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What's the difference between euro pick and U.S picks

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What's the difference between euro pick and U.S picks

Postby begin_picker » 4 Nov 2007 4:52

On the lockpickshop website there are to catogories one eruo picks and U.S picks whats the difference???? :?:

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Postby dmux » 4 Nov 2007 5:09

if you notice, the shaft of the pick is a lot thinner all the way to the head of the pick instead of having a constant taper from the handle it just is really small
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Postby fuzz » 4 Nov 2007 6:23

Yeah Euro picks are slimline, you can get US Slimline picks which are practically the same, but US picks tend not to work or fit in Euro locks
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Postby linty » 4 Nov 2007 7:13

i own the c1510 and mxps14 sets and both are from the same thickness of stock. They are essentially 2 different sets of picks and I personally prefer the c1510, but the 1510 pick designs are more on the delicate side and favor rake style picks over spp picks.
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Postby Eyes_Only » 4 Nov 2007 7:40

linty wrote:...but the 1510 pick designs are more on the delicate side and favor rake style picks over spp picks.


You're not kidding man, those euro profile picks bend so easily. I bought two of the SO slimline picks to practice on Abus Buffo locks with and they really can't tolerate any amount of force.
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Postby Afisch » 4 Nov 2007 9:58

I feel I've given my Euro picks quite some stick, and I'm still yet to bend any. The couple of thicker picks I now have are so wide they wont even go into the widest keyways I have, trying to sand .5mm off one of them, gona be a long proccess.
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