Picking Ruko 500

[theDiverDK]

Hi there

I have a cheap discount lockpick set from China.

I have had success picking a Abus lock and a few discount locks.

But i have yet to be able to pick the to Ruko 500 cylinders i bought.

What lockpick available in Europe should i invest in to do the job? I need a good tension wrench as well.

What is a good way to 'attack' this type of lock?

Thanks in advance for your answers and tips

[DangerDane]

Ruko500 should supposedly be the easiest to pick. Might try raking them since they can be easily bumped?

[theDiverDK]

Ruko500 should supposedly be the easiest to pick. Might try raking them since they can be easily bumped?

Yes they should be very easy, thats way i bought them to practice on.

Using a rake i feel will not help me getting better at lockpicking, therefore ill single pin pick it

But my problem is my cheap china lockpick set is to thick.
The tension tool takes up to much room, so i can't get to the last 2 pins with the half diamond pick

So im looking for a good beginners set usefull for picking the european locks with less room than the american versions (i have been told)

Any tips?

[kwoswalt99-]

Ruko500 should supposedly be the easiest to pick. Might try raking them since they can be easily bumped?

Raking isn't likely to work, just because they can be bumped doesn't mean they're easy to pick. I don't know what they're putting in them now, but in the past they've used lots of security pins, countermilling, and sleeved cores.

[theDiverDK]

Would this set be a good beginner set?
http://www.ukbumpkeys.com/products/sout ... k-pick-set

Or should i invest a little more and get:
http://www.ukbumpkeys.com/products/sout ... k-pick-set
or
http://www.ukbumpkeys.com/products/dang ... k-rake-set

[GWiens2001]

There are many, many, many, many, many, many threads on what is the best pick set to get. Please use the search button.

Gordon