question to the lock picking pros on this site

[gr00ve]

once you have picked lets say a medeco, is everything else easy? like if you are a good lock picker could I just give you a master 140 and you can open it in a minute or two? or is every lock different and will take some time to figure out?


-chris

[globallockytoo]

the latter

[Squelchtone]

once you have picked lets say a medeco, is everything else easy? like if you are a good lock picker could I just give you a master 140 and you can open it in a minute or two? or is every lock different and will take some time to figure out?


-chris

There are days I can pick a Medeco, but can't pick a Schlage. Not too many, but those days are there, and eagerly giving me the middle finger.

Squelchtone

[raimundo]

Grrr, abus6560 Viro, Tru Grrrr...

[Eyes_Only]

Lockpicking really does depend on your state of mind and mood a lot of times. Also whether or not you are picking under pressure, like lets say for example a locksmith unlocking someones home or the locksport enthusiast picking a lock in a compitition or something.

I've picked a few Medeco and Mul-T-Locks as a hobbyist but sometimes a five pin Schlage lock with spool pins on a customers front door can get me stumped and take longer than I can pick the two Mul-T-Locks I have cos I'm so tired from working long shifts or whatever.

And I'll admit this, in the beginning of this hobby I was able to pop open a Master 140 like nothing but now it takes me forever if I can open it at all cos the security pins are so nasty in that padlock.

We all have good days and bad days. No two locks can be exactly the same. It comes with the territory of this hobby (or trade for some of us) and tests our problem solving and technical skills.