Milwaukee3404-20 12V Fuel Cordless 1/2" Hammer Drill/Driver (Bare Tool)

This is one of the best 12 volt drills I have bought over the last 40 years. I also bought one as a gift for my sister but she couldn't get the battery in and out so she never used it. For me it is a light version of a hammer drill that I bring when I work out of town and might get surprised on a job where maybe I have to drill into block walls. I used it in Alabama on a hotel job where I ended up drilling 400 holes into concrete block walls to mount thermostats and it did the job and didn't wear out (which I expected it to). It also has two speeds fast speed around 1500 RPM and of course is variable speed. It has a clutch so you can use with hex bit to use as a screw driver. It is a solid purchase. Milwaukee has a lot of very overpriced tools but this is a bargain. They have a whole line of 12 volt tools that are light to medium duty. I have good number of 12 volt and 18 volt Milwaukee tools and this ranks near the top for usefulness. I have at least 12 to 18 batteries for the 12 volt Milwaukee tools and most are the worthless small 12 volt batteries - buy the 5 amp hour or larger 12 volt batteries. Also I have tried aftermarket batteries (Waitley) from Amazon for Milwaukee these knock-off batteries don't seem to work well- they lock out and you have to take them out and put back in. Another problem is they tend to come loose and fall out. The opposite is true of the Milwaukee batteries that are hard to remove. I have 2 or 3 18volt Milwaukee hammer drills and they aren't anything special.My top 3 brands of power tools are Milwaukee, DeWalt and Makita and then everything else. Special shout out to Bosch and maybe Hitachi and of course those expensive European brands. What about Hilti? -overpriced but suppose to be very heavy duty I've only used Hilti's that were already worn out.Other notes: Milwaukee drill bits suck and are overpriced. Bosch makes better drill bits and always use oil or WD40 when drilling metal no matter the brand or you will immediately wear out your bits esp. expensive bits.I have some after market batteries for 18 volt Makita and for Paslode that work fine but I haven't tried any for 20 volt DeWalt yet but I've mostly switched over to Milwaukee cordless.When you buy cordless tools don't be like me and have 50 batteries for 6 to 8 brands of tools stick with a good brand with lots of tools (skip those Harbor Freight deals) unless you aren't doing much but light DIY stuff.

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.

The item appeared in new condition. It came not in a Milwaukee product box loose in cellophane among the other items I ordered. I have a Milwaukee impact driver kit with fuel m12 batteries. I was worried that the batteries may not fit. They did so it’s good there. I tested the product. It turned on and all functions work, so far. I looked at the serial number it appears legit.

Not much to say besides the power is great, lightweight, fits almost anywhere, and paired with the 4.0/5.0 battery it can push bits faster and have a better battery life

This is a great drill. It is small, robust, powerful and easy to find. The chuck is durable and overall craftsmenship is excellent.

My son bought this, but he loves it. It’s smaller lightweight.

Great Product

I don't know if it's how I am using this drill but I get one minute out of batteries that go for days in my impact. I also am not drilling with it. I bought it to use a pinstripe eraser to remove wheel weight adhesive. Still seems like the 2ah batteries should run more than seconds on a charge. All in all leaves me wondering if thing is a knockoff.