A while back, I picked up Bosch 11255’s big brother, the 1-1/8 GBH2-28L Extreme Max. Got it for next to nothing since it had a “bad chuck and wont hold bits.”
Upon closer inspection, it ended up being a broken bit which was jammed and very stuck. Disassembled the chuck which involved a little cussing to persuade the crazy retaining ring, drilled a hole in the side of the bit, and used a stubby pin punch to finally wiggle it free and drive it out.
Over a decade ago, I used a Dewalt regularly that I wanted to hate, but it ended up being put thru the ringer time and again and came out shining every use. Good unit.
Milwaukee made a pistol grip SDS+ many years ago that I really liked for smaller holes.
My current corded go-to for holes 1/2 or less is a Hilti TE-5. Compact size with plenty of punch. As others have said, Hilti is a step above. But in the same way that many of the benefits of Snap-on are lost if you dont have a driver servicing you, the greatest benefits of Hilti come from their commercial business accounts.
For much bigger stuff, I tend to step up to Spline/Round-hex.
Here’s that broken bit I extracted:
