Milwaukee M12 BPRT Rivet Gun Review

The M12 BPRT is Milwaukee's only rivet gun in their 12V range, and is in fact one of the only cordless 12V rivet guns on the market, offering supreme fastening capabilities in all professional applications.

This model can be used to drive rivets up to 4.8mm in diameter and is capable of popping 325 x 4.8mm rivets on a single M12 B2 battery charge.

It is extremely compact, measuring only 273 x 66.8 x 165mm (without the mandrel collector) and weighing only 2.1kg with a battery pack. It has a huge 9000N pulling force and is extremely versatile, suitable for all aluminium, steel, stainless steel and copper rivets (up to 4.8mm).

This model has been well thought out and designed, featuring tool-free access to easily clean the jaws and a retention nose piece that will hold rivets in any orientation.

It comes supplied with 4 retaining tips and an on board LED light to illuminate the workpiece.

Here's what you need to know:

• Max pulling force: 9000N
• Max rivets popped with an M12 B2 battery: 325 x 4.8mm
• Rivet diameter range: 2.4 - 4.8mm
• Stroke length: 20.32mm
• Tips supplied: 2.4, 3.2, 4, 4.8

Other features:

• Tool-free access to easily clean jaws
• On-board nose piece storage and removal tool for user convenience
• Fuel gauge and LED light for illumination in low lit working conditions
• Integrated belt hook and lanyard tie off point

Satisfied customer said:

"Well made and solid construction. There is plenty of power and even with a 2ah battery seems to last for ages." - Review by D A Childs Joinery

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Satisfied customer said:

"Well made and solid construction. There is plenty of power and even with a 2ah battery seems to last for ages." - Review by D A Childs Joinery

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

What are rivets?

A rivet is a mechanical fastener that upon installation, the end of the shaft expands to fasten objects in place. Rivets are ideal for supporting shear and tensile loads, as well as in watertight applications. The M12 BPRT will accept rivets from 2.4 - 4.8mm in diameter and will rivet in one stroke with a 20.32mm stroke length.

Milwaukee also has an 18V rivet gun, the M18 ONEFPRT. This model will fasten all blind rivets including aluminium, steel, stainless steel and copper from 4.8 - 7mm to give you a bigger range of applications to be completed. It has a huge 20,000N of pulling force.

So whilst the 18V version has a significantly larger pulling force and will pop much more rivets per battery charge, it all comes down to rivet size. The M12 model accepts smaller rivets whilst the M18 model accepts larger ones. This makes the M12 better for precise applications and the M18 for more industrial applications.