Nail penny sizes refer to length, not diameter, so technically he was right. Whether or not his nails were any good is another thing; most nails these days are made in China and not worth the box they come in. If you want GOOD nails, find some Maze galvanized siding nails. Lowes carries them, I think. You pay a little more for a quality, made in the USA product, but you'll save yourself a lot of aggravation trying to drive butter-soft Chinese nails.
1/2" OSB is certainly available, but a lot of places don't carry it because of the popularity of 7/16". Personally, I wouldn't use anything less than 1/2" unless going over existing sheathing. The roof on my shop is 5/8" OSB and it is very solid. A lot of houses in our area were built back in the '70s with 7/16" plywood roof sheathing; if you try to replace the shingles without re-sheathing the shingles will blow off in a year or two.
Right now, I'm working on a house built in the '20s. The 2x4 studs are very close to today's dimensions, although they're rough-sawn and so have a little bit more material than a modern stud.
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