Hurriquake 21 Degree Plastic Collated Stick Framing Nails 4,000 Qty. 2 1/2 x .131 inch
Normal Price:$54.99
Our Price:$52.49
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Manufacturer: Bostitch
Model: RH-S8DR131-HQ
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Publisher: Bostitch
Label: Bostitch
Features for Hurriquake 21 Degree Plastic Collated Stick Framing Nails 4,000 Qty. 2 1/2 x .131 inch:
- Up to 25 percent larger effective head area that adds increased pull-through resistance and decreases overdriving of nails
- Deep Ring Technology delivers outstanding holding power in hurricane conditions
- Screw Shank fills voids in sheathing created by rings, while the smooth shank provides increased shear strength at primary stress point for earthquake conditions
- Easy to identify head ID to aid building inspectors
- 2 1/2 by .131-inches
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Customer Reviews
Quality not as expected 
2006-12-14
I ordered these nails because I am doing a major addition to my house and was impressed with the demonstration video and claims. The order shipped out and arrived promptly, and I was ready to start using them soon. Upon inspecting them, I noticed that there appeared to be differences in the spiral sections of individual nails. Some spirals are almost "smooth", others are slightly groved, and lastly about half are deeply grooved and appear "screw-like" (as I had expected all to look). I have initiated a return tonight and do not expect to re-order until I speak to the manufacturer about the apparent "quality control" problem.
Retrofitted my house in Hawaii 
2008-06-21
From reading some of the reviews from 2006, it seems there were some quality problems or counterfeits at that time, but the box of nails I received in May 2008 had none of the problems described. The nails appeared to be of high quality and were uniform.
Houses in Hawaii often have open beam construction, so I just had a carpenter pound in the nails at all structural joins, then had him install hurricane straps for good measure.
When you order, the default is to pay for shipping, but if you qualify for Free Shipping, BE SURE TO CHANGE TO THE FREE SHIPPING OPTION!
Ed Sutt, the inventor of the HurriQuake nail, is a genius! No wonder this was the Popular Science Innovation of the Year for 2006.
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Scientific breakthrough 2007-12-09
I know this product has had some poor reviews, mostly all related to beat up boxes and loose and broken nails. However my nails arrived in great conditon. The box was beat up but it didn't affect the quality of nails. This is a breakthrough nail that I first read about in Popular Science about a year plus ago. I was sold after reading the article and suggest you look for it online. I would think everybody loves these nails, except for the person who nails it in and changes his mind and tries to pull it out. This is the one and only nail to use if you are building.
Poor Shipping and quality. 2007-11-15
This review is poor because there was no packaging at all and nearly all strips of nails were broken and unusable. It was just a box full of broken strips of nails, not in a factory box. Also, the nails looked to be defects, all the spiral sections of the shank were rough and the grooves didn't look very deep as compaired to the nails that came with my new framing nailer (same nails). Feel free to buy nailers here, just not the nails.
Repackaged Seconds 2007-04-18
Whoever supplies for Amazon should be fired. These nails are obviously factory seconds. The nails were thrown in a generic box like a rat's nest (not the manufacturer's box) with most of the stick nails damaged. The nails could not be used in a nail gun as per the manufacturer....the nails were not complete sticks...just bits and pieces. (Think of trying to load a stapler with individual staples and you will get a sense of how these nails arrived.)
Something new 2007-04-10
This is the odd case where I learned something from a client. She read about them in the paper and asked me to use them, and being a mile from the coast I can't blame her. Couldn't find them in depot or lowes, but a quick trip to Amazon and they showed up like magic. I already had a Bostitch Framer (the one with the tico tip), but the box says they fit some other make guns.
Don't be afraid to ask for a premium when building with these nails. The money spent on the nails was trivial compared to the whole job, but it was thing she would not let out of her mind. I think she was more excited to see the little hurricane symbol on the head of the nail that the finished addition. I've still got ΒΌ box left, and I think it's going to work its way into my next few quotes.
