Easy padlocks for practice

[ezradf]

Hi....I'm very very new at this hobby, and I need to go and get some easy padlocks to practice lockpicking. I know that a "Masterlock #3" is supposed to be easy, but what else is there that I should get for now? Is there a way I can tell by looking at a lock if it will be easy to open?

Thanks,

ezradf

[Mothrog]

Any Kwikset will work.

[ericm115]

I would get a Kwikset deadbolt for $10 from Walmart and go through db's beginner's exercise ( http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=10677 ).

Masterlock keyways tend to be a bit narrow sometimes and I found them difficult (although the pins are pretty simple) in the very beginning. Perhaps you could buy both?

I was making trips twice a week to Walmart for a while buying harder and harder locks... hehe.

[Krypos]

Any Kwikset will work.

amen to that. kwiksets are very easy to pick and great for learning, and they can be modified later to become a formidable challenge.

also, follow digital blues exercise once you get a deadbolt. this will reinforce very strong picking methods and build a foundation for learning practically every other technique.

[illusion]

Urmhh... None of you actualy answered the question. The guy asked for padlocks to practice on, not cylinders.

Yeah, Master No. 3s are laminated padlocks with like 4 pins... Very easy to pick, and pretty fun.

Urmh, once you've done that, look for a cheapish Brinks padlock... You'll find they have security pins.

[ericm115]

Urmhh... None of you actualy answered the question. The guy asked for padlocks to practice on, not cylinders.

*pppplllllbbbbbtttttt*


anyways. yea. I had a "Club" padlock that was designed to be an outdoor lock. It has a yellow and black outer casing. It was a four pin lock with a very open keyway and no security pins. Its a good beginner's lock.

[VashTSPD]

if you look on the back of the package, most Master #3 locks will show the key, you want a key that's kinda "straight" meaning that it doesn't have very steep hills, that way the pins will be closer in height. if you get one that has very steep 'hills' (high MACS for everyone else) then you could find yourself with a lock that you have to reach under the first pin to pick the rest of the lock.

hope that helps

[ezradf]

I ended up getting a masterlock 3 and a smallish Brinks padlock. They both seem like they should be easy, from the feel of the pins, but I can't seem to get them. I am, again, very new, but I had been able to get some similar locks last week. I feel like they're too high when they're set (so maybe overset) but I can't get them to set any lower. Maybe it just will take more time.

[ericm115]

Which Brinks is it?

Can you find it on here: ?
http://www.lockcity.com/brinks/

Many Brinks locks have security pins.

[Bud Wiser]

Urmhh... None of you actualy answered the question. The guy asked for padlocks to practice on, not cylinders.

Yeah, Master No. 3s are laminated padlocks with like 4 pins... Very easy to pick, and pretty fun.

Urmh, once you've done that, look for a cheapish Brinks padlock... You'll find they have security pins.

I second that! If you can not pick the master #3 after a couple of days, I would suggest you forget about picking

I would also follow up with going to dollar store outlets and buying cheap $1 and $2 locks too. Some of them will actually be harder then the master #3!

Then go to your local Walmart and try some Brinks, thats when the fun really begins!

[ezradf]

It's one of the "laminated steel body padlocks", it's a bit smaller than the Masterlock #3 but looks the same otherwise.

I know I can do it - I picked another lock that is also supposed to be pretty easy a few times, and that's what is giving me the motivation to keep learning.

I'll give it a few more days and see what happens.

[Krypos]

If you can not pick the master #3 after a couple of days, I would suggest you forget about picking

what a terrible thing to say! shame! we've helped much worse cases before. some people that couldnt even pick ONE lock. and now they're ok, so its possible to learn regardless i think.

unless of course that is, if you only have 2 fingers. if thats the case, then you are doomed. or even only one hand for that matter, couldnt manipulate the pick and the wrench....do you have all your fingers?

[Shrub]

I got jason13 to pick his first lock so never give up trying,

[Bud Wiser]

I got jason13 to pick his first lock so never give up trying,

was it a master #3 and how long

[VashTSPD]

If you can not pick the master #3 after a couple of days, I would suggest you forget about picking

what a terrible thing to say! shame!

I second that.

That's about how long it took me to do my first Master #3, granted I didn't have piddily for picks.