old door locks / deadbolts

[no11550s]

Hey guys,
What technique / pick do you,overall, find works best on OLD door knobs. Im talking about the 15-20 year old locks which you can feel are incredibly worn, but you just cant crack it. New locks havent really been much of a problem. Thanks for any input.

Cheers
Mark

[Shrub]

Hook pick and a tension wrench along with a good knowledge of how the lock works along with lots of practise.

[sams choice]

here is a pic of an old Dexter lock that it is incredibly hard for me to pick, and the picture show me trying to use a snapper on it, but it actually doesnt work to well. Takes about 20 to 30 snaps to get it. I posted this picture in a guide i made.



It is incredibly worn out. I will show you a picture of the key, and the pick that i use that finally opened it. I found that this pick opens most really old worn out locks for some reason, regardless of the pin sets. Unless obviously it wont work. It is a random snake i made for my pocket pick set that i put in my wallet.

[no11550s]

The reason I ask is during the course of work (cop stuff) you tend to run into these crappy old locked doors... while trying to do as little damage to them as possible Ive been called to pick them (as the guys found this was a hobby of mine) these older worn locks are giving me the most problems. By the way Sam, do you find the snapper to be a useful tool ( worth actually buying?)... never used one...Thanks so far guys..

[wgl]

By the way Sam, do you find the snapper to be a useful tool ( worth actually buying?)... never used one...Thanks so far guys..

Well, they will rather work on simpler locks than on high security ones. ^^
I don't have one though, just got that from what i read.

Good news for you though
If you want to give that snap gun a try just make one yourself,
you'll find the article on making a non-automatic snap gun by sams choice here..

So good luck

wiggle

[raimundo]

Of all the lock stuff that would be most useful to cops the strike plate cover would be the most useful. when police are called to an apartment building and let in, then another squad shows up and is locked out, the little strikeplate cover, Made with a tinsnips and a top cut off a tuna can about two inches wide in the center, about three inches long, cut in the shap of a cross, you can use your thumb as template for the thick part that goes accross, and your finger for the long part, carry it flat in wallet or pocket, when you need to cap a strikeplate hole, bend the long ends to fit in the hole, or bend and double them back to snap into the hole while the thick middle part creates a bridge over the hole and denies the snaplatch entrance. much more effecient than McCords watergate duct tape and it cannot be seen to be an open door by passers by, since the door still closes.

[sams choice]

The snapper works on most older lock, but newer locks that have 3 or more spools it doesnt seem to work to well with. But i have been able to open a 5 pin tumbler with 4 spools in it with serated tops and bottoms, a couple of times. It takes some time and patience. I would suggest making the one that i made, or the one that PYRO made or Get that book that tells you how to make one. this one.



look into it. They work about 3/4 of the time

[LockNewbie21]

Ehh i like pick guns i got one in a combo i first bought, ther eokay i suppose i havent given it much more then 30 hours of practice of diffrent techniuqes, gimme my single picks any day.


Andy

[no11550s]

great, thanks guys