I bought a non-brushless 20v DeWalt Hammer drill, and other than lack of pistol
grip, all of my complaints are reversed. Even used both drills this week while on a project - as with the 14.4v pistol
grip - I use my tools dependant on speed and
power for what
bit I'm using. One tool per
bit.
At home, my elder 14.4v pistol
grip once I fixed the forward/reverse
switch DeWalt wouldn't, works great and seemingly at a higher RPM than the other later and last version of pistol
grip I have at both work and home one of. Than for slower speed and more
power, I still have the first generation of
T-Handle 14.4v. I often require three to four cordless tools when not just using a drill press, and I use all a lot both at home and work.
Anyway, the 20v non-brushless DeWalt tool recently bought was overall a great replacement for what I want - other than pistol
grip which seemingly has gone out of style. In recent use, I used both 20V and the 14.4v Pistol
grip for thre different bits in my needs. Yep, the brushless drill had a lack of blade lock and one could feel the gears of the motor moving and stripping as I ratcheted a
bit into place. I also didn't like how it shocked to a start in a not normal drilling of the material. My
current 20v DeWalt with brushes seemingly has a blade lock and the motor was held tight as I tensioned a
bit. It also started like a normal drill when I pulled the trigger.
With the 20v drills, a little more care is needed to actually lock and center the bits, as with the
power to only old school tighten a
bit so far with the motor, than finish tightening it by
hand. Than loosen it and verify that again. But for the most part you can use such tools most or all the day dependant on battery.