Air is definitely the preferred tool for the job.
Makita just released a new 18 gauge that everybody's gushing over. That said you're not going to get that air Bam Bam Bam Bam Bam. It's more like Bam..wazzit..Bam..wazzit..Bam..wazzit..Bam..wazzit..Bam..wazzit.