I feel like I am missing something in my research. I am putting up a standard 6 ft cedar picket fence on 2x4 rails. I understand I need to use stainless steel nails to keep from bleeding. And I want ring shank to keep the pickets from pulling out. I have a 15 gauge angle nailer and my father in law has a Bostitch 28 degree framing nailer

However I can't find SS ring shank nails that fit either nailer. Don't want nails over 2inchs long to keep from going out the back of the rails. Am I looking for the wrong thing or do I have the wrong type of nail guns?

What type of nail/gun have you all used? This seems like it would be a common item given the commonness of cedar fences. What am I missing?

Appreciate the wisdom of the board.

Galvanized nails are standard

Yea I can see more options for galvanized but reading online it seems like they are no good for cedar fences due to the reaction between the cedar/galvanized nail causing "bleed" stains. Supposedly SS are the nail to use

I am just a DIYer so no idea if that is true or not.

I don't have your catalogue to actually select some options from the meager offerings my searches have produced thus far,
but can offer some general observations when shopping.

Since 1980, aluminum screw shank gun nails have held 3/4" redwood siding through sheathing into 2x4 studs
so a) aluminum & b) shank options TBD

Obviously, bonus options would be
1) the longest w/o rear penetration
2) glue tip (rare)

Even some stainless steel will corrode/stain but agree a better option over galvanized in this case. Look up the least corrosive SS composite % and see if the nails offered call out that same spec. ... doubtful this will be posted

Don't use nails. Even ring shank will pull out. Get stainless brad nails to hold the pickets up and come back behind with stainless screws. It's more work but not a ton more and is a lot better option to prevent pullout and allows you to more easily replace individual pickets in the future.

Yep screws. Built mine 24 years ago and it's held

Appreciate the feedback and ideas!