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Originally posted by Bulldog7972:
Can anyone make a recommendation for a good one? Doesn’t have to be the best as I will probably only use it occasionally.

A hammer drill may do the job. A rotary hammer will do the job.

Plus a rotary hammer like mine, that can be put in hammer-only mode, can be used for scaling, and cutting stone, brick, etc.

Finally: What I bought has your forum handle on it. See: I would not buy a hammer drill for that purpose, but a rotary hammer.

It's Kismet

^^^This^^^ Hilti is arguable the best, Bosch is much cheaper and excellent as well. The Bosch cordless rotory hammers are superb.

Total overkill to just drill into a bric k, but if you want to drill into concrete or rock tomorrow, a hammer drill won't do it whereas a Rotohammer will get it done in seconds.

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Originally posted by Bulldog7972:
I’m using it to drill into brick to attach a bracket

How big, heavy a bracket?

Brick and CUM will drill ok with a masonry bit in a regular drill. Buy a small bit 1/8 and predrill. Them follow with the size needed.
I often drill for those plastic inserts and drive a tight screw with an impact driver.

I've had a corded Bosch hammer drill for about 15 years. It does everything I've needed it to do. Cost me about $80 I think.

A regular drill with a masonry bit is all you need.
Ive done it many times.

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Originally posted by Bulldog7972:
I’m using it to drill into brick to attach a bracket

You could use almost anything for that. I'd just use my cordless hammer drill for that.