by le.nutzman » 8 Jul 2008 9:18
To stay on topic you thread hijackers:
Bumping is ok, actually it's great as a means of fast entry when time truely is NOT on your side, but it does has significant drawbacks, especially to someone who isn't that completely familiar with it. Me personally, tried it and there's no satisfaction in bumping open a lock. Don't get me wrong, I can do it, I just choose not to. After bumping open several locks, it's no longer a challenge.
If you're truely going to "test" out bumping with "you and your dad" I suggest purchasing a weighted bump hammer from anywhere online and going and getting a kwickset deadbolt from Home Depot or Lowes or something. That way you can practice all you want and the damage that you're going to do to the lock isn't something you're going to worry about because it's not a lock in use.
When it comes to technique, there's two different ways of bumping a lock, the minimal movement way, and then the pull out one click way. Both of which are NOT easy on the lock itself.
Finally, the amount of tension you need to use when using a bumpkey, is similar if not equal to the amount of tension you would normally use with a tension wrench and picks.
If you want a more in depth look at either technique referenced above, do a search on Youtube for it.
