brinks shrouded lock

[superchicken]

what pick do most of you use when picking the brinks shrouded lock??
Its a real tight fit and I was just wondering, ive been trying to use my southord small hook.

[Squelchtone]

Hello,

A recent post about this lock can be found here: http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=33664

That lock's problem isnt that the keyway is too tight for picking, its that the part where the wrench goes is too wide and the wrench unless it is really wide or thick will cam out while applying tension.

Try top of keyway tensioning for that lock, and use either the hook like you're doing, which should fit just fine at a 45 degree angle, or use an S rake but use it to raise each pin by doing SPP (single pin picking)

The lock should false set very quickly, not your battle will be to figure out which stack has the spool pin, loosen your tension just a bit, and lift that last pin and the lock will open.

good luck!

Squelchtone

[Havoc]

You figure that there's only going to be one spool pin in there?

I picked up one of these myself, and so far, it's the only padlock I've been unsuccessful at picking.

[Safety0ff]

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[superchicken]

when they manufacture a lock do they put the security pins in the same spot in each lock?

[vitti]

no. but you can almost always rule out the first pin.

[raimundo]

Someone posted above that a lock might have only one 'securitypin',

I don't believe that one security pin actually will work very well to prevent picking, i don't think I've seen any lock set up this way, and I think there is a reason,

A single security pin would be quite easy to pick, it takes at least two to really inhibit picking to any degree is my belief.

What does your experience tell you?

[Squelchtone]

Someone posted above that a lock might have only one 'securitypin',

I don't believe that one security pin actually will work very well to prevent picking, i don't think I've seen any lock set up this way, and I think there is a reason,

A single security pin would be quite easy to pick, it takes at least two to really inhibit picking to any degree is my belief.

What does your experience tell you?

on my lock stack 2 is always the one getting stuck, but seeing pics of that lock's pins, I know that they're all spooled and serrated. must be the milling in my bible, the binding order, etc.

[bumber]

no. but you can almost always rule out the first pin.

All 3 of mine have a serrated first key pin...the one that you can see in the keyway...but I think the first driver pin is a normal pin....

Vitti, did you mean the first driver pin or whole stack or what?

[Safety0ff]

I think he meant you can always rule out the first pin being the "regular" (anti drill, iirc, pin,) in brinks shrouded locks. That pin once lifted will let the lock false set since all the other pins are spoorated (iirc.)