Mortar Gun w/Black & Decker DR250 3/8" Drill

When I first started using this...I was not quite sure I liked it. It dripped all over the stone. But of course I didn't read the directions and didn't notice that I had lost the alan wrench on the front. All the alan wrench does is hold the front nozzle on. And it keeps it from dripping. I also figured out that it runs a bit better when the mortar is pretty thick. And it is much thicker than I would ever be able to handle through a bag. I also do not use the lid. I run the drill full blast and move fast. When it gets low, you grab the scooper that comes with it and scoop in a few scoops of mortar. I wear rubber gloves and pat the mortar in a bit as I am using it...which seems to make it flow faster when the mix is a bit thick. Bottom line...once I figured out all that...this thing is simple and so, so, so much faster than I ever achieved with a bag. Just a guess...I can move at least 4 times faster with this than a bag. And that is not exaggerating. Quite honestly...if you take into account the low hassle (no filling bags, you can mix a big batch of mortar because you can move fast, thicker mix...which means almost no mess, etc, etc)...I can do so much more with little hassle. So to summarize...it was a bit of a learning curve, but once I figured it out...I freaking love it. Background...I have a large stone house with stone outbuildings. I have a contracting background and I am pretty handy. I have been renovating and repointing all the building in and out for years. This has made it much easier.

The way they rigged the drill up to the hopper is just horrible they cut a brand new drill and just jerry-rig it very cheap very unsatisfied I could have bought a brand new drill and did the same damn thing just cheap made very cheap not worth the money at all

Easier on the wrist and hands.Not really any fast.

Paid a premium for a drill to be pre-attached. The picture clearly shows a Makita drill attached. I haven't even used the mortar gun yet, but I've used Black and Decker, and would not have paid over $100 more if I had known this is what it was going to come with.It looks as though the seller has added the Black and Decker info and a picture of a Black and Decker drill sometime between the time my order was placed and when it arrived.Wondering what other surprises might be in store when I use it.

have not had much time to use it yet seems ok

Tuckpointer for thirty years, I will never go back to the manual way of mortar replacement. This machine is tough and durable and works like a charm. Mortar placement is neat and clean, production increases, turns an amateur into a competent pointer in the first hour of use. Getting behind pipes and overhead work is more efficently accomplished. Lifts are a waste of time and money, this machine places mortar from back to front thus avoiding voids. Alas we tuckpointers are not allowed to use this on some jobs, (i.e.) schools, municipal and other jobs that demand the old fashioned way of lifts, which is kinda nutty because of the way the gun injects the mortar into the joint it totally fills deep voids that are difficult to manually fill with a backfiller, and as we tuckpointers know, when the inspector isn’t watching we don’t do lifts that often.

This by far the worst took ever invented. It lasted 4 hours. If I spend over $300 on a fool, it better at least last long enough to make my money back. NEVER purchase this piece of junk.

Took a bit to get used to the right mix, but once I had that part down, the gun already paid for itself. Love it. Only 640 square feet more to go and I'll update.