Fencing Clip Guns and C24 Clips

Cordless fencing clip guns and C24 clips, add to cart and shipped Australia-wide. The Outback ClipGun OCG-1 fires standard C24 rings off a battery, so there's no compressor to cart around and no air hose dragging behind you. Clips come by the box of 10,000. We're an Outback reseller, so you get the same 12 month warranty as buying direct, and you deal with us.
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Outback ClipGun OCG-1 cordless fencing clip gun with battery, charger and carry bag
Outback

Outback ClipGun OCG-1 Cordless Fencing Clip Gun Kit

$1,799.00

Cordless fencing clip gun kit with a box of 10,000 C24 clips
Outback

Cordless Fencing Clip Gun Kit plus 10,000 C24 Clips

$1,879.00

Box of 10,000 C24 stainless fencing clips with strips of rings
Outback

C24 Stainless Fencing Clips, Box of 10,000

$225.00

Spare 4.0Ah battery for the Outback ClipGun cordless fencing clip gun
Outback

Spare 4.0Ah Battery for the Outback ClipGun

$85.00

Cordless, air or pliers. Which one suits your job?

Three ways to put C24 clips on a fence. They all work. What separates them is how much gear you have to drag to the fence line, and how much your hands hate you at the end of the day.

  Cordless clip gun Pneumatic C24 gun Hand pliers
What you're up for Around $1,799 for the kit Around $550 for the gun, before the compressor The cheapest by a long way
What else you need Nothing. Battery and charger are in the box A compressor, a hose, and fuel or power to run it Nothing
Getting to the fence Carry the gun and a spare battery Compressor on the ute or a trailer, hose run out to you Walk
Best for Contractors and anyone doing long runs or repeat jobs Yard work and fixed sites where the compressor stays put Repairs, small jobs, and the toolbox spare
The catch Most expensive up front. You're managing batteries The compressor is the job. Hose snags on everything Slow, and hard on your hands over a full day
Clips it uses Standard C24 Standard C24 Standard C24, fitted by hand

All three fire the same C24 ring, so whichever way you go, the clips are the same and you're not locked into one tool.

If you want the numbers rather than the summary, we've written the long version: battery clip gun vs air compressor and clip gun vs hand pliers.

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Fencing clip gun buying guide

Cordless fencing clip guns: what you need to know before you buy

A clip gun fires C24 rings to hold mesh onto a fence wire. Every mesh fence needs them, and on a long run you're putting on thousands. How you fit them is the difference between a job that takes two days and one that takes a week.

What a C24 clip actually is

C24 is the standard. It's a 16 gauge wire ring with a 24mm crown, and it closes into a ring around the mesh wire and the line wire. The "24" is the crown width, not the wire thickness. Boxes come in 10,000, which sounds like a lot until you work out how many your fence needs.

The important bit is that C24 is an open standard, not a brand. Any C24 clip fits any C24 gun. You're not buying into a system you can't get out of. If you want the detail, we've written it up in C24 clips explained.

How many clips will you need?

It depends on your mesh and how tight you want it. The usual approach is a clip at every line wire where the mesh crosses a post or a stay, and then at intervals along the run to stop the mesh lifting. On hinged joint with a lot of line wires, the count climbs quickly.

Rather than guess, put your fence length and mesh type into the clip calculator and it'll work it out. If you want to see the arithmetic behind it, that's in how many clips per kilometre.

Cordless or air?

A pneumatic C24 gun costs less to buy. Then you need a compressor, a hose long enough to reach where you're working, and something to run the compressor off. On a yard job where the compressor sits in one spot, that's fine. Out on a boundary fence it's a nuisance, and the hose catches on every stump and stay you pass.

Cordless costs more up front and that's the honest trade. What you get back is walking to the fence with a gun in one hand and starting.

Batteries, and whether yours will fit

The Outback ClipGun uses a Makita 18V MAX style slide battery. If you're already running Makita on the ute, those packs fit the gun and you may not need to buy another. Milwaukee fits with an adaptor.

Worth knowing: "18V" and "20V MAX" often describe the same cells, marketed differently. One is the nominal voltage and the other is the peak off the charger. Outback's own site says 18V in one place and 20V in another, so confirm with us before you order a spare if you're matching an existing platform. We'd rather answer the question than have you send something back. There's more on this in will your Makita or Milwaukee batteries fit.

If you're doing full days, a second battery is worth having. One charges while the other works.

Stainless or galvanised clips?

Stainless costs more and it holds up far better in wet and salty air. If you're fencing near the coast, along a river, or anywhere that stays damp through winter, get stainless. Inland on dry country, galvanised does the job for less. The clips will outlast plenty of things on that fence either way, so it's about the environment, not the brand. Longer version here: stainless vs galvanised.

What it works on

  • Hinged joint mesh, the common stock fence across most of the country
  • Fixed knot, where you're after a stiffer fence that holds its shape
  • Exclusion fencing, including apron mesh turned out along the ground
  • Netting and general stock fence

It won't replace a strainer or a picket driver. It does one job, which is joining mesh to wire, and it does that job a lot faster than your hands will.

What comes in the kit

The gun, one 4.0Ah battery, a 240V charger, a carry bag, a belt clip and the manual. Brushless motor and a 12 month warranty. Clips are separate, so add a box of 10,000 if you haven't got any.

Who should probably not buy one

If you're patching a hole in a house paddock fence twice a year, a pair of pliers is the right tool and we'd tell you so. The gun earns its money on volume. Contractors, anyone fencing a new boundary, or a property doing a few kilometres a season will get it back quickly. Someone doing occasional repairs won't.

Buying through us

We're an Outback reseller. The gun is made in Orange, NSW, and it carries the same 12 month warranty you'd get buying direct. You order through us, and if something goes wrong you ring us and we sort it out.

If you're not sure whether it suits your setup, give us a buzz on 0431 183 421 or send through a photo of what you're fencing. We'll tell you straight whether it's worth it for your job.

Clip gun questions

Straight answers on clips, batteries and whether it is worth it for your job.

How many clips will I need for my job?

Count the line wires in your mesh, which is the first number in the code, so 7/90/30 is 7 wires. Then work out your posts per kilometre, which is 250 at 4 metre spacing. Multiply them and you've got your mesh-to-post count, 1,750 for that example. Then add whatever you're clipping to the top and bottom plain wires.

For a standard hinged joint run on 4 metre pickets, budget 2,000 to 3,000 clips per kilometre. A box of 10,000 gets you roughly 3 to 4 kilometres. If you're doing exclusion fencing with an apron along the bottom, double it.

Send us your mesh code and your post spacing and we'll do the sum for you, or put it into the clip calculator.

Which clips does it take?

Standard C24 rings. 16 gauge, 24mm crown. That's an industry size rather than a proprietary one, so you're not locked into buying clips from one place. It'll run C24 out of any box that meets the standard.

We sell them in boxes of 10,000.

Stainless, galvanised or Galfan clips. Which should I buy?

Depends where the fence is and how long you want it standing.

Galvanised is the standard and the cheapest. It's fine for most inland country.

Stainless is what you want near the coast, in high rainfall, around dairy or effluent, or anywhere salt gets carried on the wind.

Galfan is a zinc-aluminium coating and it sits between the other two on price.

The rule we'd give you at the counter is to match the clip to the mesh. If you've bought Galfan mesh, don't hang it on galvanised clips, because the clips will go first and you'll have wasted the upgrade.

How long does a charge last?

One 4.0Ah battery comes in the kit, with the 240V charger. How far a charge gets you depends on your mesh, your clip and the weather, so the honest answer is that most blokes running a full day put a second pack on charge while they work.

If you're doing kilometres rather than repairs, grab a spare battery with it.

Do I still need a compressor?

No. That's the whole point of it. No hose, no compressor, and nothing to drag along the fence line behind you. The battery goes on and the gun goes on your belt clip when you're not using it.

Is it worth it compared to hand pliers?

Depends entirely on how much fence you've got in front of you, and you can work it out rather than take our word for it.

Take your clips per kilometre, say 2,000 for a standard run. Time yourself doing 20 clips with your pliers. Divide 2,000 by your clips per minute and that's your minutes per kilometre. Then work out what your time is worth an hour.

Short version: if you're doing a few hundred metres a year, pliers are fine and this is a lot of money. If you're fencing for a living or you've got kilometres ahead of you, do the sum and it usually answers itself.

Is it better than a pneumatic gun and a compressor?

Different jobs. A pneumatic C24 gun is cheaper to buy, around $550, but then you need a compressor, a hose long enough to reach where you're working, and something to run the compressor off. In a shed or a set of yards where the compressor stays put, pneumatic is genuinely the better buy and we'll tell you that.

Out on a boundary fence it's a different story. The hose catches on every stump and stay you walk past.

Can I buy it from you rather than direct?

Yes, that's what we're here for. We're an Outback reseller, so the gun is the same tool with the same 12 month warranty you'd get buying direct. You order through us and you deal with us.

If you're not sure it suits your job, give us a buzz on 0431 183 421 or send through a photo of what you're fencing. We'd rather talk you out of it than have it come back.

Not sure it suits your fence?

Call 0431 183 421
Guides

Work out what you need first

How many clips a kilometre of fence takes, and whether a battery gun beats a compressor for the job you are doing.

Clips per kilometre Battery vs air