by Raymond » 28 Nov 2018 21:50
The Kwikset lock can be taken apart and you can remove every other pin. Then, with a gap between the three remaining pins, you will be much more likely to feel each one as you touch it. Practice picking this with your eyes closed and "seeing" the pick touch the pins with your mind's eye. The recommended method of starting with only one pin until you understand what to feel for cannot be under recommended.
As a practicing locksmith I have to get the lock open to make a key as quickly and efficiently as possible. Therefore, any method is worth trying, from raking, bumping, pick gun, single pin picking, impressioning (if a replacement is not easily available), and using the rotary pick. I wont be snobbish and demand that single pin picking is the only true style of lock picking, but you will be much better trained by learning it instead of taking the easy way just to get the lock open.
It takes practice and development of muscle memory in your hands.
Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool. Wisdom is not just in determining how to do something, but also includes determining whether it should be done at all.
