What is the best set to order?

[KPick]

I have been all over google spending hours and hours looking for the best bump key set at a reasonable price. Im an experienced hobbyest picker so I want to feel like I made a great buy. What would you guys say is the best set for the price. Second opinions are always appreciated in my book.

[Squelchtone]

If you are just starting out in picking as a hobby, concertrate on picking, on lots of practice, and getting better and more consistant on different brand and model locks with all the pick shapes in your pick set.

Bumping is interesting but not really useful or challenging to a hobby picker, and unless you're studying to be a locksmith or have intent on getting into places, you dont need a big keyring of most common bump keys. If you want to just see the process and how bumping works, get a Kwikset KW1 bump key and a Defiant brand deadbolt from Home Depot to practice on. In my opinion, for anyone who is not a working locksmith, bumping is just a party trick and the fun lasts about 5 minutes.

I bought a 25 piece bump key set once when it was all the rage, and I have used it ZERO times.

Picking was just way more interesting,
Squelchtone

[KPick]

Well Its not really for an entry technique. I want one just because I would like to have a set in my tool box. Who doesnt like tools. Ill take what you said into consideration though.

[mechanical_nightmare]

The 'best' set would depend on where you live, so that you could get bump keys for the types of locks used there. It also depends on your intentions. Since you said you won't be needing them to actually open doors, as Squelchtone said just getting 1 or 2 bump keys that work on specific locks you have should be fine to see how it works.

I also got the 25 key set. I managed to bump a few Yale's, but I thought it would be easier to do... You have to practice and personally I would rather spend that time picking. By all means get it if you want, but it gets boring, and it is not quite as rewarding and challenging as picking.