Screws are a great way to go. However Air nails are just as effective. I've built many decks and fences for customers and I haven't had one callback or complain about nails pulling out. I've built all my fences with just galvanized air nails. (3.25" for the main boards and 2" for the fence boards. All my decks are framed with gavanized spikes. I then screw the decking down with a quick drive screw gun. The rest of the rail then is done with nails. In both cases I've never had a complaint.
I use nails for speed, but if you choose there is nothing wrong with screws.
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