On Wed, 31 May 2006 22:10:18 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Barss
wrote:

My question has specifically to do with safety. Is there any reason to
think the chance of injuryt would be greater with a HF nailer than
a better quality one?

Nope. Some of us are still waiting for the cheap nailer to fail and
they hold up amazingly well. I've got two and have yet to break them
even after moderately hard use.