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I bought this for my husband he had a craftsmen drill that I paid alot more for and he gave it away.He is very pleased with this Milwaukee Drill.I recommend this drill to everyone.
It is solid feeling and the case is well made. It is a little heavier feeling than I thought it would be, but I will get used to it soon. I would purchase it again. I have only used it twice since I got it, a total of about 45 minutes. It has amazing power and torque. Has very little runout on the chuck and drills smoothly.
The V18 Lithium Ion batteries are a substantial improvement over the old NiCads. The only downside is that they are no longer made in the US. The drill has alot of power and works great for hammerdrilling. You won't be disappointed by this drill.
The battery life is great and has plenty of power. I recommend this drill very highly for anyone in the CATV/Tele industry. As a CATV installer, I've been using cordless drills for years and this is the best drill I've owned so far. I'm doing a project now rewiring an apartment complex and I have yet to drain a battery in one day.
I understand that may get better with subsequent charges (I am happy with it now so anything extra is gravy). It was a little surprising when the battery became fully discharged.It just stops dead. It is a monster with an impressive amount of power. I ran the second battery from new fresh charge to empty just to see what it it had in it. I looked around at several models including Panasonic's latest offering.
53 1 1/2" holes with a forstner bit through a 2x6 is what I got. The power lasts right up to the last second with our any decrease in torque or speed. I decide on the Milwaukee for a couple of reasons, the first is I have several of their tool (albeit the older versions) and they just last. After 20 years I found that I needed to replace my heavily used Panasonic 12V Drill. I am a big advocate of tools that do what they are intended to do without a lot of superfluous items added to them (Makita's light for example).This drill has it.
I though I broke it, but after another full charge, it runs like a champ.
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