Arrow T50RED2 Heavy Duty Manual 2-in-1 Staple Gun and Brad Nailer for Upholstery, Framing, Insulation, Crafts, and Furniture, Red

We got this after looking at (and returning) a number of modern "heavy duty" T50 staple guns that were NOT "heavy duty" at all. In fact, on a fir 2x4, we found that these imposters would drive a staple only about 1/8 inch into the wood; that was all, with the rest of the staple sticking up from the surface.This stapler solves that issue. It sinks Arrow 1/2-inch staples nicely into the fir on its high setting; on its low setting, there's about 1/32 inch of daylight left under the crown of the staple. So this has plenty of force, and the force does adjust. For manual staple guns, 1/2-inch is a respectable sized staple.The handle is composite but it is supported by a metal roller arm underneath, so the handle is indeed strong. From the listing we thought the handle was all composite (which would seem likely to crack off sooner or later under good use), but we were happy to see that the hand mechanism is far more substantial.It does take some hand strength to operate this tool, but no more than what was required to operate some of the other "heavy duty" (not) guns that didn't do a good job of driving staples.We haven't tried driving brads with this so cannot comment on that function.The setbacks from the edges and front of the staple gun to the staple exit itself (right, left and front) are a little wider than what you see on most lighter staple guns, simply because this is a larger tool with a wider "nose" (meaning the front or "business end" of the gun). Accordingly, you may not be able to drive staples with the same degree of accurate placement that you can get with smaller, lighter duty guns - you can't snug the staple exit up right next to where you want the staple to go as you can with lighter guns. That said, we have scribed lines on the front and both sides in order to help out with accuracy. Additionally, the gun comes with small raised triangles on each side that indicate where the staple will exit although they are kind of hard to see because they are painted red like the rest of the gun and thus don't stand out (we scraped the paint off to make them more visible).We were looking for a beefy manual staple gun and this is a beefy manual staple gun. I don't think we'll be achieving quite the same accuracy of placement that we would with a lighter tool but out goal is to sink staples into wood and do a good job of that. Very happy with this tool.

I purchased this specifically to drive 1” 18 gage brads, and it fails to do so reliably. I was putting backer board on some cabinets, and I managed to get three in. I tested it with 5/8” brads as well, still no luck. I was able to run 1/2” staples, and only experienced a couple of dry-fires. I would not recommend this for brads at all, and there are better staplers by Arrow, which is why this is so disappointing.

After my no name staple died on me after about 10 years I got this one thinking I was upgrading. This thing is absolute garbage. I can't get more than 5 staple out of it before it stops working again and I even bought the Arrow T50s to go with it. Which really sucks because it take me a few tries to hit what I am trying to tack down. I'm either going to give it away to someone I hate or throw it in the trash.

Wasn't sure, but thought I would give it a try as the other 4 I have keep jamming. Love this one. Would buy again

This staple gun is amazing! Quick reset, Strong penetration, Great Grip. Definitely will get the job done. Used this to attach the bunk carpet on my running boards on the boat trailer.

We all know the staple gun to use was the arrow brand, big, chrome and reliable, nothing is going to better it. Sure, they added brads eventually, but most didn't care.. Then they came out with this model, which actually improved on the best without making it heavy or adding electricity!What they improved over the old faithful1) belt clip.. this is vastly more useful than you can imagine, especially when crawling in attics or whatever2) more comfortable handle. This is the only part that's plastic, but it's so robust that there is no way it'll break. It has a sort of cam setup inside of it that helps make it easier to us3) force adjustment lever4) loading media from the bottom is much better than the old way of doing it from the back. I realize this was added in a prior version (when they added brads) but it's still noteworthy5) not held together at the front with a single pin that will eventually lose the c-clip, throw staples all over and get replaced by a bent framing nail (yep, all my old ones had that nail in it by the time i replaced themAll this was the same or better price than before.

Basically, the internal spring wasn't attached to anything so nothing pushed staples forward. I could hear the pieces rattling around inside. The spring, a little knob*, and the push plate* were all loose rattling around. *No idea what these pieces are actually called.I needed to get a project done, so I did not want to fuss with returning this and going to the store to get one that works. I took it apart, fixed it, and put it back together. I'm far from an expert, so hopefully I did it correctly and it keeps working. I added step by step pics for how I fixed it for anyone else that may have this problem and doesn't have time to wait for a replacement. One big note I have for anyone fixing is to not take the cover completely off. Just loosen the 3 screws enough to pull the "base" completely out.Giving 2 stars because after fixing its a good staple gun.

Despite feeling heavy duty, this is not. Mine likes to eject the stapler loader when you pull the trigger and jams regularly. The action is far harder to use than my old Arrow. This is going in the trash.

Fácil uso y de gran utilidad

Gets job done.

Seems pretty heavy duty. Like it so far.