Identifying Security Pins

[gr00ve]

hey, i have another question about figuring out which pins are security and ridged.

i was messing with my door lock again (even though i said i wouldnt heh) and i was just going pin by pin to see which ones gave me trouble or if i could figure out somehow if they were special pins. i was putting tension on it and just SPP the rear pin and while i was picking it, it sounded as though it made two clicks as i was pushing it up the chamber. would this be an indication of ridged pins?

[cppdungeon]

it could be...or it could be the lock telling you not to pick it, because it is in use .

Seriously though, the best way to learn about security pins is to know where they are, and that means buying a lock, taking it apart, putting in security and practicing.

[ToolyMcgee]

BEST locks have more than one shearline because there must be a control key, operating key, and master key for the system. Sometimes many different master keys. The different clicks are the different pin stacks breaking at the shearline. The daunting task of finding which shearline for each pinstack among the thousands of possible combinations will open the lock is a reason I said not to start out picking a BEST or SFIC lock unless you want to pull your hair out while failing. Also, you know... the ownership thing you ignore.

[freakparade3]

Since you refuse to listen to the most basic and valuable advice we have offered you I see no reason to keep this thread open. Do not pick locks you rely on!!