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Gun nail question - framing starts in 3 days

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I'm hoping someone can help me out. Framing starts this Friday and the 21 degree plastic collated 8D common nails I ordered arrived just in time. Unfortunately, online vendor sent me the wrong nails! In order to meet MA code I need to use 8D (2 1/2" x .131) Common galv nails but I can't find them locally. I know this may be a dumb question but is it okay to substitute to 10D Framer (3" x 1.31), which I can get locally? I assume that the code is calling for 8D as a minimum requirement.

I'll be toenailing into either a double top plate or the 2x10 beam so the extra 1/2" shouldn't be an issue.
 
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