Getting into a bullet lock on a steel door

[16YearPlan]

Evening all, I'd be grateful if any of you fine folk could help settle an argument me and my future brother in law are having. We rent a lockup which has a steel door - on one side there are two bullet locks, top and bottom. The unit was broken into recently, items were stolen but when i went down the morning after, the locks were in place and I only realised we'd been broken in when i got inside. Which begged the question, how the hell did someone get in? ( Basement so no windows or other entry points, just the door).

Locksmith's around here have said it is impossible to pick a bullet lock, they are only opened by a key. Youtube has a number of video's showing bullet locks being picked by a Peterson Gem and Pry Bar. Who's right? Can they be picked or not?

Many thanks,

A very upset guy in England

[GWiens2001]

Can you please post a picture of what you are calling a bullet lock?

Gordon

[jimu57]

I think its an oval cylinder used in mini storage units where you have to buy it from the owner. They are about 2 inches long. Several guys from uklocksport have videos of picking them open. Most, I think are Yale brand. If this the lock in question, they appear to be not so hard to open.

[GWiens2001]

Those are what I came across when looking up bullet locks. Just wanted to be sure I was finding the same thing.

Essentially, they look like the file cabinet locks, just larger. Yes, definitely pickable.

Gordon

[16YearPlan]

Good morning gents,

Many thanks for your replies, just to make sure there is no confusion I'm adding a link to the lock type
http://www.easylocks.co.uk/viro-oval-bullet-lock?utm_source=google_shopping&m=bundle&aid=8844&gclid=CjwKEAjw3KDIBRCz0KvZlJ7k4TgSJABDqOK7B0HjZJoCloQZ4VEB5zPZfLyoWBngobLJ6ewbWd3lGRoCVhDw_wcB
Thanks once again for taking the time to read my post.

[jimu57]

Yes. Very similar to round ones used in the US. Definitely pickable.

[16YearPlan]

Yes. Very similar to round ones used in the US. Definitely pickable.

Many thanks for coming back to me so promptly Jimu57

Warm regards from this side of the Atlantic

[mhole]

Not only pickable, but also regularly sold in keyed alike sets, with a small number of manufacturer supplied differs. So if you go to a large supplier and get a set of viro bullet locks, the keys you get will open a lot of other Bullet locks.

[herolocksmith]

Evening all, I'd be grateful if any of you fine folk could help settle an argument me and my future brother in law are having. We rent a lockup which has a steel door - on one side there are two bullet locks, top and bottom. The unit was broken into recently, items were stolen but when i went down the morning after, the locks were in place and I only realised we'd been broken in when i got inside. Which begged the question, how the hell did someone get in? ( Basement so no windows or other entry points, just the door).

Locksmith's around here have said it is impossible to pick a bullet lock, they are only opened by a key. Youtube has a number of video's showing bullet locks being picked by a Peterson Gem and Pry Bar. Who's right? Can they be picked or not?

Many thanks,

A very upset guy in England

Loads of different quality bullet locks in the UK, most rented lockups have cheap Chinese or B & Q quality ones. Most will poor ones will open in seconds with a pick gun, so not a lot of skill required for a scumbag....

Contact your local locksmith for some decent replacements. I think Mul T Lock do decent ones.