I bought a new Ridgid plam nailer, because a few places I need to add braces between studs there is no elbow room, there is no room and the block wall is to my left, and I am right handed, with copper pipes and rigid elecrtrical conduits in the way, so no way to use a hammer. Also needed to use those Simpson ties on some roof and ceiling pieces.
I opened the box and tried six nails (8d) and each one I tried I bent the nail. I was not even pushing real hard.
Any special tricks?