Best 3/8 drive PNEUMATiC compact impact wrench

[ThePostman]

As the thread title says, what is your experience with these? What holds up? I am partial to ir, but open to anything. My 1/2" is an ir2135 that I rebuilt a few years ago. I am a professional owning many brands but not completely loyal to one. My 3/8 drive air ratchet is a Campbell professional that's probably 25 years old and still runs excellent. I just want something "zippier" given the space to run it, or to zip off engine shields since some engineers are sadistic and put 16+ fasteners in a piece of cardboard(Kia, you fucks),and isn't a piece of garbage. At my age now, I want it to outlast me. Buy once cry once, I learned that here. Your thoughts? And thank you in advance.

 

[ihateminimumwage]

Astro Nano 1828 has been awesome for me. Working on construction equipment and it's small size has saved my *** a few times. Plenty more power than my Milwaukee M12. Only complaint is the selector switch/dial, but pretty easy to get used to.

 

[ThePostman]

Elaborate on the selector complaint please.

 

[chrismenke]

Snap On IM32 has been my most used air tool for as long as I can remember.

 

[ihateminimumwage]

Elaborate on the selector complaint please.

No push button reverse (like the IR), it's just a dial on the back with three speeds each direction.

 

[ThePostman]

Snap On IM32 has been my most used air tool for as long as I can remember.

There's a few of these used out there cheap maybe, just might for curiosity. Thanks for the tip

 

[ThePostman]

No push button reverse (like the IR), it's just a dial on the back with three speeds each direction.

Thank you as well, if it holds up I can deal with the one in reverse and three forward Bs. Astro, I own some stuff from you, why do you hide the back side picture?

 

[ihateminimumwage]

Thank you as well, if it holds up I can deal with the one in reverse and three forward Bs.

I got into the habit of thumbing it full forward or full backward without thinking about it pretty quick, so no big deal.

Everything else I have is Milwaukee and IR, so been spoiled by push buttons for years now, haha.

 

[Skin]

Matco badges the nicest ones in my opinion (MT2748). Good power and they stole the IR control layout which is huge to me.

 

[richfinn]

Like yourself I like air tools

But these are so cheap to buy and perform so well with
300nm, I never ever use my Snap On 3/8 air gun anymore

 

[Mr_B]

I think you want look into a modern reactionless impact ratchet too .
They game changing (Kuani/Astro or the Japan SP Air ones)
Most of the best air tool innovation comes from taiwan/japan on air tools these days, size to power is amazing if you feed them good 100+ psi dynamic .

They not hiding rear image

Astro nano not bad, control is easy use, 3 settings both forward and reverse .
I prefer Facom Kuani and ACT mini impacts, all made in taiwan, ACT hammer and anvils being japan .