Power Pro 967788 Wood Screws, #9 x 3, Premium Outdoor Deck Screws, Rust Resistant, Epoxy Coated Bronze, 2000pcs Tub

I used these (#9 x 3") for the planking on my deck. It's 825 sq.ft, so I needed about 3800 screws (yes, it's almost 35' x 25'. The previous owners thought that that was a great idea, and then never took care of it). I got two packs of 2000. Out of all of those, 8 were defective. 7 had an inclusion in the star drive on the head, which means that the bit can't engage properly. The other one was just weird, bent all funny and the threads were super thin. 8 out of 4000 is a 0.2% defective rate. I'm super happy with that. None of the screws broke, but then I did drill pilot holes for all of them.I love the bronze finish. It looks great with pressure treated pine. From 6ft away it looks basically like the same color as the wood. After staining it will presumably look different, but bronze is still a more neutral color than that ugly yellow the box stores sell.Every now and again I wouldn't press down hard enough on the driver and the bit would slip. Most of the time this didn't mar the surface finish on the head of the screw. When it really gets out of hand (not putting enough pressure on the driver, holding it at a funny angle, full power while not yet fully engaged), the finish does come off on the inner corners of the stars. That's to be expected. It just takes quite a bit more abuse than I'm used to with regular yellow epoxied screws.All in all, I'm very happy. The pergola is next on the list and I'm definitely buying more Power Pro screws for that.

Love the way these screws go into wood so easily my old wood screws were very frustrating to not only get started but get through wood. Highly recommend these go in amazingly easy even to the countersink level

Drilled in tough wood without having to drill a pilot hole.

Used instead of nails for the building frame

Best type drive yet!