A fastener driving tool comprising: a housing; a nose assembly having a fastener passage configured to allow fasteners to be advanced therethrough, said nose assembly being movable in relation to said housing between a disable position and an enable position; a magazine assembly configured to supply fasteners toward said nose assembly; and a driver configured to cause a fastener located in said fastener passage to be advanced within said nose assembly, wherein said nose assembly includes (i) a base member defining at least a portion of said fastener passage and having a first recess and a second recess which are spaced apart from each other, (ii) a first protection insert located in said first recess, and (iii) a second protection insert located in said second recess, wherein said base member defines a leading side surface and a front side surface, wherein said leading side surface defines an ejection orifice that is aligned with said fastener passage, wherein said leading side surface defines a first opening (82/84) aligned with said first recess and a second opening aligned with said second recess, wherein said front side surface defines a third opening (82/84) aligned with said first recess and a fourth opening (82/84) aligned with said second recess, wherein said first protection insert extends through said first opening (82/84) and said third opening (82/84), and wherein said second protection insert extends through said second opening (82/84) and said fourth opening, wherein the first protection insert and the second protection insert are spaced apart from each other in such a way that the first protection insert and the second protection insert are located outside the central portion of the leading side surface. a housing; a nose assembly having a fastener passage configured to allow fasteners to be advanced therethrough, said nose assembly being movable in relation to said housing between a disable position and an enable position; a magazine assembly configured to supply fasteners toward said nose assembly; and a driver configured to cause a fastener located in said fastener passage to be advanced within said nose assembly, wherein said nose assembly includes (i) a base member defining at least a portion of said fastener passage and having a first recess and a second recess which are spaced apart from each other, (ii) a first protection insert located in said first recess, and (iii) a second protection insert located in said second recess, wherein said base member defines a leading side surface and a front side surface, wherein said leading side surface defines an ejection orifice that is aligned with said fastener passage, wherein said leading side surface defines a first opening (82/84) aligned with said first recess and a second opening aligned with said second recess, wherein said front side surface defines a third opening (82/84) aligned with said first recess and a fourth opening (82/84) aligned with said second recess, wherein said first protection insert extends through said first opening (82/84) and said third opening (82/84), and wherein said second protection insert extends through said second opening (82/84) and said fourth opening, wherein the first protection insert and the second protection insert are spaced apart from each other in such a way that the first protection insert and the second protection insert are located outside the central portion of the leading side surface.