Deep or shallow sockets

[Trav]

There is not one is better than the other answer, some of the most expensive and highest quality ones have CR-V stamped on them. The truth is these are made from an alloy not the regular CR-V tool steel of which there are also many grades and types.
The cheapest trash tool with usually have CR-V stamped on it, that does not make it the same steel as used in top shelf tools. I have had my Stahlwille impacts for 30 years and used them a lot and they are a CR-V alloy which almost certainly contains some MO.

I have an old (60 yr old) double deep box wrench that has Chrome Moly Vanadium Steel in raised letters. I am just a old wrencher and no metallurgist but there is a lot more to tool steel than most people think or a stamping.

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted by buck91
Probably catch [censored] for this but I've been running the same set of HF deep well impact sockets for going on 10 years now. They have been absolutely solid.

They're very good sockets for the money, and if you have a problem they'll replace the socket/sockets. I have Tekton as well and they seem to be a quality tool for the money.

 

[Leo99]

I don't wrench much but I've never wished I had a shallow impact socket. Buy the deep set.