master lock

[twisted]

has anyone had any experience with the master lock 911. i tried to pick it with no luck. I also just purchased a regular master lock, and on the back it said somthing about it being pick resistant, and the pins seem to have more spring resistance than my doorknob lock or my disc tumbler. is there a trick to these locks

[Shrub]

I got over 1000 threads on these when i used the search button

Pick resistance doesnt mean a lot if you know what you are doing but normally means there are security pins inside, not for a beginer, stronger springs arnt normally associated with better security but more often than not are asscociated with a better quality lock.

[quickpicks]

911's are The same as a Pro series 6100. 5 standard pins, upper pins are spools, lower pins are normal. Theese locks are like a Kwickslop when you practice with them enough.

[begginerlockpicker]

"Pick resistance" locks do not most of the times mean they have security pins and can be picked by noobs.

They put that on almost all of their locks. They put it on Master No. 1,3,5
Its just to increase sales...Mr. Johnson sees Pick Resistence and says " wow this lock must be good its resistant to lockpicking.

[stick]

Shrub: 1000 threads? A search for "master 911" comes up with 4 threads. Make sure you're selecting "Search for all terms" or you're going to come up with every thread with any combination of the words master, lock, or 911, and it'd be very, very tedious to find what you were looking for.

Some of the more expensive master locks that are rekeyable (ex. 6127, 6327, 911.) Have terrible spools in them. Some of the "spools" Are severely deformed and this makes the lock really hard to open or really interesting to open. I have every kind of Pro series you can name and only a few give me a bit of trouble. The ones that have good spools are the easiest to pick. but some of the keyway shapes will make theese little buggers very hard to open.

[zerg49]

hot would you remove the plug and re key it there is no obvious screws in the schakle hole or anywhere else, or did I miss it?

[unbreakable]

You can take a peek in the master lock padlock service manual, you may not find the 911 in it, but you may get some ideas from it. Take a peek at some locks that look similar, and maybe try their procedure.

http://keying.masterlock.com/pdf/keyopt_service_techmanual.pdf

[Paul]

I just bought one and took it apart. It has five pins, normal lowers with spool pin uppers (like quickpicks said). When you open the shackle there is a screw in the hole that requires a 7/64 allen wrench to unscrew.

Here are some pics: