STANLEYTR150HL SharpShooter Heavy Duty Staple Gun - Packaging May Vary

Quick summary - Pros: Reasonably priced, powerful, comfortable in the hand. Cons: Does require effort (see below for further details)I used to have one of the (even) cheaper staple guns on the market (where you adjust the staple strength using a rotating knob on the top - let's call this one "Brand X") and I can assure you that this gun is significantly better and well worth the extra few pounds. Even on the lowest strength setting the B&D is more powerful than the top strength setting of Brand X. I found this out when I embarked on a project to reupholster our dining room chairs. Firing a test staple into the hardwood seat frame using Brand X the staple was far from flush on the surface, only penetrating the wood by a few mm.Setting about finding a replacement and looking through countless YouTube videos on how to reupholster (I'm no pro) everyone seemed to have a pneumatic staple gun, which I figured was a little overkill for my needs. Next option down was an electric staple gun, which were a lot more reasonable in price terms, but I did want to keep things as simple as possible, so in the end thought I'd just go with a (what I'd hope would be) better standard normal gun. The B&D was well regarded so I went for it and am happy I did. It's simple, effective and does the job.If there was to be a downside it would perhaps be that it does require some force to use (but only very slightly more than Brand X). Of course, this is a manual, heavy duty gun and the force required is likely proportional to the power of staple fire, so this shouldn't be a big surprise. I did however find that when using one-handed (eg when you are holding something in place to staple) the force required can cause you to slip slightly (depending on what you're stapling). This wasn't a problem for me, but if you have to be incredibly accurate this may be an issue. Similarly, if you have a lot of stapling to do at a time (100+) or you get particularly trigger happy, the force needed means it does eventually get tiring. Perhaps I'm just a bit weedy! In either of these cases, I'd consider the electric stapler as an alternative, although I must admit I've never used one myself, so can't make a direct comparison here.In short, if you're in the market for a manual staple gun, you can't go wrong with this one. I would certainly recommend it over cheaper models.

Good quality, heavy duty staple gun. Found it a bit heavy after continued use, putting up netting around the garden fence, but that's due to an old wrist injury. Otherwise does the job well. I did need to practice a few times to ensure the staple came out in the right place! Easy to refill, make sure you get the right staples.

Brilliant wall stapler, easy to load, easy to use! Great results, used it to line fabric inside some wardrobes and very pleased with the results. Very sturdy compared to others I’ve used and bang for buck offers great value!

Reviewed Dec 2020:This is so much better than my electric powered one from Aldi, which didn't seem to be able to drive a brad through a block of butter!Just used this for the garden shed project, using it to staple down 12mm HD staples to attach damp proof underlay and the airpocket foil insulation on the walls.Only used genuine staples, and got through just under 2 packs, so just under 2000 in total.Its quite fierce to use, but remember we were using longer staples into both seasoned and also green wood. The only times we had a misfire was when we didn't have the stapler flat and/or didn't give the handle a sharp enough squeeze. There is definitely a knack to using it, but once you have it sorted, it's excellent.We had one stoppage, no idea what the cause was, but easy to undo and remove the loose staples, and then restart.It feels solid and robust, the stapling mechanism feels well made and solid when used.Quite tiring to use for a volume of staples, but it did the job perfectly.

Perfect for adding a runner on my stairs , I bought the Stanley 14 staples to go with it and it’s super secure

I used this staple gun to attach rat wire to cover the complete base of my chicken run, it was a big job but this tool was an absolute godsend, It made my job a lot easier. There were occasional misses when I didn’t line up the wire and wood correctly but that was mostly my fault. The tool was easy to use I was using 14mm heavy duty staples that drove well into the wood and seemed very secure. This tool is excellent value for money very sturdy and powerful highly recommend

Best stapler i have ever used.

If you happen to wonder should you buy this one instead of the shiny metal version which looks somewhat clunkier, but fully metal and you're concerned that this one has a plastic handle - answer is - you can buy it, there is a metal bar under the plastic, so no worries at all. Rest of the body is metal too.Easy to use, doesn't require much pressure even on the high setting, does what it should and does it well. Other staplers reviews mention lots of jams, after a couple of hundred staples with this one I haven't had a single issue.Hope that helps you a little make your choice.-- The Grumpy Engineer