- BEST PRO-DUTY CORDLESS
HAMMER DRILL
DeWalt DCD999B $179
This 20-volt DeWalt hammer
drill has all you need to make
holes in wood, metal, and con-
crete: a powerful brushless
motor, 12 screw-driving set-
tings, three speeds, and a
hammer mode with outlandish
masonry-boring prowess. We
chucked in a 11⁄8-inch masonry
bit and went in one end of a
solid concrete block and out
the other. - BEST CORDLESS
RIGHT-ANGLE DRILL
Ryobi PSBRA02B $99
If the world was filled with
wide-open spaces, there’d be
no need for right-angle drills.
As it is, we need tools like this
18-volt Ryobi to make holes
in those hard-to-reach spots.
Its brushless motor, sturdy
3⁄8-inch chuck, and responsive
trigger all helped us punch hole
after hole in Douglas fir and
1⁄8-inch steel. - BEST PRO-DUTY
CORDLESS HAMMER DRILL
Kobalt KXHD 1424A-03 $199
How does powering 135 holes
with a one-inch spade bit on
a single charge sound? If it
sounds good, then this 24-volt
Kobalt is a good fit for you,
because that’s what it did in our
recent test. Other features: a
responsive trigger, a dead-on
accurate clutch, and hammer
function for masonry.
POWER TOOLS
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