I have questions since I'm too lazy to read the forum.

[adamm]

ive picked a few locks, mostly master locks. some of them you can literally stick the pick and and wiggly it around aimlessly and it opens in a few seconds, others it feels like im using a little bit of skill and going back n forth to pick each pin. There are some locks tho that i just cant get any pins to set, i pick each seperatley going back n forth applying different amounts of pressure and when i release the tension i dont hear anything click back into place.

another question. it seems when i first pick a lock it takes a while but then when i go back to pick it again it takes less time. can some pins become perma set? i read somewhere someone was picking his lock and messed it up so that the key didnt work. so did i do something to make the lock easier to pick or am i just more confident and familiar with the lock?

1 more Q. can anyone tell me some security devices that might be found in locks that prevent from picking so i can read up on them in more depth.

[Shrub]

You dont seem to understand the princible of a binding pin and why it binds,

Click my www button and have a read,

To look for security things check out security pins, spool pins, serated pins, mushroom pins etc,

[Eyes_Only]

Lockpicking is a skill and an art which requires you to be flexible and adapt to different circumstances of every lock. So sometimes you can open a certain lock very easily and 5 mins later you cant open it at all.

It also has to do with your mental concentration and energy level. If you pick a lock for too long of a period you'll lose focus and won't be able to pick anything.

Just keep practicing and make sure you take at least a 10 min break for every 25 mins you spend picking. That always works for me. And don't get too discouraged. I can pick a Mul-T-Lock Interactive lock I have but if I work on that too long I can't seem to be able to pick my standard mortise cylinders anymore.

[cyrus104]

Nice to see more people picking up picking.
I think the thing that helped me out the most was that I knew what was in the lock. I bought one of the small kits that had 1-5 pins and a clear one. After learning more I am just removing a pin from a 7 pin lock, it is also cheaper.

Knowing what is in the lock was great for learning to me.

Happy picking

[ukockpicker]

I think picking manually is the best way to start of picking, it allows you to get a feel of everything.

[CartooN_NetworK]

are you sure tension is being applied clockwise, that you cant hear the pins atleast set back?

[MacGyver101]

are you sure tension is being applied clockwise...

Some locks "set" better in one direction than the other... I have some that pick more easily clockwise, and some that pick more easily counter-clockwise. adamm: if you haven't already tried, you might want to try picking your harder locks in the reverse direction, to see if that helps?