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expiredMirthWiz posted Jan 26, 2024 2:32 PM

DEWALT 20V MAX XR Lithium-Ion Cordless 18-Gauge Brad Nailer (Tool Only) $199

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Online was discounted to $249, but in the local store they had them for $199. No need to hack this deal to get the best price. A worker told me these are inventory from the holiday sale ($249) and are not advertised. They had seven left in my local Apex, NC store.

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Online was discounted to $249, but in the local store they had them for $199. No need to hack this deal to get the best price. A worker told me these are inventory from the holiday sale ($249) and are not advertised. They had seven left in my local Apex, NC store.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWAL.../302029641

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Model: DEWALT DCN680B 20V MAX* XR® 18 GA Brad Nailer

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Original Poster
Jan 26, 2024 2:44 PM
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MirthWiz
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Jan 26, 2024 2:44 PM
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Online was discounted to $249, but in the local store they had them for $199. No need to hack this deal to get the best price. A worker told me these are inventory from the holiday sale ($249) and are not advertised.
Jan 26, 2024 8:02 PM
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IluvTEAJan 26, 2024 8:02 PM
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Seems like this a recurring SD about this time of year based on searching the archives. Thanks for sharing!
Jan 26, 2024 9:35 PM
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SlickDeWaltGuyJan 26, 2024 9:35 PM
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I've never used this thing, but I've been very happy with the Ryobi HP brad nailer, which can be had with a battery and charger for less than this.
Jan 26, 2024 10:40 PM
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ScottD2Jan 26, 2024 10:40 PM
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DeWalt deserves nothing but shame for still selling this tool. It's huge, it's got the stupid ramp up noise and it's expensive despite poor performance. DeWalt is at least 5 years and 2 generations behind Milwaukee in 18g nailers. Definitely not worth $200, would be an okay deal at $100 (which is the price of the craftsmen, which is the exact same tool).

Ryobi's last generation P321 is a significant upgrade over this, their current generation p322 even moreso. The Milwaukee guns are worlds better.

DeWalt's pin nailer gave us hope that a new generation of brad guns was coming but it's been crickets.

If you like quality tools don't buy this outdated dinosaur. This is coming from a diehard DeWalt fan.
Last edited by ScottD2 January 26, 2024 at 02:43 PM.
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Quote from ScottD2 :
DeWalt deserves nothing but shame for still selling this tool. It's huge, it's got the stupid ramp up noise and it's expensive despite poor performance. DeWalt is at least 5 years and 2 generations behind Milwaukee in 18g nailers. Definitely not worth $200, would be an okay deal at $100 (which is the price of the craftsmen, which is the exact same tool).

Ryobi's last generation P321 is a significant upgrade over this, their current generation p322 even moreso. The Milwaukee guns are worlds better.

DeWalt's pin nailer gave us hope that a new generation of brad guns was coming but it's been crickets.

If you like quality tools don't buy this outdated dinosaur. This is coming from a diehard DeWalt fan.
Good to know. I needed an 18g nailer for a whole house of trim work and all I'm almost fully stocked with Dewalt so like many of us locked into one brand. It is a little heavier than I expected but not bad; I used the lightweight Powerstack battery today. I will give this to the guy that's helping me, all his Dewalt tools were recently stolen. By the time I need another one I'll look around and see what's available.
Jan 27, 2024 7:20 AM
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ScottD2Jan 27, 2024 7:20 AM
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Quote from MirthWiz :
Good to know. I needed an 18g nailer for a whole house of trim work and all I'm almost fully stocked with Dewalt so like many of us locked into one brand. It is a little heavier than I expected but not bad; I used the lightweight Powerstack battery today. I will give this to the guy that's helping me, all his Dewalt tools were recently stolen. By the time I need another one I'll look around and see what's available.
You'll see a lot of DeWalt guys using their DeWalt batteries with an adapter and the Ryobi guns, for many that's the only Ryobi tool they own. The Milwaukee's are great but $$$. The DeWalt gun will work it's just long in the tooth.
Jan 27, 2024 7:39 PM
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mteekJan 27, 2024 7:39 PM
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Bought this last week @ HD-indeed, it is huge.

I'm a big dude, big hands, was able to handle it I suppose...but it's top heavy, unbalanced, not user friendly at all. For production work, this is a very bad choice imo.

Will be returning to try out the Ryobi.
Will buy the Dewalt battery>Ryobi tool adaptor on amazon...did not know that was an option.

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Jan 27, 2024 8:52 PM
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shogunreaperJan 27, 2024 8:52 PM
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Quote from ScottD2 :
DeWalt deserves nothing but shame for still selling this tool. It's huge, it's got the stupid ramp up noise and it's expensive despite poor performance. DeWalt is at least 5 years and 2 generations behind Milwaukee in 18g nailers. Definitely not worth $200, would be an okay deal at $100 (which is the price of the craftsmen, which is the exact same tool).

Ryobi's last generation P321 is a significant upgrade over this, their current generation p322 even moreso. The Milwaukee guns are worlds better.

DeWalt's pin nailer gave us hope that a new generation of brad guns was coming but it's been crickets.

If you like quality tools don't buy this outdated dinosaur. This is coming from a diehard DeWalt fan.
Funny thing is milwaukee is coming out with an even smaller one on m12 in the next month or 2. Looks to only be a bit bigger than their pin nailer which is comically smaller than this dewalt one.

I see so many guys who run all dewalt but still use pneumatic guns because their battery ones are still so bad.

Quote from MirthWiz :
Good to know. I needed an 18g nailer for a whole house of trim work and all I'm almost fully stocked with Dewalt so like many of us locked into one brand. It is a little heavier than I expected but not bad; I used the lightweight Powerstack battery today. I will give this to the guy that's helping me, all his Dewalt tools were recently stolen. By the time I need another one I'll look around and see what's available.
Well the good thing about the nailers is they use almost no battery, even a 2ah could last all day or even for an entire job depending on how big it is.

So you could pick up a cheap battery/charger on ebay for the m18 gun.
Last edited by shogunreaper January 27, 2024 at 12:59 PM.
Jan 28, 2024 1:54 AM
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BraveSuit780Jan 28, 2024 1:54 AM
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I was really hoping for dewalt to update these, it's like they just gave up. I have a komo 18ga combo and milwalkee 15ga nailer. It's like you just have to find other brands that work well and are on-sale then run battery adapters
Jan 28, 2024 2:30 AM
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IluvTEAJan 28, 2024 2:30 AM
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Quote from mteek :
Bought this last week @ HD-indeed, it is huge.

I'm a big dude, big hands, was able to handle it I suppose...but it's top heavy, unbalanced, not user friendly at all. For production work, this is a very bad choice imo.

Will be returning to try out the Ryobi.
Will buy the Dewalt battery>Ryobi tool adaptor on amazon...did not know that was an option.
Check HD today, they have a special buy of the day, including the newest ryobi brad nailer (p322) and a 4AH for $160 ish. Or you can get the Milwaukee brad nailer bare tool for $200-259 (price varies based on location - do a search to find the post)
Jan 28, 2024 1:14 PM
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JitsguyJan 28, 2024 1:14 PM
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I've had this brad nailer for the last 2 seasons. I've built planter boxes with it the last 2 years. It is a little bulky and has a ramp up of about a second but it gets the job done and I haven't had any problems with it. Knock on wood.
Smaller would be better though.
Jan 29, 2024 1:23 AM
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leviran1Jan 29, 2024 1:23 AM
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You can get the porter cable which is literally the same exact tool for $143 on eBay rn.
No reason to spend much more on Dewalt name brand in this case
Jan 30, 2024 12:37 AM
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cpc13Jan 30, 2024 12:37 AM
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Another option/recommendation (from a solid DeWalt fan): skip this one and get the Craftsman (i.e. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZQXGXDN/). The bare-tool option is often available at Amazon and Home Depot for ~$100 and it's very similar to the DeWalt one (if anything, it's the tiniest bit better). For the price, it's a no-brainer by comparison.
Jan 31, 2024 11:29 PM
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ZencoJan 31, 2024 11:29 PM
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I missed out on the Milwaukee deal but I did see the Dewalt on clearance....Of course not as sweat by any stretch but $199 is not bad. Talked to associate and he expects to clearance soon by more next week.

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Mar 19, 2024 2:37 AM
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tnmurdockMar 19, 2024 2:37 AM
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Quote from BraveSuit780 :
I was really hoping for dewalt to update these, it's like they just gave up. I have a komo 18ga combo and milwalkee 15ga nailer. It's like you just have to find other brands that work well and are on-sale then run battery adapters
Where does someone pick up one of these adapters? And do they just work for Ryobi?

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