Who here can honestly pick a SFIC BEST 7-pin lock?

[Benji026]

I'm gonna take another look but I haven't seen sites selling those best tension tools.... I checked southord & a few others... Anyone know where to grab one? I've been eager to learn more about Best SFICs but cautious & slow as I'm a pretty big n00b... thanks for your help

You can buy them here: http://www.peterson-international.com/i-CORE.htm

[seaker]

nice, thanks!

[logosys]

I can

[Stevo]

I found this to be an excellent resource on the SFIC for the neophyte:

http://www.crypto.com/photos/misc/sfic/

All was made clear.

[Stevo]

While we are here tho, for the pros, how long would it take you to pick the control shear:

Mounted, M keyway, 7 pins, no security drivers.

We talking 5 minutes? 45? F-it, just get the drill jig?

[32768]

Well, I'm not a pro, and the only one of these I've done mounted on a door was an E keyway, but it took me about 5 minutes the first time. Then I tried again for about 10 without getting it, so I dunno what that makes the average.

I can usually get the 7 pin best cores in a padlock in 5-10. Falcon 6 pin are much faster.
This is based on a sample size of a couple of the 7 pin cores and six of the 6 pin, so maybe I'm just getting easy ones. All cores are master keyed, the 7 pins have 2 levels of master.
Your mileage may vary.

[thertel]

I can open that in probably under 5 minutes to the control shear, consistently, maybe as long as 10 minutes, but still consistently. Mind you a majority of what I pick are sfic locks so I'm very good at it IMHO. The other factor is what its mounted on though. If its a springloaded latch that it operates they are much harder for me.

As for the Drilling option, I'd try an under door tool first.

Thomas

[seaker]

So by turning the plug & control sleeve and picking the pins that would be the control shear line and the lock would pop out? How bout the operating shear line? People were saying if you just put in a regular tension wrench you're gonna end up picking some pins @ the control shearline & some @ the operating shearline so the tension tool is for the control shearline only?

To answer my own question in case anybody out there cares, with the tension wrench you'll be picking the control shear line... Sounds like the operating shear line is too much of a hassle and it appears not many here are really interested in picking it... woohoo, I learned something

[goph]

I have a best brand lock id like to pick (and get this tool) so which one should i get? theres two types

[Octillion]

It depends on the keyway. Check your keyway against this chart


Although I will warn that I have personally not been able to get these to work that well for me, but I have been somewhat successful using bent up paperclips (see my previous thread at http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=10838)[/img]

[quickpicks]

another great thread resurection!

[TOWCH]

Since it's revived anyway, I've had the best luck with ripping. These locks wear out picks like crazy, I don't pick them anymore because of that.

[hzatorsk]

...about 35 minutes. With no prior knowledge of the biting!!!

[goph]

well i can get a D keyway my ripping in about 10 seconds, picking the operating line. the L keyway, by ripping, i got the control line by using one of those peterson picks. the D keyway, it doesnt matter what tension tool i use, i get the same results. I'm going to try to pick the control line on the L again and actually take the pins out to see if theres any difference in the two. ill do the other one if i end up picking the control line. I can't pick it pin by pin though even with the peterson tool yet..but im not close to done trying yet!