AIRCAT Pneumatic Tools 1178-VXL: 1/2-Inch Vibrotherm Drive Impact Wrench 1,300 ft-lbs of Torque - Standard Anvil

The gun is very ergonomic and it’s easy to put it from forward and reverse as well as it’s very quiet and light weight and small but very powerful definitely recommend for the price. I use it everyday and never have a problem taking off lugs it’s so good that people who own Matco air guns often ask to borrow mine.

As a mechanic of 40 years I absolutely love this impact. I’ve broken many bolts with this sucker. It’s awesome. I’ve got a 3/8 and a 1/2 inch one. Great purchase for any mechanic.

Love love love Aircat products. I am a professional auto tech and use this gun daily. It is amazingly quiet and deceptively powerful. The antivibration makes it seem like it is not as strong as some guns like the IR Titanium series, but make no mistake, it will do anything that IR will do and more. It also has one of the best triggers I have ever used. I am able to feather the plastic GM lug covers on without stripping them, yet has more than enough power to bust rusty chassis bolts free in an instant. Can't say enough good about Aircat. I own several of their tools and use them in a professional environment, they are tough and reliable. This gun is so smooth and strong that I can't even articulate what Alice tool it is.

Very quiet and plenty of power. The handle and the weight are my only gripes with it. My matco is much more comfortable to hold. But this is a nice gun for the money!

Bought this impact gun after only Being out for a few weeks. Have owned previous AIRCAT impacts and Matco as well as Milwaukee 1/2in cordless and a few others and this impact gun is awesome. It’s shorter in length a little longer then most stubby impact guns but is quieter and offers 1300ft lbs of breakaway torque. I’m a ford tech and work on everything from small cars to the larger trucks and buses and this gun has no issues with anything I’ve thrown at it so far.

I have used all brands of impact guns. I just recently decided to give Aircat brand a try, Awesome! My last two impacts were Ingersoll Rands… Garbage! Ingersoll has went downhill quickly. I will be buying more Aircat products as required… So far, so good…durable and powerful! CON: The reverse lever is plastic and lite…..seems like Aircat could have put a little bit more engineering it to it….alll in all a good product for the price.

Love this gun.. Great bang for your buck.. My only complaint is that the Forward and Reverse switch gets in the way of your thumb, especially if you’re a righty.. You might find yourself flipping the switch by accident a bunch of times. I feel as though Air Cat should have made the switch a little more discrete like their 3/8” model. Other than that, great fun. Definitely recommend

This air impact is rated 1300 ft lbs. I'm not sure if it really produce that much torque or not, but definitely more than enough for automotive repair use. It's very light which is very beneficial if you use it for long period of time. It is very simple, just reverse and forward. The trigger is a little firm, this may be a downside for some people. I'm just used to it now. It's relatively small for this much torque impact gun.

Definatly notice the less vibration. Major asset when using all the time in a dealership. Trigger ok, selector switch could be better but really that's just me being a bit picky. Over all very impressed with the aircat line of air tools.

Je suis très satisfait pour l'instant

Very powerful gun I use for tractor and combine repairs, my only issue with it is the trigger isn't variable so if you need to feather it I find the trigger just doesn't vary the force well. But it has removed every nut I put it on.

I'm an HD mechanic, so I need heavy duty tools. I used this as my primary gun for about a year and a half. As you use it the trigger somehow gets worse to the point it sticks on/off and you have to tap it to free it up. Once you do pull the trigger, it's all the way on or off. I had to buy a different impact for doing anything that required any kind of modulation BUT of you can get it to work properly it will still bust semi wheel nuts off all day long. Good as a second gun, wouldn't recommend it as a primary

Lots of power, light weight, quiet. No power level selection which is weird.