I have the PC FR350A. I've used it to build two sheds and the frame my basement. I've not had one single jam. It is a quality gun and really well built. You can adjust the depth of the setting the nail with either air pressure at your compressor or by using the knob on the gun. I would also recommend keeping in on single fire as its easy to accidently fire multiple shots if your not careful. It has a nice safety feature in that the gun won't fire if you have 3 nails left. This lets you know its time to add more nails. I know some complaints on the PC guns are that its heavy and not as balanced as other guns. I don't find it heavy or unbalanced. If I used it for a living, I'd probably try to find the lightest gun possible, but for my needs, I could justify the extra cost. I like my gun so much, I bought a PC angled finish nailer and a PC brad nailer. Both of which are excellent as well and no jam ups in those guns either.

Maybe this is just me, but I believe the reason I've had no jams is because I keep my gun oiled up and I use a filter to trap the moisture in the compressed air line. Before each use, put about 6 drops of oil into the gun and make sure to attach your filter in the air line somewhere. I have mine right off the compressor. I see some of the new guns don't require oil, but make sure you use a inline filter. Not one jam and I've fired over 2500 nails.

Thanks for the great reply.

I had replaced all the trim in the house last winter with a Bostitch finish nailer. It came as part of a refurb kit with three guns and a compressor for short money. I was so impressed with how well they worked that I was going to buy the Bostitch framing nailer to round out the collection.

Then, I got ambitious and started reading reviews. The Porter Cable was far and away the most favored framing gun for DIYers.

I placed the order for the PC this morning. Thanks again for the thoughtful reply and the advice.

Best wishes.

No problem. Good luck with your project.

den69rs96 - thanks for the good tips. BTW, does the size of the compresser make a big difference?

I bought the PC kit with three nailers and the compressor from HD last year, but haven't used them yet. Didn't come with framer though I don't think I'll need that anytime soon.

The bigger the compressor tank the more air it holds so it won't cycle as often. But more important than the tank size is the CFM at 90 psi and its duty rating. Make sure you compressor can supply enough cfm to run you air tools. Each tool should have its cfm requirements on it. Some compressors have a 100% duty rating so they can run continuously. Many of the non professional compressors are 50% or less so that means that the compressor should not be run for longer than 30 mins every hour. If you run it more, you could overheat the motor and shorten the life of the compressor.

From what I read, the PC pancake compressor will work fine with the framing nailer. PC says the air requirements of the framer are .082 CFPS (cubic feet per shot). Basically multiply this number by the number of shots you think your going to fire in 1 minute. For example say your gonna fire 30 shots in a minute, 30 shots x .082cfps = 2.46 CFM The PC pancake compressor has 2.6cfm at 90psi and a duty cycle of 50%, so you can use it for a framing gun as long as your ok with firing less than 30 shots per minute and maintaining that pace for only 30 mins every hour.

Okay thanks. this is the set I bought. The compressor has a 150psi, I think.
See link.

Here is a link that might be useful: PC air set

Nice explanation den69.

You will typically pay more for a 100% duty cycle compressor. Oil less, are typically smaller, lighter, louder and not as durable as the oil compressors.

Things like air tools and paint sprayers will use alot of air. Something larger and quieter is typically used for those applications.

Take these things into consideration when shopping for a compressor.