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[the_fantastic_ms_fox]

The HILTI power-actuated tool is a cross between one of those anti-cattle stun guns, and a rifle. The gunpowder punches the piston forward, and the piston kicks the nail into concrete (if set to power "1") or steel beams (if set to "1.5"). If you shoot it into anything softer or more brittle, the nail will just fly right through at 100m/s, likely shattering the object in the process. Power goes up to 4.

Except for the colour, the multiple-nail version looks like a sci-fi weapon (2 magazines: cartridges in the back; nails in the front grip). Sadly, it's has nothing to make a charging/whining sound when you turn it on.



If you aren't on firm footing, it can knock you over.

If you are interested, the test to use one is 20 questions, true or false. With 70% being a pass, this means that if you know eight of the answers, and guess the other twelve, you will probably be okay.

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[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

We had the really industrial strength Hilti guns in the Navy. We used them for Damage Control (when you have a hole in the ship and water's coming in, you want to stick a patch on really quickly). Those things could shoot a fastener most of the way through 2 quarter inch steel plates. The fasteners we used look like a cross between a bullet and a machine screw. The bullet portion punches through the steel and the screw threads hold it in place. Really hardcore ship-nailing guns : )