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That’s 11 minutes of life I’ll never get back. Comparing products you’ve never used and forming opinions based on what you’ve heard, unbelievable. Sorry, that was bad.
Thanks for the review. I thought it was excellent!!
Nero
Good review ..its always nice to have choices . There is no best auger ..but there is a best auger for you.
Nice review. In my opinion, the options for powered augers, good and effective power augers, are many with the advent of the new generation of battery powered drills and new “drill ready” augers from many quality manufacturers. The bottom line is that there are many affordable and quality choices. Now...once we wander back to “hand powered” that list shrinks dramatically and Nils has a huge advantage over most of the competitors. Because I fish in the BWCA and motorized augers aren’t allowed, Nils is still high on my list. Thank you for putting up with my ranting,Gunflint
I am thinking about selling my 6" Nils and purchsing the Strike Master 8" lite flight. I have the Strikemaster 40v and I love it. I have had issues with the Nils Blades.
Thank you for your review and taking the time to do it.
Wasn't a bad video, but I think it left plenty of things /options on the nils out, that people might find valuable.For instance nils offers a power point cutting head which would give it a center point.If the concern is weight, one of the flights could be taken out and replaced with a pipe, making it lighter and the flights on it more Comparable to the lite fliteAlso was left out the extentions on a nils are flighted, and are added to the bottom allowing you to make an auger however long you wanted to. What would really be cool is if nils would come out with different type/style cutting heads. Like a chipper style or a flat blade shaver style cutting head with replaceable blades. We all know what the best auger is already.......the one that is sharp...lol
You should probably remove the kdrill and pistol bit from your title as you have no experience with them and didnt actually compare them.
I purchased the nils 8in treckker about a week ago to use with my Milwaukee fuel. I have been having second thoughts and considering the strikemaster lite flight. I like the the idea of it being less weight and less expensive blade replacements. Ive heard that the lazer blades can get stuck/jolted at the bottom of the hole. Can anyone confirm this? Would appreciate any other advice between the two. I can still return the nils if I change my mind.
In your video there was some noticeable wobble in the shaft. Is that correctable by tightening up the bolt to the adaptor?
Yes that was my question. Thanks for answering and the excellent videos you produce.
All good points!! I didn't even know Nils made a power point version. I'll be sure to add all these to a future video I do on the Nils!! Thanks for the input!
i don't know why everyone is up in arms, you didn't actually use the drills, just kind of ran down the concensus pros and cons of each of the drills. why you bought these 2 and not the other 2. for me, i've used all but the strikemaster. my experience is mostly dirty river/farm run off ice. nils - cuts fast but is definitlly obviously heavier than the others. non center point pistol bit - that thing walked like a mother. got noticeably duller after a half a season use. k drill - starts off slower but as regular blades dull it catches up. Does use more battery than the others. 5.0AH battery i got about 1000" of ice out of it. same gun same charged battery, we got about 1250" of ice out of it. really the k drill is just a different animal than the other 2 lite flight augers. for the average angler who just gets out on the weekend and drills 10-20 holes, find the best price and you'll be happy. using a good drill you got sitting in the workshop/garage and pairing it with one of these things is easily the smartest decision you can make as an ice angler.