Customer Reviews

Milwaukee 0244-1 Magnum 5.5 Amp 1/2-Inch Drill

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Milwaukee's Magnum drill is simply the best half incher in it's power class. I've used mine for the most brutal jobs and it never complains, always gets the work done well and easily. It's made to last like few other power tools are. It has these brush cartridges you can replace easily when your motor brushes wear out. I still haven't needed to, but it's nice to know it's just a two minute job. I really appreciate the large trigger myself, because when I use a drill thi big, I mean to do some drilling, and this trigger is easy to grip and use even when I'm applying a lot of pressure to the work. Right on Milwaukee!

We've used this drill for construction, and found that it lacks the good design that most other Milwaukee tools have. Its got good power and torque, but the trigger is way too large, making it more likely to accidently engage than oter drills. Also, when you depress the trigger, your finger/hand often gets pinched between the trigger and housing when you release the trigger. We've found that we really like Milwaukee's cordless drills, but we prefer Porter Cable's corded drills.

This drill has many pluses: it is powerful, extremely durable, and it is built for the long haul. Unfortunately, it has the ergonomics of the brick it's built like. For small holes, it is fine, but I have a Milwaukee 0233-20 for the small stuff. This was supposed to be for BIG holes. It just jumps out of my grip when I am drilling very large holes in tought material.

It wasn't just me because when my brother-in-law and his buddy came over so I could drill a large hole is steel we couldn't do it with this drill. Mind you the drill wan't having the problem, we were. I have the same problem with large holes in hardwood as well.

It's to bad because this thing is built really tough. But getting the Milwaukee 0299 or 0300 is probably a better choice... they have excellent ergonomics.