Grrr , I was just down in the cellar trying to shoot some 2x2's to the block wall , and it just ain't happening . I'm using a Hilti gun , uses strip shot in ,27 caliber . 2.5" pins thru the wood and into the block . I'm wondering if being stored for a few months in the cellar when I was having moisture problems has affected the cartridges , when they were first bought they'd sink that pin partway into the wood . Now
3 shots in succession don't even set it flush . It makes no difference whether I'm shooting into the mortar joint or the block itself .
These are Ram-set loads , and there is some kind of red sealant on the crimped end . Apparently not too effective ... some of them seem like there's no powder at all , some like half-strength . I've run across exactly one that felt like a full charge when I fired it . I never even considered the possibility that humidity could do this - I got this thing used at a bargain price because it had been wet and was gunked up with powder residue crud and rust . The loads with it were all dead ... Once I got it cleaned up and some new loads , it was working fine . I used it to pin the 2x8 door framing with no problems . Even with a 10ga piece of mild steel as a washer it was blowin' them in flush or below . I'll just have to get more - and be sure they're sealed up in a Ziploc or something .
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