to the concrete floor in my basement to stick a wall on top of, it just needs to keep cats outside of the room. It took me 5 minutes to put them down, and I will use this elsewhere. I probably saved myself the amount of time it would take me to make the money I spent on this tool, the blanks (whatever they are called), and the nails I used. I had a wall up, perfectly installed in about three hours which for me (an auto mechanic) is a miracle. I'm sure there are better ones out there, but on a budget, this will do it. I will note that I had a couple of duds with the blanks, and to be clear I was not surprised. I have shot enough 22LR to know that it happens, there was still a strike mark on the rim, I probably could have turned it and hit it again and it would work. Just be careful, treat it like a hang fire just in case it's a 'slow-go" instead of a "no-go" give it a slow 20 count and you are probably safe, that's what I use for firearms when it goes click instead of boom.

Easy to operate, be sure to use hearing protection

Currently working on a new corp high end hotel. I was installing double bottom plates for shower curbs when my DeWalt concrete nailer broke. Didn't want to spend big money for a multi shot in stock at HD. Found this Ramsett on Amazon with same day delivery. Received it, however they left it on the street outside of my property:-( its not a pistol style so 1st couple of of shots felt unnatural. But 1st thing I noticed was the .22 shots felt and sank nails with more power and easy. Well built high quality tool. I HIGHLY recommend this product for price peromance and build. Very happy with this purchase!

I'm finishing a thousand square foot basement and this tool failed on me 80% of the way through. You can see in the picture the brass shell will not come out no matter what I do. No matter how much force I exert. I would not buy this again. I'm only finishing a thousand square feet in my basement. This isn't even a big job for this tool to fail so soon. Not to mention it's not a good feeling trying to troubleshoot and fix this thing when you don't know if there's a loaded round in the chamber pointed at you because the damn shell is stuck in it and you don't remember if you had a live round or a spent round in the chamber.