I am not a pro contractor, nor am I a weekend warrior, I do alot of handyman remodeling and work as a part time maintenance man and spend alot of time running tools. This drill impressed me.
First off I way under estimated how much much work and drilling we would do, we went through 3.5 of the 5.0 batteries, drilling 60yr old concrete and mortor. Drill purrs like a kitten with 1/4" bits and 7/8" ones as well. No problems with the chuck, it was solid stayed tight and didnt loosen. I did notice a few things that I picked up on now that I've gotten to handle it. First the belt clip and tip holders are way to bulky and the holder has way to sharp of corners, should have been molded in somewhere, not a huge clunky after though. Second the metal drill body gets HOT when you run it continually, gloves were necessary, but I never hit any of their overheat protection. I personally wasn't a fan of where the screw is placed that connects the two halves of the case together, I usually rest my finger there when it isn't getting burnt, and it was digging into my finger when i was at an odd angle drilling. The trigger has alot of up and down play, and can pinch gloves between it and the bottom of the LED, but the body it's self seems very sturdy. The back of the drill is not comfortable to lean on when trying to force bigger holes. On the flip side, this thing has POWER! It never slowed down and never got held up, battery life is ridiculously long on the 5.0 batteries I was honestly so tired and sore I kept wishing they would die. Lol. The handle for being removable and not actually threading into the body is very sturdy. My few small complaints probably wouldn't be so bad if your not hammer drilling and running it constantly. For ice fishing this thing will have no problem spinning my 6" Nils and keeping me fishing
