I Locked Myself Out Please Help

[sushisushisush]

How hard is it to pick a lock? the brand is schlage. I have a mini storage in my home and i locked myself out. I do not want a locksmith to expensive. I have ordered a pick gun, and i want to know will the pick gun pick open the schlage door?

Questions are:

Will a pick gun open my door?

How long will it take to pick it?


I have two links here that will show you my door lock

Please look before answering, here is a pick of it.

http://professional.schlage.com/product ... series.asp


or


http://www.heritagemillwork.com/hardwar ... chlage.jpg

[Squelchtone]

so which is it? are you writing a research paper or did you just lock yourself out?

not a good start man..

and people wonder why we give them a hard time when they're trying to pick "their own" locks...

give us a straight story and we're more likely to just help you. too many 'stories' and we'll just get very skeptical.

and if anyone has a problem with my reply, too bad.

Squelchtone

[unlisted]

and if anyone has a problem with my reply, too bad.

Squelchtone

I don't.

So, anyone got a issue with me or Squelchtone?

[Tyler J. Thomas]

A Grade 2 lock on a storage unit at your home? That's something you don't see everyday.

[sfi72]

Personally I find that if i bend the needle for my pick gun in a 90 degree bend about 1 inch down from the front of the needle and then use the bent part to hit the pins, the locks open much easier. I think its because the way the bend lets the needle go down a little bit further which hits the pins harder. Hope that helps!

[Buggs41]

Do people actually read/comprehend a thread before posting a reply?

[WolfSpring]

I used to be real good at picking those as a teenager, but as I got older i kinda lost my touch, so here it goes.

1. Find something heavy, a sledge hammer ususually works best.
2. Attempt to hit the lock it self, being your abeginner you will probably either break the handle, or your foot, but this is normal, all part of practice.
3. If you break the handle, don't worry, you only can get charged once, no matter how much damage you do, but with the sledge hammer it's B&E vs. Burglary, or I think, ALl you lawyers help me out here.
4. After all of the fines you will pay you wll realize a locksmith is much cheaper in the short run, and a pick gun, plus shipping, plus time once you use tools vs. brute force they will think your a high quality thief instead of just a punk trying to get through a door.

Oh and to answer all of your questions, no I never got arrested for doing this the cops laughed to hard at why I was on the ground holding my foot and why I was holding a sledge hammer handle, aparently the head rolled into the bushes...

[BegginersLuck]

id just say you go with one of wolfspring's options or use brute force to get what you need. might hurt at first but you will get over it

[ElbowMacaroni]

Yes, I do believe that wolfspring's got the technique down.

Also, I don't think it's burglary unless you go inside and remove something. Then it would be B&E AND burglary, the dynamic duo! And while he's in jail getting passed around for a pack of smokes, he can try the locks on the cell!

[unlisted]

I love internet lawyers..

Common law definition

The common law burglary was defined by Sir Matthew Hale as
“ The breaking and entering the house of another in the night time, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felony be actually committed or not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burglary

Your results may vary. I do not recommend you find out the "hands on" way.

[ElbowMacaroni]

I didn't claim to be a lawyer, that's why I didn't use an authoritative voice in what I wrote.

But I do have a copy of Black's Law dictionary laying around from when my wife was getting her paralegal degree, and it defines it the same as the common law definition given. Also, a quick googling reveals the I suppose obvious tidbit that most, if not all states have dropped the nighttime part of the definition.

[WolfSpring]

So if a state has not changed and Burglary is defined as night time activity, would picks be considered Burglary tools under said laws, or during daylight would they just be tools? (yeah we are a little off topic now) Truely and honestly(as my Redneck Step-Dad always sais) the best way to open that there lock is with a key.

[unlisted]

There is a "law" thread somewhere, lets try to get this back on topic. (or create a new thread)