md21722
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I had a regular impact gun and upgraded to the MG725. I found the anvil stop feature of the Snap On gun to be nice. I am wondering how many people find this feature useful.
Snap On impact vs IR - anvil stop, etc
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Jim Diesel
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Having used both, i would take an IR every day of the week.
me too, IR 231
Like op said, the anvil stop is nice but I will still take my IR 2235. My SO dealer tried to trade me out of it and brought me their gun to show how much more power it had. Well, after my 1 1/2 year old 2235 was out powering his SO in both forward and reverse, he stopped trying to sell me a SO.
abvw
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I think anvil brake is a must have feature for all power tools, for safety and productivity.
gdocktor3
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I have the MG725 and really don't like that feature. I liked when I could blip the trigger and let the lug nuts or whatever free spin off. Now it seems I go full throttle to get it off quick and the fastener really goes flying or keep tapping the trigger over and over very, very slowly until it comes off. I guess it serves its purpose though and can come in handy in situations.
jfcasey
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I use a mg325 and a 2135timax everyday and honestly either one will launch hardware and sockets. I prefer not having a brake at this point but since I already own the mg325 I stick with it. The brakes a pain when you are removing multiple bolts in a row. If you let the socket slowly freewheel between fasteners it will slip right onto the next one as you go down the line.
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2ndGearRubber
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I dislike the Anvil Brake feature. Just me though.
Having seen (and had) numerous snap on guns with failed nose bearings, I'll stick with IR. Just had a friend sell his MG725 to go to a used (rebuilt) IR. He loves it.
That, and the snap-on guns are considerably louder/larger/heavier than similar IR products. IR with the "quiet" feature is SO worth the money.
Having seen (and had) numerous snap on guns with failed nose bearings, I'll stick with IR. Just had a friend sell his MG725 to go to a used (rebuilt) IR. He loves it.
That, and the snap-on guns are considerably louder/larger/heavier than similar IR products. IR with the "quiet" feature is SO worth the money.
HomeTheaterMan
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+2 not worth it imo. Having used both a Snap On and an IR 2135 on a daily basis, I would never chose the Snap On over the IR.
I prefer the MG325 over the 2115. I own both. However the 2135timax I own, and i'm sure the new 2235 both are way cheaper and have more power, not to mention lighter than a MG725 i've tried out. Anvil brake doesn't mean much to me.
anndel
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I have the 2235 and MG725 and prefer the IR over the SO. I used to reach for the SO over the Aircat 1150 but when I got the IR, I use that most of the time now. Anvil stop is not a deal breaker, just how comfortable it feels in my hands and torque.
I owned both the mg725 and 325 and sold both of them and bought an ir2135 and haven't looked back.
The 725 was powerful but it's unreliable and kinda heavy. The IR guns fit so much nicer in your hand and ate so easy to adjust the power switch unlike the little knob on the snap on which is a pain in the ***.
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The 725 was powerful but it's unreliable and kinda heavy. The IR guns fit so much nicer in your hand and ate so easy to adjust the power switch unlike the little knob on the snap on which is a pain in the ***.
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Heavy Metal Doctor
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No big deal to me. I'm not even sure what the anvil stop feature is. I had many IR tools when I was a newbie trying to save money, but having to have them rebuilt every 6mo / 1year made me give up on them and buy the more expensive SO stuff. I think my current 1/2" gun is probably 7 or 8 YO and has not started to get weak yet.
bcradio
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That's funny your dealer would even begin to think the Snap-On gun had more power than the 2235.
You're the exception here as most others seem to have at least as good or better reliability and longevity with the top IR guns.
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I don't really like the anvil stop personally, but I cut my teeth on IR guns. I like being able to run fasteners in or out with one light blip of the throttle. A cordless or anything with a brake just never feels quite right to me. Then again, if I started out with an anvil brake, the way an IR can freewheel might seem all wrong to me.
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I would agree with this every day of the week.
X2. I just got rid of my mg725. Wouldnt buy it again.
Everyone seems to have different experiences. I was talking to a guy that builds irrigation systems which have a lot of 1/2" bolts (like a thousand) and he was telling me his Snappy guns last twice as long as the IR. Once upon a time I had an IR231 and then I ended up with a "composite gun" that was actually heavier and used more air than the Snap On. I preferred the Snap On forward/reverse control better rather than the dial type it had and nuts stopped flying and hitting the shop door. Maybe I'll give the newer IR's a try. Was looking for a 3/8" and 3/4".
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Which has more has more power the MG725 or the Aircat 1150?
Also hows the trigger on the Aircat 1150 can you feather it?
The 1150. Can't say on the trigger, I like them myself, but most seem to say they're hard to feather.
Jim Diesel
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I have seen a couple of clips on you tube were an Aircat beats the IR both in 3/4 drive in a torque test. Aircat is not really in our market down under and from what i hear is that thier model is not as reliable as the IR. Point to note i mean professionaly used every day. Is this true?
jfcasey
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My experience is opposite. I can't stand the snap on flat rate rebuild program. When you spend 400 bucks on an air tool, being asked to cough up another 125 after a year because the trigger valve leaks or the vanes are worn is ********. I'd expect that and be fine with it if it didn't cost 2x the price of a comparable ir tool. I can also get ir parts over night and rebuild an ir gun myself in 10 min and get back to work. I think that sure beats sending it out for a month plus.
Dan_s_young
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Not sure about 3/4" but with 1/2" the nitrocat (I believe it was 1200k) was more powerful than my IR (2135 titanium). But the nitrocat hit the floor once and was a paper weight where as the IR takes a beating (going out on over 3 times the life of the nitrocat)and still works like its brand new. I would personally pick IR for longevity, but ease of getting parts, rebuild kits etc is also a huge plus, the power numbers don't always mean everything.
I'm still using the 2135 and may eventually upgrade to the 2235. IMO the MG725 is heavy, has reliability problems (in comparison to IR), is more expensive to fix (flat rate repair vs IR rebuild kits being readily available), and is expensive up front. That being said a lot of people in my shop use them, but it's "snap-on" so people think it's going to be the best gun on the market.