New Paslode Framing Nailer CFN325XP 

Pasloade the best framing nailer ever Mande. I’m a framer/home remodeler by trade here in Nc I’ve run Hitachi pneumatic nailers Build Thousands of homes apartments, national guard buildings you name it I’ve done , Hitachi is good stuff. But nothing beats the convenience of a cordless nailer. I own the older model, I can take it a part completely, clean her up put it back together in 15 minutes and boom 🤯 like new she never miss a beat. Great nailer

I am fully impressed! It’s just a complete ru-vid.comUgkxGqOCINHE0Z0E5gxzSdNi9NWGugRY5Hm2 plan with the best resources and step by step instructions . These shed plans are so satisfying as if the sheds build themselves on their own. Worthy work Ryan!

I have 3 pasalode nailers. LOVE ALL 3 OF THEM. Framer is the oldest and getting to the point, I need to replace.it I am going to go on Monday to see if this model is in stock and if it's available. If it is I'm buying.3 of them along.with nails and fuel. Thanks Kyle for the time you took to demo and cover this framer. Be safe, stay warm.

Hi Kyle Love the fact you have had some time to clean your workshop. Say gday to Greg. Really appreciate your shows. I have a lot of Milwaukie tools Russ from down under

Great idea to hit up the Paslode plant and have them take you through servicing.

Love the pasload guns, been using for18 years the only framing and straight fixing guns. Works well if keep clean. Named my sons Oakley Pasload because i loved it so much

I use daily pasalode framing gun Have no complaints the only thing over time get dirty but after probably 2 years of using but you can always clean it

What's up man. Your the best builder that I don't know. I have learned a lot from you. Mainly on tik tok. So be it. Any how, man the guy that trained me used the old paslode framer.....Well I just bought the new one that you got now. I love it, it's so light....I'm a roofer. I'm reaching over my head alot. Trusses right. Then sheathing......You gotta mention the hook. The hook works well with my cargo pants. It never falls off. I say that because I work out of Detroit where I work on 2 and 3 storied homes often....My main goal is to buy lighter weighted tools. My hammer works like a 28, but balances and feels like a 14. Great gun man. It never jams with the paslode cartridges.

I was milwaukee .... Thanks to you I bought my first Paslode today .

Can you go over how y’all plan a building? Like coming up with drawing and floor plans. How you figure out your material making sure you have enough.

Good review. I bought a Paslode in the 2000s and still use it for projects from time to time. Mine is pre-lithium battery. The Paslode has a little ignition board in them that actually counts the number of shots. Mine went bad after a couple years and the batteries have since been replaced. Amazon has cheap replacements now so not a big deal. A cordless nailer comes in clinch anytime you’re building and despite its failures I still prefer the Paslode, the loud pop is satisfying.

In New Zealand the paslode framing nailer is the #1 choice for carpenters

I bought one when I was taking carpentry class at my local community college, I am going to use it to frame up a 12x20 garage project.

Thanks Kyle for showing us this tool. 👍😁

Definitely would like to see a service video on the Pasalode!

Awesome timing, was ready to go with the Milwaukee and decided to take your advice and save some bucks. New model is already in stock some places.

I would love to see you do a cleaning video on a Paslode.

I just bought one of these today. Gonna use it to build an off grid cabin in the spring.

Great gun till the temperature drops

The Smell the paslode leaves after firing a nail, it's addicting

I've always loved that gun. And the smell I love lol.

I appreciate the lack of sarcasm or exaggeration however, the weight difference is undersaid. The difference is night and day. I have forearm strain issues and have a hard time somedays using the others. This thing has never given me strain issues. Incredible ergonomics. Good video man.

Your last trailer walk through video you showed where and how you store your tools. It was a nice video but... I almost commented asking where your awesome Parlode wide-crown stapler was. I love that tool. So versatile!

I know I am a little late, but just got done doing an addition. I’m not much of a wood butcher, as I mostly do steel stud framing. My paslode is about 18 years old, and has been nearly flawless with regular maintenance. My company bought me the new Milwaukee, and I hate it. The weight difference is huge, and the head design of the paslode is superior. The occasional maintenance and gas of the paslode has never bothered me.

Great video. I've got no problems standing by and recommending Paslode nail guns. If you use a battery only nail gun, day in, day out for framing and stud work, you'll soon realise that weight is a big deal. These guns take minimal regular maintenance to give trouble free service.😎

Regarding nailing into an LSL or LVL -- maybe try the MAX high pressure nail gun that they use on the Awesome Framer channel? Tim shows it nailing through pressure treated bottom plates directly into concrete, so nailing through LSLs doesn't seem like a stretch?

Looks like a great nailer and looks lighweight so its cooll to have it in the trailer !!

40% less weight = 40% less injuries. If y'all haven't seen the crazy framer throw his Paslode off a three story building and then pick it up and keep framing you should check it out. This gun is rugged.

Thanks for the thorough review. I just bought one and looking forward to using it.

Just a minor correction about Paslode's fuel cells: they are not currently offered in a two pack and they are closer to $12 each at most retail stores. Sometimes a better price can be found by purchasing a whole carton (9 cells) at a time but the best value is to buy fuel fastener packs, especially the 3,000 count (nails) ones that come with three cells. If you do the math and pull the cost of the fuel out, then divide the 3,000 nails by the dollar amount left over to get your price per thousand, there's A LOT of savings to be found there. Also, when you buy FNPs (Fuel Nail Packs), you'll never run out of fuel again. Each cell has about 1,200 shots of gas in it, so you should have about a half a fuel cell left over after each 3m FNP. Nice review!

So here’s the thing, I have personally owned the Passload in the past and I thought it was a piece of junk then and I’m not entirely sure much is changed. I mean think about all of those gas cartridges and all of the jamming and other issues related to the tool. There are way too many brands right now that are much easier to use and don’t require much effort from the user. Not to mention, Milwaukee has one of the best warranties in the business. With all of this being said, I do appreciate your videos and your knowledge regarding construction and tools. My pet peeves however are when I listen to influencers that are promoting company sponsored/paid videos or are benefiting from free products as it creates certain inherent biases towards certain products! Most importantly then, at least for me is to have an unbiassed and unsolicited view of the product and or tool. Obviously. I prefer to listen to people that are not receiving money or other advantages from the manufacturers and or suppliers! Hope this helps

Great video Kyle, always a lot of good information

They work kinda. It’s usually better then hand driving nails. They miss fire with any serious use from my experience of about 15 years using them. I have had a air framer from passload and it’s a great gun. Light powerful and never miss fires. I also have a Milwaukee framer . Great tool. Heavy but it is far superior to that gas battery passload . When u are framing u end up climbing around a lot on the stuff u nail together with the guns. I have seen people get hurt because they thought the gun was shooting but the rafter had one nail in it and when my boss stepped on it it fell and he went with it. Junk cordless great air powered

When I tried that gun it misfired 60% of the time, but only when I was trying to go fast. User error? Maybe. But I need something that doesn’t give me those numbers regardless. Milwaukee framer is 13% misfire. I think I’ll stick with Milwaukee.

Impressive specs: drives 2 in. to 3-1/4 in. 30° framing nails, with 9,000 shots per charge, weighs only 7.2 pounds.

You can also get a rubber tip for shooting on wood siding.

Mine locks back and it’s 5 or 6 years old. Still trying to talk myself into a Milwaukee framing nailer due to the cleaning and fuel cells.

Well said. Thumbs up. And great backyard storage..

Paslode vs Milwaukee? What is your preference? I’m looking to get my own cordless nailer as a framer. I’ve only used the Milwaukee in bulk and love it but I know it’s heavy, is Paslode better even having to buy the fuel?

Keep up the good work Kyle

The paslode loading mechanism on the old model, you pull up and it locks you load your rack and you flick it back down. This new model allows you to load the rack of nails without having to pull up and lock the loading mechanism before releasing it and locking the rack in place

I love my Milwaukee nailer, every time I use it it feels like you went to a Gym.

You say it's a bonus to have a gas/battery combo I say it's a negative. I wouldn't swap my Hikoki (Metabo) framer for anything. Yes it might be heavier, but I hate that gas. The moment that gasless framers become lighter it's game over for Paslode.

I’ve got the cf325xp. I love it. Buying the fuel cartridges is not that big of a deal. You would have to buy a battery or have an air hose. I always keep an extra one

Yes would love to see the service center or even the manufacturing of them.

I would love to see a tour of the paslode service center

It's not our standard on the jobsite but it is the only cordless we bother to have around. Misfires more than any of the pneumatics we use but it is really handy for small jobs, and any time we need a different nail for part of a job like galvanized and regular. As for power, we keep a ridgid pneumatic around just because it will nail into anything and I use it to assemble LVL beams. It's insanely powerful but heavy. All of the other framing nailers are Metabo HPT/Hitachi.

I build with LSL, Versa stud, lvl and yellow pine daily. My Milwaukee drives just fine. It leave a few proud. But if you really want to use that type of building material and have ample power to drive thru it 100% of the time switch to a high pressure nail gun. I use Max USA coil framer along with there compressor. Your attached to a hose but it will not leave the nails proud. Great review I enjoy the channel but can’t bring myself to switch back to the orange nailer. Best of luck with your partner ship. You should highly recommend to paslode that they should get with the times and add an extended magazine.

For nailing lvl and lsl the new high pressure nailing system such as MAX system was designed for those applications.. If you only occasionally use lvl or lsl it will not be worth the $3000 investment. The new high pressure systems shoot nails up to .162 x 6". FYI: Doug fir is a softwood not a hardwood. Nice job on the demonstration.

11/7 = 55% of the weight; not 55% lighter ... You make an excellent point though; repetitive stress can put a worker in serious trouble so if 45% lighter is important to most of us. You are younger than many of us - and in good shape, so the fact that you notice the difference and see that its important, is a great message. How many framing nails go into a typical wood post-frame house/building? I assume a couple of thousand?

Serious question , if they are so great why did you only start using Paslode when you got the sponsorship ?

Max high pressure nail gun works every time

Thx Kyle for the vid and showing. Do miss the Paslode weight, but just hate the maintenance gotta do, and the smell of fuel😉 So, mainly use pneumatic or hitachi, Milwaukee, DeWalt battery nailers. Cheers✌🏻

One thing I did not hear you say is the fuel cell also had an Expiration date on it that will make the gun Malfunction

I'm a big fan of paslode. Though I'm not so sure about the new magazine follower on this one. I had to send it to paslode right after I bought it because the follower would skip off the nails. The problem now is that where the two clips of nails meet, I'll get a double fire and a jamb. Then I have to loosen the screws to unjamb.

Great video Kyle after owning 6 paslodes the constant maintenance drove me mad, yes the weight difference to my hikoki to the Paslode is miles apart. It’s nice to see that even though they gave you the guns for free your assessment was very unbiased. 👏👏

"Paslode, super bulletproof???" "We’ve partnered with paslode" ......oh, ok.

I use pasloads all day every day and the best way to nail lsl is a .120 diameter nail pasload brand nails with the lineal flutes seem to do the best

If you put wax on the nails before you put the nails in your gun rub a block of wax on both sides of the nails the nail will go threw the materials. Try it takes a bit of time but it will work good

I only use Paslode , used Dewalt 18v for a bit , gave it to my plumber and went back to paslode , I use there Air guns and cordless ones

Kyle, how many times do we have to tell you that we are interested in EVERYTHING you do? Except toiletvisits, show us everything allright? Thnx my man!😅😇

Nice presentation.....seemed pretty un-biased. Would love to see their facility!

Just picked one up at a local pawn shop for $50 bucks works like a champ complete with battery and charger just had to buy fuel cells and nails.

What brand are your cabinets with the pull out drawers in the back of your video?

Thanks for making these videos Kyle. I would love to see their service facility.

Off topic question but does anyone else get a very low electronic hum or whine when watching Kyles videos, it's almost like there's is a charger running in the distance. It's not really a big issue love his vids and you don't really notice it until you do but then you can not hear it..... Also 6:46 nice save with the edit haha

I have a question for you American framers. Why do you guys still use the pneumatic nailers over the likes of paslode and the other battery nailers. Surely the cordless Nailers are alot easier to use for roof framing or general carpentry?? No hate, I'm just interested.

For a guy like me who uses these guns every once in a while. Does the fuel cartridge have an expiration date? For how long can I leave the fuel cartridge in the gun? Should I use the whole cartridge once I put it in the gun? How many nails can I shoot with the battery before recharging? Thanks in advance.

The most trusted tool reviewer around in my opinion, if Kyle says it’s good it’s very good.👍👍👍👍

Tupak forever man!

One guy I follow on here from New Zealand has a impulse coil nailer and also has an extended magazine impulse

How does the fuel-cartridge work? Do you get less and less power until it doesn't shoot anymore? What does the curve of power look like?

Great tool

What I would like to know is why should I expend $429.00 on this nailer when I already have the Ridgid Fuego 21 degree angle Nailer that I paid less than half price; only because this one is cordless??? they weigh the same, Ridgid holds more nails and shoots faster; here you will have to always expend money on fuel cells or batteries after a while; I just can not see all the fuzz but thanks for this video; it is spot on!

Maybe the MAX high pressure framing nailers would work on the LSL, no experience using their products but maybe that would work since they operate on much higher than standard pneumatic guns. I think on the HN90F the minimum PSI required is 170.

Milwaukee for the win for me I use it 3 to 4 days a week framing all day Also added the double clip slider i get 2/3 of a day out of 1 3.0 battery It has no problem knelling into lvl we use a lot of it

Good nailer..... but they need to make magazine hold more nails

How's that m18 framer doing??

Great review! The biggest advantages for pasload are (I've used the older versions from late 90's-2008 ish). Size,weight,ergonomics,and very aggressive tip. I used it framing back before joist hangers were used in our area,toenails in joists is exceptional! My cons are. #1The smell in tight areas,on a hot day in cramped quarters it will unsettle your stomach. #2 the cost of nails ,along with when paper-backed gets wet the strip delaminates resulting in buying more . #3 The cost of gas, and time spent cleaning . Pre-maintenance is best done before its needed to keep the job moving,worst thing is truss day/tricky build and gun doesn't work at a critical time.. #4 you need 3 batteries, if the 1 in the gun is left engaged the battery will discharge,1 is usually discharged,and 1 fully charged. The latter are a real world scenario with a crew of 3 or more,unless they are very proactive in removing the battery at end of day and charging. #5 1 strip of nails is gone very quickly, which involves carrying more strips in your pouch as well as lots of re-loading. For all day use above your head the paslode is worth the extra costs ,for the weight savings alone. There is probably an engineering term for weight angle. For example the m18 is heavier,but even worse it's longer which strains you wrist. If your nailing say roof sheets down the weight isn't as important. I prefer a coil nailer for nailing everything that is not above my head,less reloading and carrying extra weight in the pouch. Hopefully a company can make a cordless coil framing nailer! Btw I think Awsome Framers high pressure guns will shoot into LSL's,they shoot into concrete with ease. Thanks Kyle👍

Going to Lowes right now. Not sure if I need a 21 or 30 though.

Not much new on it, but it is still my favorite for building roofs.

Kyle. I hope you gonna see this message. How do you think, when paslode gonna release their cordless Metall placement nailer in North America?

Paslode is history the new line up makes paslode obsolete!

is it that the nailer wont fire into the wood or is it you cant hold the nailer firm enough to the wood to allow it to drive the nails all the way home? from the video it looked as though the nailer was pushing away from the wood while trying to drive the nails home. was just wondering if the wood was held firm like in a wise etc and you applied more weight to the nailer if it would do it then or if you would still get the same results

My question is do I need both battery and fuel cell for it to work or is it operable with just a battery no fuel cell?

I’ve had the first gen im350 paslode for 14 years, it still fires like the day I bought it, I do keep it maintained! But I doubt your gas less guns would last that long

Kyle can I use this nailer to hang 3/4” plywood in my building?

I can see where this could be of a great Advantage up in the air. Weight is always a pain when off the ground and this would help a great deal. I think on the ground like for walls the cost would add up ,but off ground its do able.

Must leave a started fuel cell in the gun, yes ? How long will the cell stay gassed up until next use ? Weeks, months ?

From what I herd you need the newer style high pressure compressor and high pressure nailers for the lsl nailing

A few questions: you said paper collated nails. Do they make plastic collated nails? Does the gun accept the other angle of nails?

I've got a paslode but I've never heard of a pazlode.

Hi Kyle. It would be great if you could visit Paslode 👍🏻

Surprised to hear you partnered with paslode as you seemed to say it was your least favourite of all cordless framing nailers.

I am on the market buying framing nail guns. But not sure which to buy. At work we use Paslode. But after using it i get misfires on it, and you need to press hard or bounce press it little bit harder so it will shoot the nail. Maybe the tools aren’t maintained properly and because of that i an getting those issues. And at the same time though it is nice gun light and works well. But the fact it uses gas and you smell it every time you use it and buy cartridges seems a lot. I am also liking the battery powered Milwaukee or Dewalt nail guns. I like how they offer bump fire modes etc. So not sure which to use. I see many people using Passlode. Can someone help me out. Thank you.

Crazy Framer prefers his Pasload over Dewalt hands down!

MAX nailers makes a 500 psi rated framing nailer and siding nailer that would nail into LSL no problem, they also make the 500 psi air compressor.

It's been a while but paslode use to sell specific nails for engineered lumber

I'd be curious how the temperature of the fuel cell is in comparison to how deep it drives in depth wise. In degrees C 30-20-10 then at zero degrees type of thing. I'd strip and clean my gun often so I'd say it is purely the gas temp slowing or speeding up combustion or not firing at all. This is one test I've never seen

6:23 I don't think it is 55% lighter. If Milwaukee is 11lbs and Paslode is 7lbs... 55% of 11 is ~6. 6 less than 11 is 5. It is ~36% lighter. Right? I don't math well but that stood out to me. Regardless, nice review. Thanks. Thanks especially for showing it in action. Far too many product reviews out there that don't show any actual use of the product!