Advice on picking BEST corporation 6k series locks

[JTom52]

My dorm uses BEST 6k series door knob locks and its a pain in the ass whenever me or a friend locks our key in our rooms because we have to go over to another building to get a spare, its even more annoying at night or when its freezing out. I've been trying for a couple of weeks now to pick the lock whenever someone gets locked out, and have only been successful twice. Also, both of those times took about 20 min each, and I feel as if it was luck that I was able to open them each time. Im certain that these locks have some sort of security pins in them, but im not sure what kind or how many. Anyone with some advice or tips on picking these locks would be much appreciated
-thanks

[TigerDragon]

BEST uses interchangeable cores. One combination opens the lock, and another removes the core.

Please do not pick locks in use. If you insist on picking them anyway, please be aware that the lock can "fall out" of the housing if you accidentally pick to the wrong shear line.

[barbarian]

Not to mention they are probably part of a master key system.

Plus now that you have done it a couple of times and no doubt people know about this, when anything happens to a lock anywhere in the building, you will get blamed.

[Wolf2486]

These locks are very difficult to pick, not your property, are relied upon for your security, and very prone to being messed up through improper picking (picked to wrong shear line, master pins fall out, etc.)

Needless to say, you probably shouldn't pick them. I'm at college myself and I know it is a pain, but just go ask the RA or whoever to get you in. 21

[zeke79]

As stated, do not pick locks that you do not own. As stated, when picked and rotated, small master pins can fall into the keyway which will result in possibly your key no longer working. It can also result in the master key no longer working or in a worst case situation neither your key, the master key nor the control key working which will result in a visit from the locksmith who set the system up. In this case, the locksmith will notice master pins missing from the system and will know the lock has been tampered with and will know it was likely due to picking since even the person who has access to a control key does not posses the required tools to disassemble the lock.

Best bet is to take a walk and get the key. This will save you future headaches and possibly save you some money if the school decides to charge you for the damages and the rekey charges.

This topic is locked to prevent future discussion of the topic since the lock is not your property.