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611 Nail Gun Safety
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Single Actuation Trigger

Like the contact firing trigger, this trigger will fire a single nail when the safety contact and trigger are activated in any order. A second nail can be fired by releasing the trigger, moving the tool and squeezing the trigger again without releasing the safety contact tip. Note that some manufacturers refer to these triggers as "single sequential triggers", but they are different. The first nail can be bump fired with a single actuation trigger but not with a true single sequential trigger.

When using a single actuation trigger, there are things you need to remember both when using single nails and multiple nails.

  • Single nail: Push the safety contact and squeeze the trigger, or squeeze the trigger and then push the safety contact to fire.
  • Multiple nails: Release the trigger, move tool, and squeeze the trigger to fire additional nail.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

1-7. Like the contact firing trigger, which trigger will fire a single nail when the safety contact and trigger are activated in any order?