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Review on GEARWRENCH Pc Drive Mid Length Socket by John Banks

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Slightly shorter than deep sockets

I've used medium-length snap-on sockets that I borrowed from co-workers and really liked them. I was wanting to get a standard and metric set until I looked up the prices and could spend $520 on 2 Snap On socket sets, so I found them and ordered them. The main issue I had is that they are much deeper than the snap-in semi-deep, about 1/2" to 5/8" deeper. It might not sound like much but the difference matters, the Snap On seemed like the perfect length for everything you need, the medium length socket is like shortened deep socket and barely too long when I try it to use in tight spaces. I planned to keep them in my tool trolley, but I soon put them in my main box and hardly used them. get dirty even with a 20/20 rating. It's frustrating, but I'd happily overlook the price if the length was more in the middle between shallow and deep. They are perfectly constructed, fit and finish are otherwise fine. It's just frustrating that they're well made, good sockets that would have been a lot more useful if they were a different size.

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