which kit for which country :?

[HyperRum]

Hi,(I'm still quite new to this site XD )
Before I rush in and buy a pick set i was wondering if locks tend to be universal or country specific?
I'm looking to purchase a set to practice with some locks within my country (New Zealand )but I don't want to purchase tools built for locks that are only in America or Europe.
Does anyone know if a standed lock picking set would work in my country:? One of the locks I have around my house is an EZSET lock if it helps.
Thank you very much in advance!

[cj101]

If in New Zealand pin tumbler locks are being used (and not lever locks like in the UK for example), almost any picking set should be usable by you.
Pin tumbler locks are not so different in different countries. The primary technical parameters as plug diameter, pin diameter is roughly the same in every country and you will find everywhere thousands of different keyways anyway. Some of them are to hard to pick for a beginner, some of them are easy.

There should be also some threads around in this forums, which pickset is ideal. For example, this one:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39809

You should not think too much of the picks as beginner. I have bought a cheap pick set from amazon a few years ago, which I still use today. This picks are fairly thick (0.7mm). But beginners are not able to break them. I have found in the meantime, that it is more the lack of experience, than the picks, if a specific lock doesn't open.

Only good high security locks with extreme paracentric and or thin keyways cannot be opened by the too thick beginners lockpick.

[billdeserthills]

EZSET is a cheap imported lock here in the states, even cheaper than Kwikset, and standard picks work fine on them