They said it was pick, bump AND drill proof. In actuality, it is none of these... yes, it's very hard to drill, but there is a super secret bypass technique that only people who briefly study the locks overall mechanism will ever find out about.
There are 3 spools in it, so it does take an intermediate level of skill to pick, but that's not even necessary as it can still be bumped. They didn't bother with key protection. It's a 6 pin lock with a schlage SC4 keyway, so bump keys can be bought online... and these keys are very common, so they can be made by hand easily aswell. So, if it's got a standard keyway and only 3 spool pins, surely they have some kind of new technology in there to prevent picking and bumping. Well, no. Unless you consider marketing a new concept, anyway. The actual security of the lock relies on two factors:
1. The deadlocking button inside the door must be engaged.
2. Offset screws for added strength against brute force.
Let's look at that deadlocking button first. Of course this can only protect against picking/bumping while you're inside the house; you click the button and go to bed and nobody can get in through the door. Not even if they have a copy of your key, which is great! Except that every other night latch on the market has the same feature... they're raving about this magic button like it's new technology, which is quite frankly an insult to the consumers intelligence.
So far, we've come to the conclusion that the ultimate lock offers no more pick/bump resistance than any other standard lock. But it's strong as hell, right? Surely that's still a good selling point to fall back on. Nobody wants to have their door kicked in, after all. On that note, the ultimate lock is all about home invasion, so it is designed to keep people out while you're still at home. After all, burglars pry windows open or break them so it doesn't need to be crazy high security... still, they could have at least done something to make it harder to bump. They put a lot of effort into making it hard to drill, so there really is no excuse, then again they failed to make it properly drill proof so what do you expect?
For a lock which is solely designed to keep at bay those with home invasion on the agenda, there is still a problem... these locks are expensive. Nobody wants to buy 2 ultimate locks at $100 a pop, and I can see most people putting one of these nice big fancy and shiny locks on the front door, not the back, which is the preferred entry point for burglars.
Oh right, they want to protect you from the door-kicking gun-waving dudes who barge through the front door. I forgot. Of course, if this bad door kickin' mofo sees the ultimate lock he is gonna hang his head in defeat and go home. How about no. Only the thickest of thickos would just walk up to a door and kick their way in. Someone could be upstairs with a shotgun at arms reach, for crying out loud. When you hear about this stuff here, they knock the door and wait for the owner to open it a little before barging their way inside, or they wait for the person to come home and stick them up as they get out of the car (or when they go to open the front door).
So with this in mind, the ultimate lock is only good if you are at home, the deadlocking button is engaged, and there is a home invader outside who is so stupid and crazy he just walks up to the door and tries to kick it open. If he has half a brain and knocks the door so you open it a little for him, the strength of the ultimate lock is removed entirely. Essentially, they've made a lock which prevents completely stupid people with a death wish from kicking their way in. That's a pretty small demographic if you ask me. Is this really worth $100 per door?
