Hello i am new and recommendations on picks

[Marx-Man]

I am new here not quite sure where to put an introductory notice...

I have been picking all kinds of pin tumber locks in varieying sizes and shapes. always keeping my eyes open for a challenge.

Not the biggest fan of gung-hoe pickers (people who pick anything in sight)

But i have picked locks on my house and round friends who have let me when i am bored (window locks are by far the esyest then my locker at college and so on)

Had my picks for bout a year and a half but rarly used em for the scond half of owning em until i locked my self out of my house and had em in my bag still lol...

best half of an hour picking i had ( i prefer to cal it the crash course because my house lock is a lil temremental even with the key takes some jiggling so i lost half my tension wrench trying to open it but i got in... (found my keys oin the desk) good thing its a quiuet neighbour hood too )


So i am back into the leisurely pursuit of lockpicking and here i am...

My set is a southourd Pxs-17 first set i ever own and only so far .....

i guess i would like to try a different lock type which should i try for next

Continueing my practise with my locks but what shall i move to...

Warded
Disc / mortice locks
Any advice or tips would be appreciated.

signed...
Marx
(Graphics designer)

[digital_blue]

Uh oh! Another newbie. He must be a criminal! (just kidding, in relation to another thread...)

Here's my suggestions: If you haven't already accomplished skill picking pin tumbler locks with security pins such as spools or serrated pins, I'd start with that. Beyond that, move into some of the higher security locks such as the Schlage Everest, or look to locks with more restrictive keyways such as are common on Euro profile cylinders. That would be a good step in the right direction.

Along the way you may wish to look at other locking systems such as disc systems (Abloy), or locks with sidebars (Primus, Medeco), though I'll warn you there's a BIG jump in difficulty.

Welcome to the site, and happy picking!

db

[Marx-Man]

Lol newbies are criminals?

thnx for the advice... ill buy another practise lock then

[unbreakable]

Uh oh! Another newbie. He must be a criminal! (just kidding, in relation to another thread...)

I feel like an idiot

[unbreakable]

Marx, that is one awesome sig!!

[Shrub]

That sig keeps freezing my browser

[Marx-Man]

i made the sig ma self its really old now kinda grown on me, i keep it on every foum i go to

so if you see a marx-man on another forum with that sig its me... usually graphics forums tho

[digital_blue]

Uh oh! Another newbie. He must be a criminal! (just kidding, in relation to another thread...)

I feel like an idiot

LOL, I know exactly why you took that personally, but it wasn't actually directed at you. I was actually referring to the lengthy discussion about bumping going on. No worries mate.

db

[p1ckf1sh]

That sig keeps freezing my browser

Ahhh. The long-forgotten joys of IE...

[unbreakable]

Uh oh! Another newbie. He must be a criminal! (just kidding, in relation to another thread...)

I feel like an idiot

LOL, I know exactly why you took that personally, but it wasn't actually directed at you. I was actually referring to the lengthy discussion about bumping going on. No worries mate.

db

Oh, ok. I'm glad.

IE. Still in the stone age, eh shrub?
just kidding, I don't mind it all that much, but I prefer firefox, simply cause of the tabbed browsing.

[Shrub]

My touchpad wont work correctly with firefox and to be honest i like IE,

[Gordon Airporte]

Warded
Disc / mortice locks

FWIW, warded locks are super boring and are bypassed more than picked. Mortice locks are just a package - a standardized way to fit whatever kind of locking mechanism into a door. A mortise lock could be a pin tumbler, dimple, wafer, etc.
As far as what to move on to goes, I'd head to Wal Mart and pick up one of the chrome Brinks shrouded-shackle padlocks. They have six pins with serrated and spool drivers, but for whatever reason they aren't as bad as American brand locks with similar setups.