Fix It Sticks Model 700 Quick Action Brush Review

While I was aware of this product since the 2024 SHOT Show, the Fix It Sticks action brush was not revealed until the 2025 SHOT Show.

As soon as I saw it on display as a final and released product on Day 1 of SHOT 2025, I went on the website when I got back to my hotel room that evening and placed an order for the Fix It Sticks 700 Quick Action Brush.

The 700 Quick Action Brush is a polymer constructed unit with nylon brushes on two sides. The brushes are indeed nylon and not bronze or copper despite the color. Also, the bristles are softer than the commonly used double-ended cleaning brushes sold for firearms cleaning. The bristles on the Fix It Sticks unit are thinner and there are more bristles.

The swab is held into place by a screw on top of a 360-degree swiveling head which is keyed to a shaft that runs through to the threaded end of the unit that goes onto the chamber rod.

The screw that secures the swiveling head also has an 8-32 female thread which will allow you to put on a mop or brush if you also wanted to clean the chamber while cleaning the lug recesses.

The Fix It Sticks product is dubbed the Model 700 Quick Action Brush and I emphasize the 700 aspect of the name. This brush is designed for Remington 700 actions. What this means is that it designed for 2-lug actions with similar lug dimensions as the factory Remington 700.

The molded design of the brush unit itself has ridges that line up with the raceways so if the raceways are not the same dimensions as a Remington 700, the brush may not fit.

I tried the brush in a factory Remington 700 action which fit as expected. I did try it in a Defiance Machine anTi which fit as well as a Savage 10FP in which it also fit.

However, I tried it in a American Rifle Company Mausingfield and it had lots of issues inserting and removing.

Note that while I tried the 700 Quick Action brush in multiple actions and it worked in some of my non-Remington 700 2-lug actions, it was not easy to remove from the action. This goes back to the molded ridges on the brush body and the body itself and possibly interference issues with a side bolt release.

Furthermore, the Fix It Sticks Model 700 will not work in a 3-lug action as the raceways are obviously different from a 2-lug considering that the lug recesses are not directly opposite of one another (180-degrees apart) and are instead 120-degrees from one another.

I feel like the body could be tapered on the bottom/back portion to allow for it to exit the action easier and the ridges surrounding the brush bristles could be also be sized down and beveled or tapered to allow for more compatibility with other 2-lug actions.

Fix It Sticks should highlight that the Model 700 Quick Action Brush is designed for actual Remington 700 and not all 700-style actions, as I anticipate someone may buy one for a 3-lug action and then realize it doesn’t fit.

That being said, I do like the concept of the Fix It Sticks Model 700 Quick Action Brush because the brushes fit and clean the raceways a lot better than the toothbrush-style cleaning brushes (or actual cleaning brushes).

Even though the bristles are thinner, they flex better and by having more bristles. The brush has a better cleaning action as you pass the unit back and forth in and out of the action, and the swab will pick up the loosened fouling or debris without having to switch between a brush and some sort of mop. Not to mention it is double-sided so it’s cleaning both sides of the action at once.

Also, the swabs are a good fit for the lug recess in bolt action receivers and appear to get appropriate surface contact with the recess surfaces.

If you have a Remington 700 action or a 700-style 2-lug action, give the Fix It Sticks Model 700 Quick Action Brush at try. The Quick Action Brush can be purchased direct from Fix It Sticks for $42 USD and a 5-pack of replacement swabs for $10 USD.

Furthermore, if you do not have a chamber rod, you will need to acquire one or if you want to use the Fix It Sitcks Model 700 Quick Action Brush in the field and include it in your portable kit, you will need the Fix It Sticks brass rods and the 8-32 thread adapter set.