Federal 90A

[little_john]

I found a fairly new lock laying around my house ,no keys, its a red federal 90A, Anyone ever try to pick one of these? Im a noob to picking and all ive picked is a magnum 40mm and a circular uhaul lock.It feels like there is alot of security pins, and the federal site says it has some sort of anti pick device.

[cheesehead]

never picked a federal, but usually when a company brags about "anti pick", or "pick resistant", it usually means they have tossed in a couple of spool or serrated pins. it should pick like any other lock with security pins in it - unless it has a side bar or something funky like that in it - but I doubt it. any pics of the lock?

[Schuyler]

federal lock was the final lock to open at the dutch open. Only 1 of the finalists managed to open it 1 time.

[xnoobandrew]

I think he means your gonna have some trouble

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What not all advice is helpfull

[little_john]

federal lock was the final lock to open at the dutch open. Only 1 of the finalists managed to open it 1 time.

wow...i guess this ones not gonna open for a long while

[Schuyler]

federal lock was the final lock to open at the dutch open. Only 1 of the finalists managed to open it 1 time.

wow...i guess this ones not gonna open for a long while

As I was talking to Melvin a while back, you can never discount a particular bitting or luck. I'm sure you'll pop it before long. It's also worth noting that the finalists only had 10 minutes at a time to pick at them, and you've got all the time in the world

Keep attacking it!

[little_john]

thanks to everyone for the info and advice!

[little_john]

WOW...I actually picked it, its a 6 pin and it had 3 serrated bottom pins and 5 top spool pins,the first top and bottom pins look like they are made out of steel.I used a really crappy homemade pick made out of a hacksaw blade and i put the back of the plug in a vice and just turned the cylinder with my finger for tension.