PICK GUN TROUBLE!

by **begginerlockpicker** » 18 Dec 2004 11:58

I am intrested in purchasing a pick gun from Southord outlet.....but there is 2 pick gun models and I dont see the diffrence....only that 1 is slightly smaller can any1 tell me the difference between the two...any help would be greatly helpful. www.southord.com

thanx
Kal

by **HeadHunterCEO** » 18 Dec 2004 12:04

i have had a LokAid pick gun for 12 years

still works great

by **Romstar** » 18 Dec 2004 12:12

begginerlockpicker wrote:I am intrested in purchasing a pick gun from Southord outlet.....but there is 2 pick gun models and I dont see the diffrence....only that 1 is slightly smaller can any1 tell me the difference between the two...any help would be greatly helpful. www.southord.com

thanx
Kal

Sounds to me like you are talking about the electric picks.

I would go for the larger one myself. The small one doesn't have quite the same kick.

So, you want the E100-HO. Check out the Outlet at the Southord web site. They frequently have those electropicks at reduced prices simply because of scratches of blemishes.
http://www.southord.com/catalog.asp?cat=Outlet

Romstar

by **begginerlockpicker** » 18 Dec 2004 13:41

yes i meant electric i forgot to include that part.... i guess i will go for the larger 1....thanx Romstar

Kal

by **LockingPick540** » 24 Dec 2004 16:51

Make it easier on yourself :lol:

Don't use pickguns :shock:

by **begginerlockpicker** » 28 Dec 2004 23:40

Maybe I want to have a variety of tools, would like to try out a pick gun, further educate myself on the art of lockpicking and have a more vast concept on my capabilitys. Also a gun can come in handy where maual picks cannot suffice. I believe I can use a pickgun when I want to so dont say something you dont know. :shock:

Kal

by **kodierer** » 31 Dec 2004 3:00

I do not believe that lockpick540 was being presumptuous of you. I think that he was trying to be helpful to someone new to picking. There is really never a time when an electric pick, or a gun can pick a lock, that manual tools cannot, and if you have something to do it for you, you may be less motivated to learn. Also for those who are proficent pickers, the snap gun is actually slower than many raking tachniques, and even though the electric is faster than the gun, there are some locks which use something called pin in pin, and I do not believe you can pick those except with a manual tool.
These are my hypothesis, so correct me if I am wrong.

by **begginerlockpicker** » 31 Dec 2004 12:10

I am not new to picking I have been picking over a year now and Decided to try out a electric pick gun since i had a little bundle of money.
I just looked at all lockingpick540 posts and he is the newb. Not sure about you but w/e....
Happy Picking

Kal

by **Cyber Samurai** » 31 Dec 2004 18:01

In my experience the pickguns (at least the ones I've tried, which are the southord ones) are a waste of money. Even after playing with it for quite a while, it would still take it several minutes to open a lock that I could pick manually in just a few seconds. They're noisy, bulky, and conspicuous. I'm all for a learning experience, but buyer beware...

Cyber Samurai

by **captainsawdust** » 31 Dec 2004 18:29

Cyber Samurai wrote:In my experience the pickguns (at least the ones I've tried, which are the southord ones) are a waste of money. Even after playing with it for quite a while, it would still take it several minutes to open a lock that I could pick manually in just a few seconds. They're noisy, bulky, and conspicuous. I'm all for a learning experience, but buyer beware...

Cyber Samurai

My Southord opens locks no problem are you sure its not down to operator error ?

Cyber Samurai wrote:They're noisy, bulky, and conspicuous

why would you want to be hiding it ? anyway

by **Peaky** » 31 Dec 2004 18:40

Ive got to agree, i have a Southord one as well and its great, it can open locks in seconds if the correct tension is dialed in to it.

by **begginerlockpicker** » 31 Dec 2004 18:53

I got mine and it works good. My manual picking skills are better but im still trying it out. My parents hate the noise so i cant use it often. I am satisfied.
Happy Picking

Kal

by **captainsawdust** » 31 Dec 2004 18:56

mines a 4.5volt one what is yours ? I know someone who has a 3.0 volt one and its is a bit slower on the up take

by **silent** » 31 Dec 2004 18:58

Theyr fun for a while because of the speed. But after that its boring with em.

by **Cyber Samurai** » 31 Dec 2004 18:59

I don't have experience with the electric ones, so I can't speak on those. I don't see how it could really be operator error, as I read the documentation carefully and spent a few weeks playing with it before making my decision. It definitely works, but just not as well as manual picks, in my experience. I could be wrong though

Cyber Samurai

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