Snapper damage ?

[Shackle Jackal]

I have recently made myself a snapper pick and happily went about snapping locks open, after a while I got bored with that and went back to SPP'ing. However I could not SPP a couple of my master lock 140's that I had been snapping open.

After a great amount of frustration, time, and more force than I would normally use(leading me to believe that the pins have slightly deformed) I have SPP'd all of them again.

Is it possible that snapping damaged the pins in a way that would make SPP more difficult ? And if so could I make my snapper picks a little weaker so that it would still get an open but not damage pins ?

[Robotnik]

If anything was damaged, it's likely the springs. In the event these are heavily compressed by the snapper, the feedback you encounter will likely be very different.

[Shackle Jackal]

If anything was damaged, it's likely the springs. In the event these are heavily compressed by the snapper, the feedback you encounter will likely be very different.

It definitely has a way different feedback now, I suppose I will have to sacrifice one to have a look at those springs. Thanks

[GWiens2001]

It can be the springs, deformed pins, or both. Locks are more likely to be damaged with a snapper.

Gordon