Need to open some locks in use...

[pecos]

Hello, I'm Casey. My grandfather died about a year ago, and my parents are still working out the legal stuff. The reason I mention this is because my grandfather has buildings full of cabinets and safes and lockers with locks on them, and my father cannot find his keys; we aren't sure what he had, and we know that some of my father's property is locked up in some of these various places. I've been dabbling with Master no. 3s and managed to pick a few, and my father thinks I should be able to pick the locks which he now apparently own. He has asked me to try and pick into some specific lockers and cabinets, so I really need to learn how to pick some more advanced locks fairly quickly. Specifically, my grandfather had a safe, two lockers, and a cabinet which my father would like me to find a safe way to open. The safe has two seven-pin cylindrical locks(one of which is already left open), the lockers have Master disc-style locks on them, and the cabinet has a master #7 on it. I thought the most obvious place to begin would be with the #7, but I'm finding it very hard to pick(again, I'm not very good at this at all, sorry) but I found that its small size and how tightly it is pulled against the cabinet make it quite difficult to pick....basically, I don't know where to start or how to get better so as to get these locks off. I would appreciate any input...

[Squelchtone]

Call a locksmith, you'll get a discount because of the amount of the work you're giving the locksmith shop. This honestly isn't the right time to learn advanced lock picking, and safe work, safe picking, cracking, manipulation, etc is not allowed for discussion in public forums, because we may help you by teaching you, but we may also help a bad guy looking to learn who finds your thread in a week or a month or a year. For advanced forum access you'd have to hang out here for a few months before you could even apply.

Plus, a picture is worth a thousand words, and without any photos of the actual locks or doors you're talking about, its really hard to help someone over the internet.

Best of luck with your project,
Squelchtone

[pecos]

Well, thanks for replying anyways then. I can see how this could seem like something quite possibly malicious to an outside observer at first glance. Thank you for your time anyways.

[Irma Herms]

I agree,
this is not the time to be learning, if I were you, I would not try and save any of the simple lock, IE a Master padlocks that can be easily replaced. I am however Sentimental to some Masters, I have a 50 Year Old master lock in pristine condition that I payed the 25 bucks for a locksmith to make a key for so I could have it for my collection. But my Advice Stands, I would destructively Enter what you wish to enter, once you know LEGALLY that your father owns it and that you have your Father's blessing to be opening them. as far as the Safes Go, a lock smith should be called since you do not want to potentially Seal the safe if you do not know what you are doing and either Jam it locked or it has a relocker so that if it is entered destructively, it seals itself.
Cheers and good lucj