Booth first look: this is a SHOT Show 2022 walkthrough with Josh from Fix It Sticks, filmed as a booth interview and published March 28, 2022. I did not take these kits home for range testing and evaluation for this piece, so read it as a look back at the 2022 field-kit launch — not a long-term T&E.
Channel fans and family, if you are going to spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on a firearm, you should put some of that money into a proper tool kit — the kind that saves you at home and, more importantly, when you are already at the range. At SHOT Show 2022 I sat down with Josh from Fix It Sticks to walk the new kits that were built to live in a pack or a range bag, not just on a workbench.
If you already read our 2020 first look at the all-in-one torque driver, PRS and 3-Gun kits, and the Scope Jack, or the later SHOT Show 2023 Sig pistol and Master Armorer kits booth walk, this article is a different year and a different angle. Here the story is packability: the compact torque kit that rides in a range bag (or a glove box), the SIG MCX/MPX platform kit, a compact pistol kit, a dedicated Glock armorer’s kit, and the kitchen-sink Master Field Armorer’s Kit.
TL;DR (as taped in 2022)
- What it is: a SHOT Show 2022 booth interview with Josh on the new Fix It Sticks field kits — not a range T&E.
- The pack kit: the original 16-bit two-stick set, now paired with their compact ratcheting multi-tool (forward and reverse) and a mini pry bar, with room to drop in the mini 6–25 in-lb all-in-one driver later.
- The platform kit: a SIG MCX/MPX kit designed with SIG Sauer’s engineers, so it has the bits and torque values those guns actually need, plus a new brass hammerhead that turns the T-handle into a gunsmith’s hammer.
- The pistol side: a compact pistol kit for everyday pistol work, and a dedicated Glock armorer’s kit with channel-liner tools and a magazine base-plate remover.
- The kitchen sink: the Master Field Armorer’s Kit — both all-in-one drivers (or individual torque limiters), 2-inch and 4-inch bits, punches, a real magnetic parts tray, an armorer’s block, and a Remington 700 bolt tool.
- Important: the all-in-one drivers are beam-style tools (line up the mark). Do not use them to loosen fasteners. Dedicated torque limiters click at a set inch-pound value.
The SIG MCX/MPX kit — every bit that platform actually needs
Josh’s opener was that Fix It Sticks had partnered with SIG Sauer and designed a kit specifically for the MPX and MCX. It was built with SIG’s engineers, and the pitch is simple: every tool you need to work on those guns is in the case — punches, torque limiters, and the exact bits those platforms use. No more, no less.
What makes it platform-specific, per Josh:
- The MPX has a 40 in-lb limit for the barrel change and to take out the gas system.
- The MCX is 60 in-lb.
- The kit’s torque limiter covers 15 to 65 in-lb.
- It includes their steel punch set.
- The bits match what is actually on both guns. I asked about being at the range and realizing the compact all-in-one kit in my bag is missing the one bit I need — Josh’s example was the MCX needing a T27 (he first said T30, then corrected himself).
New for this kit: a brass hammerhead attachment that turns the T-handle into an actual gunsmith’s hammer, plus an extension that holds the punches. I admitted I have used a ratchet or a torque driver as a hammer before, and asked if that was a problem. Josh said the non-ratcheting T-handle would probably be more robust because it has no moving part, but they had not had an issue with the hammerhead in testing — and if something ever did go wrong, contact them and they will take care of it.
The rest of that bit was a joke we both leaned into: once you are done working on the SIG, that same T27 will also work on an Audi, BMW, or Mercedes if it breaks down on the way home from the range. They love Torx bits. On tape, Josh expected this kit out within about two months of the show.
The torque kit that lives in your pack
This is the piece the video title is really about. Josh started with the original 16-bit replaceable set — the two sticks Fix It Sticks was based on — in a rubber-booted holder. For 2022 they dropped their compact ratcheting multi-tool into that same package: forward and reverse, plus a mini pry bar.
The expandability is what sold me on the packability pitch. If you want to grow the kit later, the new small driver — the 6–25 in-lb mini all-in-one — fits right inside. I cannot speak highly enough of that mini driver for scope rails, scope bases, and the usual “why won’t this gun shoot” checklist. Too many range days start with groups walking, and it turns out the rings were not tight enough, then the base, then the action screws. A compact driver that actually lives in the bag is how you catch that before you start chasing ghosts in the ammo.
The packaging is compact rubber that is easy to grip. Josh’s whole point: throw it in a big range bag and it will be there. Or keep it in a glove box or center console. Side-by-sides and ATVs got a shout too. That is the kit that lives in your pack.
Compact pistol kit
Next up was the compact pistol kit (someone had borrowed Josh’s T-handle off the booth table mid-interview). This one was built around basic pistol necessities, not a single platform:
- Ratcheting T-handle
- 1911 bushing wrench
- Glock front sight tool
- The mini all-in-one torque tool
- Punches that cover multiple guns, including striker-fired pistols, for drifting pins
- A dental pick
- An Aimpoint sight adjuster
- An 8-32 threaded adapter set — male-to-female and female-to-female — because gun-cleaning products use that thread, so you can run somebody else’s brush or rod on their tools
- A small cleaning brush, an optics windage and elevation adjuster, an assortment of bits, and brass cleaning rods
On tape this kit was already out at most dealers. The current Fix It Sticks listing for that compact pistol idea is the Handgun and Optics Toolkit.
Glock armorer’s kit
Then Josh walked the dedicated Glock kit, aimed at anyone running Glock firearms or building Polymer80-style frames. Highlights from the booth:
- A Glock magazine base-plate removal tool — a pain with stock magazines. Josh joked that you would only want to call them “Glockazines” after that demo, and I told him that one was going to stick.
- Punches for full-size frames and subcompact frames.
- The dental pick again: not just for cleaning and carbon scraping, but to reach up inside the mag well and get to the magazine-release spring.
- The Glock front sight tool.
- A brand-new channel-liner removal and installation tool. Josh was honest that it is not something people do a lot, but it is nice to have if you are building Glocks or doing custom frames and slides.
- The same windage and elevation adjuster and screw brush, plus a new non-marring battery-door opener for pistol optics.
- The usual bit assortment, brass rods, and the compact ratcheting key handle.
Availability on tape was around April or May of 2022. The current store listing is the Field Toolkit for Glock. A year later, at SHOT Show 2023, Josh came back with a Sig-specific pistol kit and a master pistol armorer kit that folded this Glock idea together with the new Sig pistol kit — that later story is in our 2023 booth article.
Master Field Armorer’s Kit: the kitchen sink
The last new edition on the table was the Master Field Armorer’s Kit, which Josh called a one-stop shop with room to expand using their extra bit kits. There is a lot of stuff in that case. The kitchen sink, basically.
You can order it with both of their all-purpose torque drivers or with individual torque limiters, and that choice changes how the kit is priced. What Josh pulled out on camera:
- A castle nut wrench, the Glock base-plate tools, and their standard bits
- Carbon scrapers for AR-15 and AR-10, plus a firing-pin scraper
- A shotgun choke-tube wrench and the Glock tools
- New 2-inch bits — the example I jumped on immediately was the SIG M17/M18, where you have to work the optic from under the slide and need a 2-inch T15. Same idea for Ruger chassis rifles: one of the rear action screws often goes through the magazine release, and a regular bit plus a thick T-handle will not fit
- Extended 4-inch bits for those action-screw jobs
- New brass, steel, and roll-pin punch sets, plus scrapers and pry bars
- A removable magnetic parts tray that is an actual tray, not just the magnetic felt-lined Velcro pack you see in some PRS kits. Those packs are fine until you are at an angle and a small part rolls away
- The ratcheting T-way with the brass hammerhead and punch holder
- A new armorer’s block with large and small channels and knock-throughs. The non-slip rubber side flips so you can set compact or standard frames and slides without scratching a slide or messing up a front sight on the bench. I joked that a roll of duct tape also works. Josh’s answer: duct tape is the ultimate tool, but this is the proper solution
Coming out of the precision-rifle world, one tool that still sticks with me is the Remington 700 bolt tool: put the 700 bolt on the stick, twist, pull the firing pin, clean the whole bolt mechanism, and put it back together. Along the same lines they had a 1911 tool. The 1911 can be detailed with its own parts, but the dedicated tool makes it easier and helps keep a spring from coming at your eye.
Who Josh saw buying the big kit: FFLs, gunsmiths, people who work on guns at a range, match directors and RSOs who want to be ready for whatever walks up, shooters with large collections, and firearms-manufacturer trainers who had already shown interest. Availability on tape was around April 1, 2022. The current listing is the Field Armorer’s Toolkit.
All-in-one drivers vs torque limiters
Josh wanted to clear up a point that still confuses people. The all-in-one torque drivers are not something you set to a click value. You do not twist a collar to “25” and wait for a break. There is a very small line; you turn the tool and the barrel rotates the way a beam torque wrench does, and that is how you reach the torque you want. I told viewers I would follow this booth video with a clip showing that rotation when you tighten correctly.
The other note: do not use the all-in-ones to unfasten hardware. They are for tightening and for verifying torque. If you want a tool you do not have to look at — or you have vision issues — that is what the dedicated torque limiters are for. Those are offered at set inch-pound values (Josh demoed a 65 in-lb limiter on the table): turn until you feel a click. He also flagged the difference between inch-pounds and foot-pounds, because mixing those up is how screws get wrecked.
The way I framed it on camera, and Josh agreed 100 percent: a torque limiter is like an individually set torque wrench for one value, and the all-in-one driver is like a scale built into the fastener or socket.
Warranty, and who this is really for
On warranty, Josh said torque limiters carry a one-year warranty and the bits and other pieces carry two years. If something goes wrong, contact them and they will try to help.
The bigger pitch is the one I keep making on the channel. Cheap tools feel fine until they round a screw on a gun you actually care about. Buy once, cry once — except with a kit like this, you should not have to cry that much. Josh put it this way: if you spend real money on a bolt gun and match the optic to the rifle, the tools you use to maintain both should also be of substance. You are only really going to buy them once, unless a new tool shows up for a specific gun.
As taped at the show, kits were going up on fixitsticks.com, and channel members had an exclusive Fix It Sticks discount in the member section. Verify current kits, contents, and any member perks before you buy — this was early 2022.
Links
- SIG MCX/MPX Toolkit: Fix It Sticks
- Compact Ratcheting Multi-Tool: Fix It Sticks
- Mini All-in-One Torque Driver (6–25 in-lb): Fix It Sticks
- All-in-One Torque Driver (15–65 in-lb): Fix It Sticks
- Handgun and Optics Toolkit (the compact pistol kit): Fix It Sticks
- Field Toolkit for Glock: Fix It Sticks
- Field Armorer’s Toolkit: Fix It Sticks
- Related on SlavGuns: 2020 first look (torque driver, PRS and 3-Gun kits, Scope Jack) · SHOT Show 2023 Sig pistol and Master Armorer kits
- Everything else I run: SlavGuns Amazon storefront
- Precision accessories & Anarchy parts (code SlavGuns on Anarchy-made only): slav.li/anarchyoutdoors
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Would you rather keep a compact ratcheting kit in the pack, grab a platform-specific MCX/MPX or Glock case, or step all the way up to a field-armorer kit? Drop it in the comments. Thanks for reading, and keep on squatting!
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