David Robinson wrote:
On Nov 22, 2:44 pm, "js.b1" wrote:

With clutch set to 16 you can forget stopping it, it will actually
break your wrist before you can get the trigger fully down.

This is what I would expect!

I just phoned Makita to ask. The guy in the service department
claimed that he could stop all their tools with his hand in
screwdriver mode - it's just that some took more effort than
others.

Send it back, it's broken.