(46) MY FAVORITE LOCKPICK SETS FOR 2023

[@Butcher_Of_Hope]

For those that don't have time for a 30 minute video.... You are my hero.

[@moses84hickory]

You dont need one your intro music is pretty cool. One of the good part about your reviews is that you jump right into it. Cant ask for anything more. I myself have always been direct no fluff no nonsense. Thank you brother for your service. Keep up the good work vids are good

[@sandman_locksport]

Thank you! 🙏

[@chiparooo]

Nice group of kits! I like seeing the variations out there. I’m just getting started. Subscribed! Thanks for sharing!

[@pieincLockPicking88]

Happy Veterans Day Sandman. Thank you for your service.

[@sandman_locksport]

Thanks brother.

[@davisblackwelder4681]

Excellent video. I have only been picking a couple of years and even I can see the increase in variety and quality of available tools that you show so well. Thanks.

[@michaelzborovan4362]

Of the picks I own the jimylongs are surely the best ones as far as strength and comfort... can't wait for more designs to come. After that it's my multipick locknoob set And my Echelon + Genesis combo set. Next on my list is either LLT or Bare Bones sets, not sure yet... Echelon came w the $3 rfid card sooo obviously I gotta order a $180 flipperzero for that later today, lolol... Those things are my next 3 purchases... If you know, you know....🤷‍♂️

[@michaelzborovan4362]

Shit... I can't lie and act like I don't love my sparrows picks too... my most complete set.... and I gotta say I still love using them as much as the others sometimes... That's why I keep buying different sets cause for me at least, sometimes I just can't pop a lock w a jimy Longs or a multipick and sparrows has such unique picks a different sizes that'll get in when others cant... for me at least...

[@UncleSnaf]

Love your vids, and bigtime thanks for this vid. I'm a total noob to locksport but I'm completely hooked. I suffer from big hands and and very stiff joints and this industry doesn't cater to us larger types. I love my covert Echelon set and my Southford tools but as nice as those sets are, small is an issue. and your the first who's shown and labeled these other wonderful larger sets. Law locks and Jimmy Longs are looking mighty nice. Thanks again, and big respect for your straight forward honesty.

[@sandman_locksport]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mur-lock68]

Great video So much to choose from these days Hope all is well Thanks for sharing

[@jayybarra6236]

I know! And thank you for your service, brother!! Go Army!

[@sandman_locksport]

Thank you for yours! Go Navy!

[@jayybarra6236]

@@sandman_locksport touché.

[@chriscapune7873]

Awesome video!!! All wonderful kits!!! 🐈‍⬛🐾👍👏👏👏

[@TheRugghead]

I have a CI fng,and genius and a tuxedo.. w shims , goat and a ci door latch slider good for 2 edc

[@JortvanVeen]

I like that i could watch this one in my pause very nice. I only have one lockpick set because i am in highschool. Its the sparrows tuxedo set. Its good enough for a good amount of locks.

[@ieyasumcbob]

Still LLTs! Generally still prefer the feedback from metal handles and prefer their handle to the smaller multipick/CI size. Plus Tipene's profiles and the range of thicknesses, from heavy metal to the ronin picks. Best ToK tensioners are multipick Christina Palmer collection and the champion series. Best BoK is LLTs. Second, but i love them in so many ways, Moki, the finish is unbelievable, the extra pick in the handle genius, the interchangeable decals are such a great design choice, i hope that more thicknesses become available. Sidenote, i wish the Moki case was about double the capacity. Third multipick, crazy range, the quality control superb. The cases, the tensioners. I've got to try some Jimmy Long's! I think there Gem profiles should be called "Gemmy Long's". The catchphrase...does the Marvel Character "The Collector" have a catchphrase? Corny maybe, "Collecting picks, sharing the feels, connecting peeps/people"...hey I'm middle aged and corny, there are worse things 😅

[@TheLockPicker1969]

Great video and review! Agree with most of the choices.

[@BiggCattPicking]

I've primarily been using my Covert Instruments picks just because they're so compact to carry, but I do thoroughly enjoy my JimyLongs picks. Great video.

[@max0390rip]

I was hoping to hear sparrows picks because I just bought a few from them. Hopefully they are decent

[@TedTinker]

Just tossed some money to multipick for that lock noob set. Looks like a nice addition.

[@TheZolon]

Got the Jimy Longs a few days ago, and love them.. my experiences though are very limited. I have almost every CI pick/turner, and the ergo are really nice and I use them heavily. But the Jimy picks feel so much better in my massive hands. I also have a really cheap set I got on Amazon years ago (brass), and I got no where with them. Probably could use them now that I have some basic skills, but .. why?

[@billystroup1153]

Your new catchphrase should be, you just trying to figure out a catchphrase every video. I love it

[@sandman_locksport]

Im honestly considering that!

[@billystroup1153]

Just one year from now, you at the end of your video. And as always, keep picking locks in your dreams or something, I don't know. I'm still working on my catchphrase. That'd be so hilarious

[@billystroup1153]

The only problem with that is you need a new catchphrase every video

[@sandman_locksport]

@@billystroup1153 😆

[@StevesLockPicking]

Always great to hear other opinions, for me JimyLongs is at the top of the list and Multipicks up there as well then added to that are a few differnt profiles from several others, but i haven't had the opportunity to try Mokis or Law Lock Tools yet and I want to get the CI expansion set

[@andy123law]

Thats quite a collection mate 👍 a good honest review keep up the good work 👍. I do a 0.4mm set the Ronin Pro 😉

[@JBesq]

Great vid. I’m new using CI genesis and echelon. Looking at that MP lock noob edition. 👀

[@PocketWomen]

Great list of pick sets. I think we locksporters are starting to get spoilt for choice now and I see the demise of petersen and sparrows as the go to places to get gear. I go for the Bare Bones and Law Lock Tools. For me it's all about handles and Bare Bones created handles for all my Law Lock Tools so I can now use them. I have tried jimmy longs however on paracentric keyways and keyways where you have to pick off of a warding I find the shank either overlifts the front pins or the pick shaft gets stuck in the lock. Therefore I would like to see them just a bit longer to allow for six and up pin locks. cheers

[@jeremyeicke3682]

I know there is a belt list, but you think it would be worth it rate a few locks of each belt you have so far? Sometimes I like watching people pick a lock I’m struggling with in a couple seconds to really crush my confidence

[@sandman_locksport]

I will be making videos on picking a lot more moving forward as I’m running out of high quality products to buy. I don’t want to do reviews on low quality or undesirable products. It’s not my intention to ruin a company as I build my platform. I just want to help people in their purchases. I think I have done that up to this point.

[@jeremyeicke3682]

@@sandman_locksport I would agree with that. I think your criticisms have been pretty tasteful. I’m looking for some good practice locks the only one I have is the sparrows revolver and picking it feels like I’m throwing a hotdog down a hallway.

[@sandman_locksport]

@@jeremyeicke3682 now I'm craving hotdogs. thanks.

[@jeremyeicke3682]

@@sandman_locksport take a quick trip to Quiktrip my guy!

[@dascue777]

Great video. Great channel

[@sandman_locksport]

Thank you

[@garymclellan4687]

You need to get hold of a KSEC Pro Pick Master Collection and review it, would like to know what you think.

[@sandman_locksport]

It’s overpriced for what it is. But I appreciate the suggestion. Thanks for watching!

[@multipick.international]

Nice Video and nice (Multipick) Sets

[@sandman_locksport]

Multipick makes the finest tools! Thank you for watching! I will actually be uploading some videos over the coming weeks on all of my multipick tools.

[@multipick.international]

We are very excited! Keep up the good work! @@sandman_locksport

[@Sh311Sh0ck3d]

If you had to grab just one set which set would that be?

[@sandman_locksport]

Mulitipick sells the most complete sets and best tension wrenches hands down, Covert Instruments is a close second.

[@Sh311Sh0ck3d]

@@sandman_locksport I am shopping around for a decent set. I don't want to end up with lots of odd ball picks from different manufacturers. I'd like to buy one set and be done. I was going through your top ten list. There's a few of those sets of yours I like. I do like the Covert instruments but the post adds quite a bit onto the price, especially if I was building a set over time. I will have a look at the Multipick set. Thanks. And thanks for the videos.

[@b.vo.]

Any opinion of Southord max high yield picks?

[@sandman_locksport]

I hear they are the strongest Lock pics on the market, but they are also the thickest. I don’t have a use for right now, but thank you for bringing that up. I need to buy some. Thicker is not better. Anything over .025” is too big

[@b.vo.]

@@sandman_locksport this video actually made me go look, and they have several picks in .025 and even .023". I wasn't sure how long they've had those, but I guess they're pretty new. The sets are in .025 now and with popsicle sticks handles instead of the plastic ones they offer. Very strange setup they have..

[@sandman_locksport]

@@b.vo. damn! Thank you for telling me. I will definitely have to go check them out. If I remember correctly, they were .027” in the past, or maybe it was much thicker than that. I would have to look at someone’s old videos to find out, but it’s not worth it. Thank you, worth looking into.

[@jonholistik]

Sadly ive mamaged to bend 2 of my flat hooks so i guess add me to that list lol

[@sandman_locksport]

back off on your tension wrench! if you are bending your picks, your doing something wrong!

[@jonholistik]

@sandman_locksport oh trust thats the lesson i learned from that exact thing!! Lol it was a while agoand i was very heavy handed

[@TedTinker]

My eschelon kit has that patch the other way so yours is clearly upside down. 🤷‍♂️

[@sandman_locksport]

No. It’s the symbol of the “hand of the king” from game of thrones. It points down. Do you always speak in absolutes when you’re wrong or just here? 🤷🏻‍♂️😆

[@hgec]

I have Jimmy Longs lockpicks, and they are very good and strong with a great handle design that I like and a great price. But as far as I'm concerned, they don't fit the locks I pick. Why? Because of the shape of the tool, if you try to pick a tight European cylinder that can even have six or seven pins, you will either get stuck completely or have to push it in a way that will likely overset pins. I would be happy if you could tell me if this is also true for mokie pick or multipick, which I was thinking of trying in the future.

[@sandman_locksport]

I use jimy longs every day, I never have that issue. but for european cylinders, i would recommend .015" peterson gem hooks, due to them having tighter keyways, and paracentric keyways, and crazy bitings. its not the pick that is at fault, it is your selection of picks for the locks your picking. right tool for the job. one pick will not open all locks.

[@Professor_sVs]

Can't find Moki

[@sandman_locksport]

Google is your friend

[@ricksanchez3204]

Bro.. you forgot to mention that bare bones is literally a FRACTION of the price of Ci you can what's comparable to / their version of the covert companion for $4... Yeah it's just the handle but still that's four bucks and then the hardware to mount the tools!!

[@greg77hot]

I think that a pat catchphrase does not suit you ... depending on the video , maybe just improvise one each time ?