Drilling BEST I-COREs

[emule]

I have alway advoided I-COREs. I actually began my lock picking hobby on an I-CORE BEST like ten years ago, and never managed to open it, but when I switched to Kwitset way back then it poped open in under a minute. I guess that original bad experience with the BEST I-CORE has given me the hee-bee-gee-bees for all this time. I have heard of people being adverse to Schlage for similar reasons.

Any-who, I'm finally fighting back and I can pop open an older BEST I-Core in 5 to 20 minutes now with the speclized turning tool. Now I'm looking to abuse it with a Dewalt cordless

Do they drill like standard pin-tumbler locks? (1/4 inch above the top of keyway) Any hardened plates in there? etc. Let me have it boys!!!

LoL

[locksmistress]

Let me have it boys!!!

Ahem. Can hardly pass that one up, eh?

Hardened pins/plates? Not on Best original. Drilling the shearline? Adequate if all you want to do is compromise a lock and then throw it away. There's a bit more to it with IC if you want to salvage the lock/remove the core.

This link should indicate a little of what you're in for if you want to drill out a SFIC properly.

http://www.peterson-international.com/i-CORE.htm