Lockpicking for the new millenium

[Bandit_b]

Yea, I watched the movie, and can't say I learned anything new from it. It was just a waste of time and my money. The best method to learn something is to just practice i guess

[sir lot is here]

well ive got this and thought it was pretty good for a newbie,would of been better if it wasnt for the gayy music and him!
and no i didnt waste my money -its was free ! all good things are free

[jimb]

To be perfectly blunt (because that's how my morning's been going)... the video plays like an hour-long advertisement for SouthOrd,

There was a good thread on this in 2005 where David Storm participated in the thread. Here's a partial quote for his reasons for plugging SouthOrd.

"Ok, this made me laugh... It was a running joke with all my friends that
I made watch this thing a hundred times in various stages that if they
paid me as much as SouthOrd would I give them felatio as good as well...
You see SouthOrd was going to be my main target to sell to as they are
now they all mighty God of lockpick sales in the world right now. So
naturally I puckered up and "Smooooch"

You can read the entire thread here.
http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=8141&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[dougfarre]

There is no doubt SouthOrd has been an online supplier of lock picks for the hobbiest at a reasonable price for a long time. It's almost like "who hasn't had a SouthOrd set at some point." I feel like SouthOrd paved the way for all the more recent online retailers that followed. It's seen the the beginning of the lock picking boom.

[pur evil]

granted most of the material was somewhat similar to what you would find on things from youtube and so on, but it did give me some decent tips on handling tubular locks, coring(with a dent puller), and bumping from scratch which many of those 2 min reels on youtube or where ever fail to highlight. when i did some repo, it was necessary to use such methods in a hurry.

it may look like a southord ad and the music doesnt help much, but its a definite borrow if a friend has it or buy it from your local trade or gun convention

[FFVison]

I can't agree with pur evil more. Great video to borrow if you are a newbie, but I wouldn't recommend it for purchase. I do think that he has some novel ideas and good camera angles for the most part. As for the impressioning, I got the impression (no pun intended) that he kept the area dark for contrast so that it was easier to see. There are some things that make this worth while. I think that the thumbtack and rubber band technique for the chain lock was pretty cool, and I think that the visuals for say the handcuffs are pretty cool. If nothing else, it provides for a good visual of how it works. I remembered the diagrams that he showed while watching a video while I was watching a video on youtube about how to pick handcuffs using a watch. The guy on youtube basically used the tab that goes into the hole on the strap of the watch to pick it. Remember folks, removing your watch and using it to pick handcuffs as part of an attempt to escape from legitimate incarceration is not only illegal, it is a bad idea. If you are put into handcuffs by the police, keep your knowledge to yourself and leave the handcuffs on. Trust me, the police do NOT like to see someone that they expect to be in handcuffs to suddenly be out of them... they kind of like to consider that resisting arrest and might decide to resort to additional force if you try to do something smart (i.e. dumb).

[dougfarre]

Thanks for clarifying that for us FFVision, I was under the influence the police thought it was cute when somone they just placed under arrest decides to pick their way out of their handcuffs.

[FFVison]

Thanks for clarifying that for us FFVision, I was under the influence the police thought it was cute when somone they just placed under arrest decides to pick their way out of their handcuffs.

I know... it's a common misconception. I had to think about this for a while to figure this one out. I'm waiting to see it as part of a blooper reel for that Cops show. Might be kinda funny. Imagine this situation:

Cops arrest a guy for whatever, doesn't matter, probably drug possession or domestic violence. The guy is cuffed and tossed into the car. As they are driving back to the station, the suspect puts his arms up on the back of the police officer's seat and says "what's up?" The cop nearly craps himself because this is unexpected. Well, in addition to that being unexpected, so is the tazer to the chest of the suspect.

Prime time entertainment.

[pur evil]

ffvision is right in suggesting that you not try your new found knowledge in police custody; i actually tried to minimize that portion because its only helpful when some psycho or over the top security guard has detained you. quite frankly i just keep an extra handcuff key on my set of keys (most of the more known brands use a key thats identical). and i only suggested purchase or borrowing because downloading is frowned upon here.

**if someone you know has a copy then pass it around, and get your moneys worth.**

i also want to clear up what was written in my previous post, it was impressioning not bumping that was a highlight for me even though it was completly sketch cause he was in the dark maybe doing a repo job or something

for those who said that guy was creepy i agree bigtime! remember this; "if you ever see me at a gunshow; please, come say hello" (with blank and evil eyed expression).

anyway take care and happy picking

[FFVison]

yeah, I was recommending that it be borrowed and not downloaded because that's not cool. If you have a friend who has it, or if you can find it somewhere else to borrow/rent, like at a library or movie rental place (good luck finding it), go for it. It is worth the rental.

[LeeNo]

I have the DVD and it isn't bad. Where will you find a better vid for the price? Even though it contains a lot of content that can be found on YouTube, the overall presentation is consistent and professional.

I agree with most of the opinions - that it is a decent vid to watch but won't really teach anyone anything new about pin-tumbler locks.

But there is a lot of good info on that DVD.