picking a lock

[lockpick23]

a long pin neat to a short pin will make the lock harder to pick or easier to pick Thanks for you input

[datagram]

Yes, a long pin in front of a short one is generally considered to make picking more difficult, especially if it is in the back of the cylinder. This is because raising that short pin high enough without touching the pin in front of it is problematic for most non-hook type picks. The full hook pick is the best for these situations where the difference between pin sizes approaches the MACS.

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[TheSkyer]

Problem with a good long hook can be that it's a little hard to get in there. Again, if it's in the back of the lock it's a bigger deal than when it's like the second pin.

[89ls1]

Since it is more difficult you can do what I do to practice and that is setting a extremely short pin in the last (furthest back) spot then a long one or two in the spots in front of that. You will get the hang of it. After you get good at that just set the pins in a long short order that makes picking difficult and practice, practice, practice!