Thanks for the review, I'm considering buying this brad nailer to go with my 18V lineup but I've seen several reviews where people say that the brad nails don't bed-in all the way in harder wood. Has anyone had this experience? I'm also considering the Ryobi 18V One+ AirStrike Brad Nailer (a lot cheaper than the Makita, but I'd need to buy batteries making it a similar price), but I don't really want to get into another battery platform if I can avoid it.