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Silver Lynx

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Silver Lynx

Postby Jburgett2nd » 13 Apr 2015 19:19

My uncle owns a storage facility and gives me all his old locks to mess around with some with keys some without so far most have been a breeze, I've spent about four days on this one called a "Silver Lynx" made in China, I keep getting false sets, not sure if there are security or serrated pins but I highly doubt it. Just can't seem to get the thing open, looks like at one point someone tried to cut it with bolt cutters unsuccessfully, tried lubing it up which made it easier too manipulate but still can't seem to get the ol girl to open. Anyone have any experience with these?

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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby Jburgett2nd » 13 Apr 2015 19:22

Not sure why the pictures are that huge
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby BSG_314159 » 13 Apr 2015 19:37

Jburgett2nd wrote:Not sure why the pictures are that huge



Did you resize them so the size is under 600x600? My note 4 takes pictures at like 2000 x another ridiculous number. Have to adjust them to a fraction of the size to make them fit in this thread. I use imgur as well tho.
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby BSG_314159 » 13 Apr 2015 19:41

As for this silver lynx.... well I don't want to give a lock a bad name because it has made in China stamped on it but while I was deployed to liberia I came across many made in China locks. Huge massive things... like a blown up master 140... anyway the lock was very difficult to open. It rusted very easy and made of low quality materials. Maybe what you are having difficulty with is not security pins but the lock itself.
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby Jburgett2nd » 13 Apr 2015 20:03

BSG_314159 wrote:As for this silver lynx.... well I don't want to give a lock a bad name because it has made in China stamped on it but while I was deployed to liberia I came across many made in China locks. Huge massive things... like a blown up master 140... anyway the lock was very difficult to open. It rusted very easy and made of low quality materials. Maybe what you are having difficulty with is not security pins but the lock itself.

It most likely is the lock, from being in the weather I"m sure that it is not in pristine condition, I've picked other locks that were in pretty rough shape, I am waiting for a new EPG to come in, I'll wait and give it a go with that. Thanks for the info on resizing photos, I don't usually post them.
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby BSG_314159 » 13 Apr 2015 20:19

I usually hose a rusted lock down with WD 40 to pick it open. I know its bad for locks but it works. Then I try and dry it out and flush it once picked. You might have to use something to help with the weathering element on the lock.

Don't give up on it tho! It took me a while before I opened my cheap Chinese lock haha!
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby Jburgett2nd » 13 Apr 2015 20:27

BSG_314159 wrote:I usually hose a rusted lock down with WD 40 to pick it open. I know its bad for locks but it works.


I've heard arguments for and against WD-40, I just used the Frog Lube I use on my AR. I'm sure it'll come open just one of those times that make you realize your not as good as you think, and there's nothing wrong with that once in a while!
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby BSG_314159 » 13 Apr 2015 21:12

Jburgett2nd wrote:
BSG_314159 wrote:I usually hose a rusted lock down with WD 40 to pick it open. I know its bad for locks but it works.


I've heard arguments for and against WD-40, I just used the Frog Lube I use on my AR. I'm sure it'll come open just one of those times that make you realize your not as good as you think, and there's nothing wrong with that once in a while!



I will try some US Military CLP (cleaner Lubricant Preservative) on a jammed lock and see the results. As long as you clean the lock right away after opening it I don't see why WD-40 would hurt a lock... for picking purposes. Long term use on a lock that does not get flushed or cleaned then I can see build up being a issue. You just don't want to use something that is thick because it will just build up crap overtime.
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby nick08037 » 13 Apr 2015 22:28

I have seen some examples of these low quality padlocks where the cylinder has so much free play that it appears come out of alignment within the bible when applying a tension wench.
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby BSG_314159 » 14 Apr 2015 6:09

nick08037 wrote:I have seen some examples of these low quality padlocks where the cylinder has so much free play that it appears come out of alignment within the bible when applying a tension wench.


I hate when that happens. Master lock has to much play for my liking. Especially the US master lock DGs
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby Comrade627 » 14 Apr 2015 6:35

I see a rake in the picture. Have you tried SPPing it?
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby Jburgett2nd » 14 Apr 2015 13:52

Comrade627 wrote:I see a rake in the picture. Have you tried SPPing it?


Yeah, I did, and I did manage to finally get the thing open, I think the problem was the inside of the lock was all gunked up when I got it and I didn't clean it thoroughly enough
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Re: Silver Lynx

Postby BSG_314159 » 14 Apr 2015 19:38

Jburgett2nd wrote:
Comrade627 wrote:I see a rake in the picture. Have you tried SPPing it?


Yeah, I did, and I did manage to finally get the thing open, I think the problem was the inside of the lock was all gunked up when I got it and I didn't clean it thoroughly enough


Gunk will do that!1

So today at work I was given another opportunity to save a lock from the fate of bolt cutters. One of the platoons in my company had to store tool boxes inside of a storage container and of course no one had the keys nor did they want to wait the person who had them. So I went for the first empty storage container that had a standard US government pacific lock 100g... a lock i have picked over 100 times. I could not open it to save my life and it was because of the rust built up on the core. Could not get a good feel when SPP'n. So I accepted defeat after 10 min and moved onto another container that had a 95g pacific lock which is a little brother to the 100g. (Has 2 spools and 3 serrated pins usually.) I managed to open that one in about 6 or so minutes. The moral of the story is just because you get comfortable with a lock don't mean you will be able to open another one like it as easy.

A perfect world would be out of the box condition locks :)
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