Hanging the plastetboard horizontally? That was how I learned to work with sheetrock and metal stud walls. It gives you better leverage. The screws can skip around if there is any flex in the stud. Hanging it horizontally is supposed to help.
Sadly not an option, since I'm screwing in a small patch of plasterboard to fix a ceiling. I think I think I'll just have to drill pilot holes. That shouldn't be too much of an arseache since it's only about 8 screws.
Hanging the plastetboard horizontally? That was how I learned to work with sheetrock and metal stud walls. It gives you better leverage. The screws can skip around if there is any flex in the stud. Hanging it horizontally is supposed to help.