Milwaukee 3404-20 12V Fuel Cordless 1/2" Hammer Drill/Driver (Bare Tool)

Powerful, doesn't burn the battery up fast, Hammer function works well. Overall good product, good purchase, and withstanding heavy use.

This drill reminds me of the child’s story about the little train engine that “thought it could.” This little drill handles itself like a full size tool. I really like the M12 power tools that Milwaukee makes. This one seems to do it all. Everything works like it should. It takes a little time and experience to learn how to utilize the potential of this little giant, but I’ve never heard anyone ever bad mouth its utility.

small but powerful well made

I recently changed brand loyalty from Team Lime-Green to Team Red (yes, I know. Both TTI and Chinese). I currently have some new M12 tools (all FUEL) and plan to expand to M18 as well. I was amazed by the power for the compact size. The only thing I do not like about the Milwaukee brand is the price. I need to drill into masonry and never acquired a hammer drill over the years. I saw the little 3404-20 in a big box hardware store for about $150. I checked Amazon and found this listing from Tartaglia's Tools - less than a hundred bucks! Too good to be true! I bought it six seconds later. As I waited the two days for delivery, I searched Youtube for examples of the drill being put to the test. It was at this point where this story changes. Many of the videos were testing Genuine Milwaukee tools with counterfeits. Milfauxkee, DeFault and Makinda if you will. Many of the copies came from Amazon unfortunately. So, I started to figure that the "too good to be true" was just that. You get what you pay for. So...when it arrived expected a phony TEMU, Ali Express, Wish hunk of trash. The 3404 arrived in a generic brown box with what appeared to be a genuine Milwaukee operator's manual. The drill itself was solid and looked "real" enough to be a REALLY good copy or the genuine article. I compared the overall feel of the tool, directional button shape and size, coloring of the plastic, fasteners used and sticker placement, color and spelling. I looked for all the "tells" that the videos showed as tip-offs for a counterfeit tool. I found none. Now I wanted to test it out! I took a small 2.0 battery from my 2505-22 kit and a crappy masonry drill bit (1/4") that came with a bit kit i got several years ago. I found a paver, a red brick, concrete footing for my deck and a piece of granite. I drilled into the paver and brick as deep I could go with the 4" bit within 10 - 20 seconds using only medium downward pressure. The concrete footing took a little bit more pressure but wasted no time bottoming out. The chunk of granite, however, only got a half inch deep hole drilled into it using heavy pressure - until the bit snapped. Long story short (too late), this little beast is no phony. This is the real thing. Solid tool. It's got some really good torque and a bit of a kick too. All this using the tiny 2.0 battery. I will definitely cough up the cash for the 5.0 high output for this thing.

Trust me I know all about the red and yellow wars. I choose no sides when I say this thing performs! I drive 4"+ timber screws threw multiple layers of wood and aluminum extrusion at work with this on a 4AH battery with ease so that shows the torque is there. Guys at work are bewildered why I would use this over an impact....because it flat out works better. It is more versatile and easy to use with the extra adjustments. Small size makes it conveniently portable while maintaining a high torque level and good battery life when paired with the right battery.

Drills, hammer drills, adjustable trigger speed, two speed switch & adjustable torque for driving screws. Tool does it all!

This item came as described, new and 100% functional. Although the packaging is rather poor, should be expected with a bare tool. Great low cost replacement for my aging (and broken) 2404-20 drill. The 3404-20 is about 2” shorter, slightly lower weight, similar torque and same solid build and feel. Peak RPM is a bit lower at 1550rpms vs the 2404-20’s 1700rpms. Overall, a great buy.

I'm not really going to review this product, I think everyone already knows the M12 lineup are really great tools and it does the job it's made to do. The question that I think everyone is asking is: How can this be such a good deal? It's half of MSRP. Is it refurbished? Returned?I'm pretty confident that this is just arbitrage, the sellers are just buying combo deals from Home Depot and other authorized retailers then selling the individual tools separately. Right now if I wanted to have spent $220 I could have gotten a really good combo deal at Home Depot with this drill, the impact driver, two batteries, and a bit kit. It's a Labor Day sale, some of the combos at HD are more than 50% below MSRP - for something you can walk into a local store and buy, 100% sure it's legit. I notice the same seller I bought this from also has the driver available, and the drill/driver combo is very common.There's no Milwaukee package, because the combo comes in a single box. There's no bag/case because the combo only comes with one bag for both tools. There's no charger or batteries, because the combo either didn't come with them, or because the seller is selling those individually too. Basically, someone spent the $220 I don't have to get a really good deal on some tools, then they re-sold them for well under MSRP but still for more than they paid for them.The drill I got was just in a box in a plastic bag, with the instructions. Milwaukee includes separate instructions for each tool in a combo, and the plastic bag is the same sort genuine tools come in. I compared the drill to another tool I have, the plastic is identical in color and texture, the rubber grip material feels identical. There's no sign that the item is anything but authentic. It also doesn't appear to be used, it's perfectly clean with no dust, finger prints, etc. There is oil/grease anywhere I expect to find it on a new tool, but no grease marks on the handle that would indicate use. There aren't any witness marks on the battery contacts either, so the sign anyone even powered it on.It looks like someone opened up a combo pack, took out this drill in its plastic bag, stuck it into a carboard box along with the manual, and taped it up. Milwaukee could deny warranty on it, that's true. But since it cost HALF of MSRP, I could just buy another one if it fails and not have spent more than if I bought it from Home Depot. I would need to buy two, and have them both fail in the same way, to be SOL. And I've heard many anecdotes of Milwaukee honoring the warranty anyway.Bottom line: Seems legit, and for the price it's definitely worth it. They do lose a star though, because they could have packaged it better.