Hammers Reviews

The drill itself feels terrific. Heavy construction, tight tolerances, everything you could want. But what the Amazon page doesn't tell you is that it doesn't include a battery. Suddenly that great savings is not so great. Fully outfitted this will cost you closer to $400.

Be careful when you order this saw item 073022 because it comes without a battery and charger. This is the first time I have ever ordered a cordless power tool that comes without the stuff to make it run. Fred Owings

I am a contractor and have always seen Milwaukee tools as the "Holy Grail" of all tool manufacturers. Several years ago Milwaukee prided its tools for being MADE IN THE USA, but times have definitely changed. The Drill in this kit is made in the CZECH REPUBLIC, the flashlight is made in CHINA, the battery charger is made in CHINA, and the batteries are made in MEXICO...BUT the cardboard carton is "printed in the USA"...Let's don't discount that fact! At least hard working Americans get a little piece of the Milwaukee pie.

We have always used Milwaukee tools in the past. They've lasted so long that we're just now replacing some of them. Their Sawz-All was the best in the industry several years ago (I'm not sure that is still true since they are now being made overseas today). We've used they're circular saws in the past and they were great. They're hammer drills packed a lot of punch and had a lot of torque. But, recently we purchased three of these Milwaukee drill kits to replace some PORTER CABLE 14.4 volts that have been nothing short of amazing. Based on the Milwaukee tools that we've bought in the past, I figured the quality of these Milwaukee drills would be just as good as their other tools. THEY'RE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE!! The plastic housing on these drills feel so cheap and fragile. The holders for the extra bits are steel and mounted on the side of the drill.....if you bump the sides into any finished surface it will scratch the surface. Worst of all, the first day we used them, one of the drills chuck/shaft assembly flew apart...ball bearings went everywhere! This happened after about driving only 50 or so screws! The other two drills seemed to work alright, but they made funny clicking noises (this was not the same noise that is made when the clutch slips) when doing anything that required a medium amount of torque...like driving 3 inch screws into soft pine.

After inspecting the build of these drills, and after seeing one of them fall apart on the first day of use, we decided to get our money refunded on all of them. The Porter Cable 14.4 volts that we used in the past done such a great job for us and lasted so long that we've decided to go back to that tool. The Porter Cables have a heck of a lot more torque than these anyway....they're a little bit heavier but based on their track record with us, they're worth their weight in gold!

It really is a shame that American tool companies are outsourcing their tool production to other countries. Even Porter Cable is building their tools in Taiwan now. DeWalt is producing their tools in Mexico. Bosch is making their tools in Mexico and Czech Republic. Hitachi is being made in China.

If there were still a company making their power tools in America I would pay a higher price for their tools as opposed to buying the cheaper, foreign-made counterparts. As for this drill...stay away from it. You'll regret it! It's cheap made and won't last! Look at Porter Cable instead. I'm happy with them (would be happier if they'd start making them in America again!)

I bought this tool three years ago and it has been used intermittently, (only a few times a year) and yet it has cost me as much in repairs as I paid for it in the first place. A friend has the Hitachi version of this tool which he has used for 20 years and it has NEVER been in for a repair. The tool store I bought it from has stopped selling it because of complaints. Don't waste your money like I did.

I,am a builder and use staple guns all the time. I was looking for a good hammer tacker , that lasts . This is not the one, the spring pops out every time you hammer ,it jams and i bought two of them.

I would have to say that I recommend passing on this item. It took for ever to arrive and when it did it was very disappointing. And at this price I really wasn't setting my expectations that high. The axe I received wasn't even symetrical across the head. One cutting edge had very pronouced scallops on both faces forming the "hollow ground" edge, but the other side didn't! I've never seen a double bit axe that was so distorted, even the real cheap imports.