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Bostitch RN46-1 3/4-Inch to 1-3/4-Inch Coil Roofing Nailer | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bostitch
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $549.88
Buy New: $234.55
You Save: $315.33 (57%)
New (21) Refurbished (3) from $147.99
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 7251
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.4
Dimensions (in): 12.9 x 11.9 x 5.5
MPN: RN46-1
Model: RN46-1
UPC: 077914037828
EAN: 0077914037811
ASIN: B0000AMK5F
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| | 3/4-inch to 1-3/4-inch coil roofing nailer with lockout mechanism prevents firing when empty | | | Adjustable depth control, full round driver, body and magazine wear guards, side-load canister | | | Durable, lightweight magnesium housing and carbide tips for long life | | | Optional vinyl siding adapter available | | | 10.6 by 10.5 by 4.6 inches; lightweight 4.8 pounds; 7-year limited warranty |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Extremely Impressed August 8, 2004
P. Holley (Albuquerque, NM United States)
31 out of 31 found this review helpful
Just finished laying 42 sq with this gun, and I have nothing but praise. Well balanced and one of the lightest guns I have ever used. In 42 sq, one jam and about dozen nails left proud. Standard home store nails work very well in this gun and are easy and cheap to find. The tool-less depth of drive works just fine and the side-loading feature is great, very fast and easy. When it is out of nails, you know it, it will stop firing.
Yes, this is a contact "bump" nailer, and if you are getting double and triple misfires, you are using this gun WRONG. If you are laying shingles all day long and you have to pull the trigger on every nail, your finger will fall off. Put your shingle down, pull the trigger, and shoot four nails, next. That is the beauty of a contact nailer. On that note, BE CAREFULL, after a long run out, your finger has a tendency to stay on the trigger, if you were to then bump any part of your body at this point, you too will get nailed.
The Cons: Superficial really, come on Bostitch (and other mfg's), Give us a cheap plastic molded case for our expensive tools and would it have been so hard to have installed an air nipple at the factory, save me a trip to the hardware store.
Had fun with this gun August 21, 2004
B. LaFleche (W Springfield ,MA USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I purchased the nail gun about three weeks ago. I am a foreman on a flat roofing crew who shingles on the weekends and on a few jobs that shingles are required. Last weekend I used the gun to shingle a 18sq ranch and was very enthused about how the gun ran. The gun never skipped, misfired, or jammed. I then took it to work to finish a shingle job on a 62sq roof. I dont like to use my own personal equipment on company time, but the way that the gun performed I knew that it would make the job that much easier. The light weight of the gun made the accuracy phenomenal and effortlessly quick. I had one jam while doing the ridge vent, which was easily fixed in 5 sec. The gun never had any other problem. This gun made shingling a joy.
Very Impressed with the Bostitch December 10, 2005
MN Rob (Minnesota)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
My boss has 5-6 Hitachi roofing guns and I always thought they worked fine; didn't have to pound down hardly any nails. Then for a side job, part of my compensation was a new roofing nailer. In asking around everyone said to either go with Hitachi or Bostitch. Having already been using the Hitachi's I decided to try the Bostitch. What an awesome roofing nailer!! Blows the Hitachi's away. The single door side load canister is far easier and faster to load than the Hitachi's 2-door canister (side load for the nail feed, bottom load for the coil). Also I work in Minnesota and when the temp dropped to single digits every one of the Hitachi's started dry firing constantly and I ended up going and grabbing the Bostitch, which hasn't dry fired once (I would rather not have to use my own tools on my employers jobs, but the Hitachi's are junk in cold weather- they work fine when the weather is warmer)
replaced my pc with this unit June 21, 2006
A. Mandeville (Connecticut)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I looked at this gun based on the journal of light constuction reviews I read july 06 issue. They liked the last nail capture feature and I must admit that this was my only complaint with my porter cable gun. So I bought one localy (same price as amazon with a case so it made up for the tax) and have done 3 roofs of about 20 squares each and really like it. I have seen lots of fusing on here about this and that but I muat say that if a tool was giving me this much fuse I would bring it in and see what the repair shop says. When I have had problems in the past our local reapir shop was able to get us a new gun, drill, or exstend our warranty with factory approval. I guess the second question is how much do you beat on your tools?...I tether not only my ladders and my self but my espensive tools too....nothing screws with a gun more than a three story drop. Well enough rambling...for the money an excellent gun...I still use my porter cable for a spare gun when we have an extra guy on the roof so I can't really bad mouth them...but if your banging out 5 or 6 squares a day by yourself 30 plus coils with our 12 pitch roof you appreciate the nail capture, easy load, and weight of this gun.
update: after a year this gun needed a rebuild because the nailes stopped advancing...and we bought the new portable cable while waiting for it to came back from the shop...we still prefer the Bos for its features but I will say the porter cables are more durable ....
Bostitch are tops! December 13, 2003
Eugene C. Hamrick (youngstown, ohio United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have had this gun for 2 months now . It is a really well built gun. After reading the firt guys review I was skeptical about buying this gun and then went ahead and bought one anyways (sometimes you have to try things yourself) After I purchased the gun I took it on a 15 Square job and the gun is excellent not one problem. I used Bostitch nails also. I have 4 RN-45-I Roofing nailers and thought they would not make a better gun. But after trying the RN-46 Bostitch has came up with a nother great gun. Keep up the good work Bostitch!!! I also just purchased a second Rn-46 this past week.
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