I have the Dewalt 1/2 inch and 3/8 inch My dad has the makita 1/2” and 3/8 inch. I like the Dewalt 1/2 better and the makita 3/8 better but they are all great tools. I also have a 1/2 and 3/4 inch Ingersoll Rand air guns that haven’t come out of my tool box in a couple of years. The 1/2 impacts are heavy but not having to deal with the hose is a big plus! I could totally see if it was something you were using all day pneumatic would still be the way to go.. and you can’t beat their longevity. I don’t have any personal experience with Milwaukee cordless stuff but I have one of their chorded hammer drills I like allot. I don’t think you would go wrong with either one. I had heard that a year or two back Rigid released a 1/2 inch impact that was more powerful than Milwaukee and Techtronic made them pull it back and dumb it down a bit. There is a YouTube channel that is always testing them.. I think it’s Torque Test Channel. I think he does a good job comparing them.
Thanks for this lead.
That Channel which tested the half inch DeWalt 961 on multiple different videos basically says it’s in a league of its own and it’s the best one ever made.
and it looks like this is the best pneumatic
I appreciate your concerns and your experience directly with this tool , I’m not going to be using that often I just want something that’s gonna take off any bolts without hassle when I need it done. I also have several of the 60/20 Volt 9 amp batteries for Dewalt.
As far as weight goes I run one of these Morlin power hammers all the time at work and I’m sure it weighs more then the Dewalt 961. The entire front of that machine is solid cast iron. And I broke the front handle off years ago. lol . So it’s one handed now.
Model 5400 Electric - Eagle Morlin
Milwaukee actually made this tool back in the 60s. They’ve been making this tool virtually unchanged since then. If you peel the Morlin sticker label off it still has Milwaukee debossed in the castings.
Pretty amazing I can still order parts for it
I tried so hard to love that impact. On my third now.
IT DOES NOT FAIR WELL IN OTHER THAN STERILE EVRIONMENTS! By sterile, I mean R&D lab setting. Homeowner garage, or barn…gonna give you fits. Outdoor as a field tool…One use then you will start fighting it.
FwdRev switch works for about 1 day, then you have to use a socket or something with mass to tap it back and forth.
My first started leaking air in the handle around a roll pin. Fwd Rev switch internals replaced and still a PITA to move.
Second (Harbor Freight version) same issues. I did some tweaking on the FwdRev switch and got it working pretty good. Air starting to leak in the handle. Saw the Astro G2 came out and decided to give it a shot.
Air is now bypassing somewhere in the handle. I have to take it apart again (pesky little springs and 1mm ball bearings for detents) FwdRev switch despite my duplication from the HF version, still not reliable.
Back to the HF version and get the extended warranty then trade out every 3 months I guess.
I have the 1/2” and 3/8” Milwaukee impact guns. They both work great, I don’t use them everyday so the size is not a problem. If I was in the mechanic trade I would prefer a pneumatic 1/2”. The one thing I like about the battery operated guns is that I can through in the camper and take it with me on road trips.
I gave my 1/2” pneumatic gun to the neighbor kid down the street.
You have to laugh at these Milwaukee tool salesman, akin to the vacuum salesman of olde.
Milwaukee should start selling their own brand of kool-aid.
By the logic in this video you should be able to push that screwdriver into it screw on the ceiling and then hang off of it… 
I don’t think the word logic and this Video go together.
Thanks again for all the advice I did end up purchasing the DeWalt 961.
I think I got a pretty decent deal. It has a full 3 year warranty so at least I have that security.
Bought the kit that includes the oil resistant 5 amp hour battery, bag and charger as well as the impact wrench.
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| DEWALT DCF961GP1, 20V MAX XR Brushless Cordless 1/2-In High Torque Impact Wrench with Hog Ring Anvil Kit × 1
**DEWALT DCF961GP1 for 563.58 canadian (**403.61 United States Dollars) including taxes and shipping
also bought the rubber boot to keep it nice
DEWALT PB961B - Protective Rubber Boot For DCF961
Couldn’t sleep last night and stumbled on these interesting videos.
Here’s the town I grew up in.
That explains so much….
I love LOVE Los Alamos! Some of my favorite projects have been at LANL. Demolition of PF-41 and SM-43 are some of my favs there. Anything on TA-55… going through security and the roving Gaurd’s and armored vehicles with 50s mounted on top makes it extra exciting!
The blue window in Los Alamos and El Paragua in Española were two of my favorite spots for dinner. El Parasol for lunch…. If we weren’t working on TA-55… then it was the cafeteria which was actually quite good.
I have been in the room where Physicists Harry Daghlian and Louis Slotin irradiated themselves during expirements with the Deamon core.
I usually tried to rent a jeep and after work I would pick a direction and drive and go for a hike. It really is the most beautiful part of the state. I really enjoyed Valles Caldera.
@Sticks is right…growing up in Los Alamos does explain your intellect and genius. Following you on here I am not surprised at all. One of my favorite parts about working on our National Labs has been the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the worlds top minds…
I want to keep going… but better stop.. Thanks for sharing.
Growing up, you could drive right by TA-55. That all changed after 9/11. Growing up, the Lab would have ‘family day’, where you could go to work with your dad. I got to see the local small TOKAMAK and LAMPF (2,870-foot-long linear accelerator).
Here’s what I heard about dating in Los Alamos.
The odds are good, but the goods are odd.
That is wrong on two planes!!!
Helux instead of hilux? Wired.
I sure love old Toyotas. 79.5’ to 83’ pickup is my favorite
Those trucks came with both the 20R and the 22R in a four-speed or a 5-speed transmission.
The one I turned into an RV has a 20R.
This is on my 20R. A 3D printed linkage so I can install a Chinese carb it was cheaper than the rebuild kit for my factory carb. I’ve got 33 x 12 and 1/2 on it with Armstrong steering the four speed. I’m surprised I haven’t broken the steering wheel yet. At low speeds you really got to put your body weight into steering. 
When I was a kid we had a 70 dodge 3/4 ton farm truck. It had Armstrong power steering. Somehow I always got the middle seat… I suppose because I was youngest… anyway when my dad really had to engage the strong arm I was continuously getting thumped in the chest. And when you turned left sometimes it would kick it into reverse… my oldest sister took her drivers test in it because it was the only vehicle with an automatic transmission that we owned…. After she paralleled parked it on temple hill the test officiator told her if she could do that in that truck she could do anything. She told her she passed let’s go back and get you your license . I miss that old truck… wish I hadn’t talked my dad into getting rid of it. At the time he also had a little red 1980 Toyota truck. It was a standard and was the first thing my dad taught me to drive after the tractor.. when he and I would go places he would let me shift while he ran the clutch. I think we started doing that when I was 5 or six.
Me 100%
Just a few years ago, I needed to replace/rebuild my carb on my Stihl chainsaw. The local chainsaw place did not have the rebuild kit in stock so I paid about $24 (including tax) for them to order it. It was going to take a week to get here. I then find a new Chinese carb on Amazon for $21 and it will be here the next day.
I ended up buying buying both, fixed my chainsaw, and then rebuilt the carb for a spare.
Now I am like Craig: I have the rebuilt carb. May never need it but I can’t bare to part with it. (Maybe that is where the saying started: can’t bare to part with…?
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BTW: I had a 1986 Toyota pickup with that 22R engine. I was told it was “bullet-proof” from the standpoint of reliability. I put 286,000 miles on that truck and it never required any more than a few starters and water pumps. It was leaking oil a bit so patients would get mad if it left a spot of oil during my visits so I figured I got my money’s worth. All of the suspension in the seat and foam on on the armrest was shot so it was time to say goodbye.