Gardner Bender MSG-501B Heavy-Duty Cable Boss Staple Gun, Professional Grade, Secures (NM) Coax, & Low-Volt Cable, Black

Very well built and works flawlessly. Did jam once but that was due to a defective staple. I'm a pro installer and purchased this as a backup but this actually outperformed my company issue cable stapler in speed and with with less fatigue. The RG6 staples are perfect fit and allow cable to slide if needed for fitment. Excellent value

I was skeptical about this, especially for stapling things as big as Romex, and going into harder surfaces like engineered joists. But it works really well. On regular wood it just works, no muss, no fuss. On harder surfaces it gets the staple most of the way there, and a few hammer taps finish it (just be very careful to hit straight -- the staples bend otherwise). Easy loading, and no jams so far. It's requires more strength than the usual staplegun, but I can still do it one-handed. Saves a ton of time, gets into awkward places, and the result even looks good. The best part is not having hold the staple (and so not hammering your fingers!).

I use this staple gun for cat 6 cable and for 4-wire phone cable. If you can use it on flat runs it works great. If you start getting into weird angles where the base of the stapler is not flat against the surface your results will sometimes require a re-try. This is to be expected though, as these staplers are meant to be held flush against the work surface. I find that it sinks the staple completely in the builder grade pine I'm usually working with.I've tried sinking staples in the grout line of brick work and you can forget that option. You'll waste a staple and jam the gun. If this were a pneumatic stapler you might get away with that, but this simply won't work on brick, or anything you could not drive a small finishing nail into with a hammer. Of course.It is true that this stapler requires a mighty squeeze to operate. Quite a bit more force than a standard stapler, like an Arrow. I have not damaged any cable. I am careful to have the cable straight under the stapler and that's all it takes. If you let the stapler walk all over as you squeeze the handle you will have misfires and probably damage your work.For me, this stapler does just what I wanted it to do and it does it well. The staples are barbed and don't pull out easily. These staples are not going to come out on their own.I find that gripping the front of the device at the black front surface and pressing while squeezing the staple drives home perfectly every time. I would not want to have to use this thing for more than an hour at a session since it is very fatiguing to squeeze. However, I find using it is much less annoying than trying to mount those hammer-in cable clips where I usually do manage to nick the cable or bang the hammer into the area around the clip producing a poor-looking job. Besides, those clips always seem to have walked away when I'm needing to tack down cable and this red stapler is very hard to overlook.The stapler is made well for light use. It is rubbery coated plastic molded over a steel frame. As I have tried to convey, it does the job for light use.

Price was right

Have used one of these for 20 years. Just had to replace it after daily use as a Telcom installer. Solid products that last and last. Stays well in Drywall or Wood.

Good

I purchased this to make a clean install of Romex cable in my garage and attic. I was installing a bunch of lights, fans etc and wanted to keep the numerous wires neatly organized.I read reviews on Amazon on items I've never purchased before to help me make wise choices in buying good quality and reliable products. The reviews on this item were somewhat mixed but I couldn't find another insulated cable stapler besides this one. So I gambled on this Gardner Bender stapler, and lost.Upon using it, I ran into the same issue as many others. The staples would only go about 1/8 inch or so into the wood before it ejected the staple and automatically loaded another into the chamber. This required hammering the stapler in to finish securing the wire. This was hardly a timesaver! And due to the thin staples, when hammered, many went in crooked.Thankfully, I was still within the return window and received a refund from Amazon. The other big negative is that I have a bunch of useless staples that I purchased specifically for this staple gun (one box from Amazon and two boxes from other sellers on Amazon). No way to send back a box with missing staples so I loss money there and sending the other two boxes back at my expense and suffer potential re-stocking fees would possibly net only a partial refund.Who knows, maybe I received a defective unit. It certainly not because of a lack of hand strength. I'm a big strong guy with stronger than normal hand/wrist strength. Or could it be it's not made to go into really hard aged wood that one could expect in an older house. But to double check, I tried stapling into a fresh piece of soft pine wood and the results were the same. Partial stapling into the wood. Either way, it was a waste of money and I would NOT recommend this item.

Bright side, you can- with considerable squeezing grip strength- land a staple into standard pine framing. The staple doesn’t fire until the last bitter moment when you’re about to give up.Over 14-2 romex, the staple doesn’t sink deeply enough to secure the cable; so, you need to hammer the staple home.I guess this tool at least helps you avoid mashing your fingers if you would have otherwise held the staple in place while hammering.Disappointed in this product and the potential I thought it had when purchasing it.

Good product, but expensive for what it is. They're extremely bulky, not great for running cables sleek along baseboards and such. probably best to use a crown stapler for a nice clean looking install like the cable guys do.

Me funcionaron perfecto las use en tabla roca muy buena medida

Works well in it's staple gun

Se atoran las grapas.No sirve para paredes de ladrillo

The lever is very hard to press and you need to press often 3-4 times to get the staples out of the stapler. It is such a pain. Would not recommend to buy this product!