I bought a paslode years ago that for some reason never seemed to work right. Sent it for repair a few times and always seemed to jam up and constantly mid-fire even after repair. It sat in my garage for about 5 years, and last year I bought the senco fusion 16 gauge angled. It worked well, but then something went wrong and I had to send it out for repair...twice. The second time I sent it out, I saw my paslode still sitting in my garage untouched for the past 5 years. Said to myself what the hell let me see if I can get the paslode fixed too. Got them both repaired for $20 each. Now the paslode is working good as new. Was shooting some 5/4 pine into plaster with the senco, and the nails wouldn't sink all the way. Everything was working properly, just didn't have the balls to bury the nail. Switched over to the paslode and everything went in perfectly.
So to sum it up, I gave the paslode a bad rap bc I took it to a crappy repair guy. Got it repaired properly and now I like it better then my senco. And I may be weird but I really like the smell of the gas!