The flat 5 set is pretty good. I can't say anything about the prybars personally but a lot of people swear by them.
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pic of the flat 5's (ignore the URL, I didn't know the difference between these and prybars when I got them lol). From top to bottom, 1 & 2 are identical apart from thickness, likewise for 3 &4. In each pair, one is rigid-ish and the other is pretty flexy. I don't use the flexible ones so for me it's more like the flat 3 lol, but the flexy ones would probably be better for raking if you don't have a good touch for it. They do come in handy for really narrow keyways at times but you lose some feedback because of the flex.
The bottom one is rigid-ish, same as the stiffer 2 of each pair. Small end comes in handy for locks with small keyways ie. certain padlocks, and can also open some warded padlocks. The larger end I mostly use to aid turning stiff plugs once fully picked, so I don't put too much stress on the wrench that's already in there. It's OK for bottom of keyway tension on standard yale profiles but it does have a tendency to slip if the keyway is well worn.
If we're talking schlage, the mid-size one is better for BOK. Limits your space more than the right sized L wrench would, but it's ok. As for kwikset, same deal but it doesn't limit your space just as much... BUT... I just picked a kwikset with that one, and after it was fully picked I had to tension the top and give the bottom wrench a little jiggle cos it was preventing it from turning further... so be wary of that. Again, standard L wrench doesn't cause that problem for some reason. Neither does TOK, obviously.
One thing to note, I pick a variety of locks, both euro profile and rim... whether the pins are at the top or bottom I find it more comfortable to use BOK. So if you wanna go strictly TOK for rim/mortise, then these will be great. But if you're like me, I'd rather use a standard wrench for those. The short ends are perfect for using BOK on euros though, I never pick them any other way.
Apart from the largest one, I don't really bother with the long ends apart from padlocks with non-removeable weather covers... and that's only if I have to use TOK. Again, in those scenarios I'd rather use a standard wrench and BOK if I can get away with it. I'm a strange man. Anyway, hope this helps... I'd say these will probably cover a wider variety of stuff than the prybars would, but I can't say for a fact. Depends on how much variety you run into though I guess.
