Try searching for it http://www.lockpicking101.com/search.php. Type in something like, easy locks, then hard locks. or just study up yourself on the internet and you can see what hard lock are and what easy locks are. It really depends on how you define hard and easy. Hard could be an EVVA 3ks, and easy could be a tiny lever lock on a diary. Or hard could be a 5 pin tumbler with spools, and easy could be a 3 pin tumbler with out spools. It is all up to you and what you think. Just read this forum and you will get a general idea about what is hard and what is easy without even seeing the lock in real life. Good luck!
slipstich wrote:Anyone find the American Government Security 5 pin tumbler lock difficult?
That one I don't have, but I tried another (6 pin) American padlock (2000 series), and it has serrated top & bottom pins as well as spools, and yes, I find it difficult. Pictures in my thread on a practice lock that was so easy to make (not to pick )
Most American locks are full of security pins. It is best to put them aside if you are just beginning and work on thinks like Kwikset deadbolts, Master 4 pin padlocks and develop a better feel for picking. Then try a Master 140, or a Brinks rekeyable padlock for some security pins.
If you have a key to the american lock, feel the spring pressure that is counter to the opening turn. Some american locks have a return spring that fights against the tensor, and you have to find just the right tension to overcome that without binding the pins by too much pressure.
They are HARD. The Army uses them for a reason. With a highly warded keyway, and having a lof of security pins they are not fun. Stick with masterlocks and save the American for when you need a bigger challenge. Or bigger humiliation.
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