Milwaukee Electric Tool 2597-22 M12 Drill/Driver, 1/2"

Milwaukee is great. I love their tools. They are rugged, durable, strong, and very user friendly. Not to mention the power these things have. For a 12 V they are top of the line!Very comfortable to use, my wife even likes using them, and she has small hands.I love that the drill has a separate ring to select hammer, drill, and screw. That way I don't have to memorize the clutch setting in order to go from drilling to screwing. The hammer drill is very useful. I used it when I was remodeling my bathroom. No problem drilling though durock.The impact is amazing. No more messed up screw heads. Also love the 2 speed feature. Go oft when needed and go hard when needed.Definitely recommend!

These tools are great. This price was great. I'll likely get more use out of a hammer drill, than a normal drill (so I'm happy to have it). This is because the driver, is the tool that shines in this kit. For cars, decks, repairs, small construction. It's a great and light tool. I use it for car repair instead of air these days. All day/week use for that. People are afraid of 12V? I prefer the lightness of the tool as compared to 18v/20v. You can almost pull a tire with this thing. I'd trust it to snug up a tire and then once safely on the ground, torque afterwards.

Pro: Excellent drill for around the house and small projects. Good power and speed, lightweight, goes a long time on a chargeCons: direction switch seems to have been milled out of spec, on clockwise rotation it seems to move out of gear and I have to press it back. Pretty inconvenient if you're putting up 12' sheets of 5/8" drywall ceiling but not the end of the world. Also cuts out when mixing drywall mud or self leveler on high speed, but powers through no problem on low speed.

I've had the 28V Milwaukee drill, impact driver, circular saw, and sawzall for about 10 years, and they are all still going strong (one new set of batteries in the meantime - the original 28V batteries should have been recalled due to frequent failures). The 28V system is big, tough, heavy and powerful. I now have this 12V driver and drill set and LOVE it. I can hardly tell a difference in drill or driver torque or speed, and the lighter weight is so much less fatiguing. I just wish Milwaukee would have made an 18V or even 28V system with big and small batteries back when I got the 28V so that I didn't need two sets. If I had a do-over I would have started with the 18V and probably never purchased a higher or lower voltage system.

The tool is amazing, 5 stars. However, on the Amazon page, it says that there is a full warranty from the manufacturer, which is not true. When I tried to get this repaired, Milwaukee said they don't warranty purchases from Amazon. This seller needs to update their false advertising.If you have this tool, there is still some warranty, but it's based on the date that the tool was manufactured, not when it was sold. You have 3 years from date of manufacture, and not the __full__ warranty.Sucks I have no way of leaving feedback for the seller independent of the tool (which is great). But this is a very deceptive practice.

I had purchased other wireless tools in the past, having a very bad experience with power, battery duration, accessories and so on. After watching a lot of videos and reading many reviews, I can say I was positive about this product. I have them both in my car, where ever I go, they go. It is incredible how handy, powerful and long lasting these boys are. I can't imagine my workflow without them. I am not going to get very technical with my review, for in my experience these tools I recommend 100% with out a doubt!

Very disappointed in the 1/2 inch hammer drill chuck. It loosens up almost every time. Fix that and it's 5 stars.

I have rebuilt a shop, completely dismantled another shop. Built bird-houses, fixed every door in my entire house. I am not a name person, I don't have the entire collection and truth be told given the cash I would get Makita stuff 9 times out of 10. That being said, this set is a work horse, it outperformed my friends slightly older 18v Makita. The battery seems to go on and on I worked all day no problem, still going the next day working the motor hard too.

I have no complaints! I love working with these two. They've made my life so much easier. In fact I'm now contemplating switching all my tools to Milwaukee...

The case was broken on the handle but the drill and the impact was intact nice product