“Mine does it too. But if I put a shim under the red safety so it pushes it in farther it fires.”

74% of 19 verified owners recommend the Milwaukee 2746-20, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
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The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube and Affiliate blogs are shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Milwaukee 2746-20 owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“Mine does it too. But if I put a shim under the red safety so it pushes it in farther it fires.”
“The gun performed fantastically throughout the entire project with no jams of misfires.”
“I love the ergonomics of em, but the dang things barely make it past a year when you use em everyday”
“Good review! Thanks for the various settings. $279 is kind of pricey though.”
“Not one issue with this gun. Love it worth every penny.”
“gone through two gen 1s,through Milwaukee warranty,going to invest in this one”
“The only thing I don't like is the wiggle room with the battery. It doesn't seat tightly.”
“got all Milwaukee ones, have not regretted it, they all work flawlessly.”
“I have the Gen2 brad nailer. Amazing tool. Glad I waited.”
“My only complain to these nailers is that they are not self serviceable.”
“I like my Milwaukee 18 gauge but it’s substantially heavier than air nailers.”
“In the end, the price is worth it. Very hard bite to buy it initially, but youll have no regrets later on.”
“Had the same problem with mine - I tried different batteries, different nail sizes, tap to shoot mode, etc and couldn't get it to work. I sent it in for warranty repair and it came back as "works as intended/ no trouble found", and magically worked with the same nails and battery that didn't work before.”
“I've had mine for like 3 months and I've used it on 2 large projects and is has never failed me it's an amazing tool”
“I had to send mine in for warranty replacement twice”
“I did not expect the milwaukees to shoot so much faster. Almost no wind up time at all. Impressive.”
“Milwaukee tools make me facing away from all air tools.”
“I really do like the new design milwaukee m18 brad nailer plus no rev up motor noise.”
“So glad i didn't buy the gen 1....... I will most definitely be buying the gen 2!”
“Pretty much flawless and I use it every day for work.”
“I've had the gen2 since it was released. Night and day better.”
“I just bought one today and love it!”
“I have the same nailer and love it”
“That 18 Gauge Gen II nailer is the bees knees. Have it and LOVE. Pretty lightweight. Goes all day on a CP2.0, plenty of depth adjustment, shoots like butter into hard and soft woods.”