-"Pick Resistant"-

[bboulton]

i happen to come across a new "Kwikset Security deadbolt that happens to say that it is pick resistant...well i am a total n00b at this with nothing but a homemade pick set from hacksaw blades and the knowledge from these forums i was able to get this lock open in a matter of SECONDS! -- i was wondering what u guys had to say about this and if uve seen or dealt with anything like this b4?

[jgencinc]

If you did a search for kwikset on the forum, you'd most likely see "cheap" "easy" "joke" "high security my eye" "roflcopter" in the same sentence. They are not very secure. Most people pick them and laugh at how many homes are actually protected by them. There are some that are actually a little hard to pick, but they are rare. I do not know about Titan Kwiksets though as I've not hand my hands on one.

Use the Kwikset for inspiration to pick harder locks. Good luck

[freakparade3]

If it said "Anyone can pick this lock with minimal effort." Would you buy it?? Most locks you buy will say "pick resistant" Sometimes it's true, sometimes not.

[JackNco]

Generally unless they give you a reason why its pick resistant its just spin.

[Eyes_Only]

If it was a Ultramax Kwikset cylinder, it would have two or three spool pins that could be considered borderline pick resistant or what I call, "barely legal". They weren't much of a challenge though, the tolerances were so darn sloppy that the lock was basically telling you what to do to get it open.

[Chucklz]

I think Kwikpick now puts in 2 or 3 spools, but still, not exactly anything difficult with their amazing tolerances.

Did the package say 5 pin pick resistant cylinder?

[UWSDWF]

with kwikset standards... because i wear pants my balls are pick resistant

[PickPick]

with kwikset standards... because i wear pants my balls are pick resistant

Interested in a test? I have an HPC dental diamond that's perfect for stuff like that

As for "pick resistant", any manufacturer can claim that and probably does as long as you can't get a bic pen into the keyway. AFAIK it takes a lot of force to get a bic pen into a kwikset keyway so it's justified.

[bboulton]

yes it did indeed say "5-pin pick resistant" but aren't most deadbolts 5 pins?

[freakparade3]

yes it did indeed say "5-pin pick resistant" but aren't most deadbolts 5 pins?

Yes, most deadbolts you will come across will be 5 pin. Some are bored for 6 pins, but the 6th pin chamber is empty. In my experience, pretty much all packages say "pick resistant". If a lock contains any type of security pins, the packaging usually says "contains pick resistant security pins"

[hellbent1979]

All locks are "pick resistant" NO lock is pick "proof"
Where there is knowledge and a will there is a way

[samfishers]

yeah like for a master #1 its says something like :''pin tumbler locks, for a better pick resistant lock''