• 5/8-inch to 1-1/4-inch 18-gauge brad nailer kit

• Driving power: 170-inch-pounds; oil-free for reduced maintenance; no-mar tip

• Magnesium housing for a lightweight 2.1-pound brad nailer

• Includes carrying case, 1,000 fasteners, air fittings, hex wrenches 4 profile tips

• Length: 10.13-inches; made-inch USA; 7-year manufacturer warranty

The BT-200 can shoot a 2" brad, the BT-35 only shoots a max. length brad of 1-3/8".
The BT-200 has a depth adjustment which the BT-35 doesn't. You have to increase or decrease the power by adjusting the air pressure.
As soon as I took the BT200 out of the box I compared them side by side. Since the BT-35 can't load a 2" nail I used 1-3/8" in both guns. I used 200 1-3/8" nails in each gun and 200 2" nails in the BT-200. Several pieces of 2-1/2" thick red oak were the test material.

The 200 is somewhat lighter than the 35, but not by much.
The 200 is oil free, the 35 needs lubrication.
The 200 recoils more than the 35
The 200 is the only air nailer with a sequential trigger that I have ever used that double fired!
The 200 miss fired 5 times on the 2" brads (out of 200) that came with it although it did not with the shorter 1-3/8" lengths.
In 7 years I have NEVER had a jam or a missfire with the BT-35, FN-60, or the SX-32.
The 200 and the 35 will each countersink in oak any length that they can fire.
If I did not have the BT-35 to compare it to, I would probably have been more satisfied with the BT-200. The BT-35 just feels and sounds like the high quality product it is. I don't think, in my opinion, that you could by a better brad nailer than the Bostich BT-35 at any price. I am sorry that I can't say the same for the BT-200.
In my short test the 200 has more recoil. is louder, and for the first time ever I had a missfire in a Bostich nailer and a sequential trigger that double tapped.

Adjusting air pressure and adding a few drops of oil suddenly doesn't seem as much of an issue now as it did just one hour ago.

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Great Gun  Mar 21, 2006 By Joel Hakes "Joel"
I was surprised to see all the negative reviews on this gun. I've had mine for about 6 months now. I've fired atleast 10k of bostich, porter cable and craftsman nails through it. Maybe I'm just lucky, but so far Ive never had a problem. counter sinks 2" brads into oak like it's cardboard. If mine ever breaks, I'll buy another one just like it.

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This 2" brad nailer doesn't accept real 2" brads.  Nov 27, 2002
This 2" brad nailer doesn't accept real 2" brads. Of course it comes with the bostitch 2" made in china brads but I did not open that pack since I had an open box of Porter Cable 2" brads. I tried to put the 2" Porter Cable brads in the magazine and they didn't fit. I thought the magazine was defective and I returned the BT200K, but I took a clip of the 2" porter cable brads to try in the store's display's model and they didn't fit. Next I tried the 2" porter cable brads in the discontinued Bostitch SB1850 model and they fit! So I bought the Bostitch SB1850 model. I'm impressed with the 1850 over the BT200, the magazine, depth adjustment knob,as well as the tigger mechanism are metal, while on the BT 200 all three parts are plastic. After having both, I prefer the discontinued SB1850 model even if I have to put in a couple drops of oil. I feel lucky that I wound up the the SB1850 model since I really wanted the oil free BT200, but the SB1850 is a much better built gun. All I can say is that there is something is wrong with this new BT200 model especially if it doesn't accept the available brads that are sold locally.

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4 broken, weak link -- driver pin.  Jan 19, 2006 By T. Smith
I pruchased the Bostitch BT200K because it is light and the price was right. I shoot about 1500 nails a week through each gun and they don't seem to last very long. After between 3 to 6 months is all I get out of one. The weak link is the driver pin. It breaks where it is attached to the piston. If they could fix this problem it would be an awesome nailer because it is so balanced and never misfires and is very consistant. I hope Bostitch updates this model soon because I love it when it works.

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Inconsistent results. Not as good as PC BN200A  Oct 11, 2003 By JanSobieski
I tried the Porter Cable BN200A and the Bostitch BT200K. The PC worked flawlessly, felt more solid, and just generally outperformed the Bostitch. This surprised me since I own other Bostitch nailers and am quite satisfied with them. The Bostitch would not throw the nails consistently slowing down my work flow considerably. Additionally the PC seems to be able to tolerate different types of nails more easily. All in all the PC is just simply better. Spend slightly more and save yourself time and trouble => Buy the Porter Cable.

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