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DeWalt DCF887 Impact Driver vs Milwaukee 2997-22: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Milwaukee 2997-22: 84% of 105 owners recommend it, vs 69% of 54 for the DeWalt DCF887 Impact Driver.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

DeWalt DCF887 Impact Driver

69%of 54 owners recommend
69% recommend · 3% neutral · 28% don't
Owners praise
  • Serious power and torque that drives tough screws, bolts, and even lugnuts
  • Reliable workhorse that keeps running after years of drops and jobsite abuse
  • Multiple speed settings handle everything from delicate to heavy driving
Owners complain about
  • Trigger and speed-control electronics can fail, leaving power fluttering or stuck
  • Chuck wobble and bit-retention problems, with springs breaking on bit swaps
  • Repairs cost enough that owners just buy a new tool instead
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Milwaukee 2997-22

84%of 105 owners recommend
84% recommend · 14% neutral · 2% don't
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What DeWalt DCF887 Impact Driver owners say

“887 still goin strong, really a beast of an Impact for being roughly 8 years and change”
— @BlackenedEclipse on YouTube
“I have the Dewalt DCF887. It makes driving and removing screws effortless, and the impact action does so without stripping heads, wrenching your wrist, and lets you drive long screws into wood like butter. It's the most used tool I own.”
— soupyfrood on Reddit
“the tool repair shop at the other location has literal crates of DCF887 impacts that are just older than 1 year and if the switch just now went out thats not considered a defect so you'll have to ~$97 plus shipping on a tool that sells for $139.”
— shiyal on Reddit

What Milwaukee 2997-22 owners say

“These are great. I have both lines in my job as a millwright for concrete plant assembly and they work side by side everyday. Going strong for 2 years now.”
— Nimbian-highpriest on Reddit
“Been using base model brushed drill at least once a week for the better part of a decade now. Keep saying I’ll get fuel when it stops working but it just won’t quit.”
— yemoodle on Reddit
“I was very disappointed with the non-FUEL line. Let the smoke out of the drill the first time we used it.”
— Cody0303 on Reddit