Recently I bought one on sale with a coupon for $12.99. Several parts are plastic (so is my helmet and hard hat.) I just used it to put down 1/4" plywood on a bathroom floor, in preparation for vinyl flooring install. Used 1" staples. Gun performed flawlessly!. You can get gun for $14.99 now, using either $14.99 coupon, or just using 20% off coupon on top of current sale price of $19.99. Bought a second to use with brads. No experience with brads yet though. On a side note, today I was in a pawn shop, and saw a Sears nail gun that was built almost identical to one of the HF ones, including color scheme. I think this new line of nailers from HF are going to be a HF Gem.