dtulkin wrote:here the the story. lost keys to gun locker, tried to pick lock, found keys, wont open because I damaged the lock while trying to pick it. pretty simple lock for a stack on gun locker. any suggestions
A picture would be awesome, otherwise its like saying I have a car, can you help me fix it? (but not saying what make and model and year the car is.
I wont use this as an opportunity to lecture a new user that we, as hobby lockpickers, don't pick our own locks, especially ones we rely on, such as gun cabinets, house doors, office doors, apartment doors, etc, because sometimes in picking things do go wrong, especially when new pickers are learning and are too rough. We've all been there, wafers get bent, springs get pulled out, master wafers get dropped into the keyway.
Insert the keys again, and if they go in smoothly, jiggle them up and down while trying to turn the lock, or while trying to turn the key insert it and withdraw it from the lock quickly like the motion you would use when filing your nails, quick short strokes, you may get lucky and unbend the wafer (if it is a wafer cylinder) and the lock will open. Otherwise it's a call to the locksmith as others have suggested.
Best of luck,
Squelchtone
