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A good cheap pick gun

Tool recommendations, information on your favorite automatic and/or mechanical lockpicking devices for those with less skills, or looking to make their own.

A good cheap pick gun

Postby bigone5500 » 9 Feb 2005 22:22

Can anyone tell me where I can find a decent pick gun for a reasonable price? I am looking to stay in the $25 - $30 range.
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Postby stick » 9 Feb 2005 23:27

Just check all the main online stores and search the forum for reviews on each gun.
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Postby digital_blue » 10 Feb 2005 1:04

Hi bigone.

In my opinion, you are better off making a snap pick than buying a pick gun. The snap picks I've made form coat hangers work considerably better than the Southord snap pick that I bought for $45 US.

The only exception to this that I can think of is if you are actually a locksmith. It may look a bit "little-league" to open up someones lock with a bent up coat hanger. :)

Having said all that, it's still so much more fun to pick. :D

Happy picking!

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Postby silent » 10 Feb 2005 8:25

windsheild wiper blade cost about $0.
Look for pyros post and give it a try before you buy (only if women were more like that)
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Postby DeadlyHunter » 11 Feb 2005 1:01

and give it a try before you buy (only if women were more like that)


lol very true you should be able to try, because women cost a heck of a lot more :D
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Postby Romstar » 11 Feb 2005 2:29

DeadlyHunter wrote:
and give it a try before you buy (only if women were more like that)


lol very true you should be able to try, because women cost a heck of a lot more :D


Women are an investment. Like any decent investment, the more you spend on them, the better the return.

Bear in mind that money isn't the only thing you have to spend. This is where women become complicated. :wink:

Now, about pick guns:

Majestic's Lockaid is probably the best. Followed by Kaba-Ilco's gun (try finding the "black chrome" model if you want a real challenge.
After that, you get the HPC pick gun, the SouthOrd gun and various other names.

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Postby DeadlyHunter » 21 Feb 2005 22:18

Women are an investment. Like any decent investment, the more you spend on them, the better the return.




lol very true but i can remember many women in my younger years that the more i invested the more they took; without any return except for heartbreak :cry:

so i guess if women are viewed as an investment, I would say...

"You can become very rich in the stock market if you choose the right stock; however, you can go broke if you choose the wrong stock. So choose wisely!"

:D
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Postby digital_blue » 21 Feb 2005 23:52

db's Top 5 Reasons Women Are NOT Like Other Investments:

5. I never have to buy my stock flowers.
4. My AOL stock will never leave me for a younger thinner inverstor.
3. There's a closing bell in the stock market, and after that, you get peace and quiet until morning.
2. I'm allowed AND encouraged to own more than one stock.

And the number one reason women are NOT like other investments is...

1. I can leave my investments in the hands of another man and not feel immasculated by the fact that he handles her better than I do.

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Postby Romstar » 22 Feb 2005 3:28

Hey DB, didn't you say you were married?

Man, that's ballsy. :wink:

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Postby digital_blue » 22 Feb 2005 15:49

LMAO! I just read the post to my wife. I have a very understanding wife. :)

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Postby silent » 22 Feb 2005 17:18

excellent db excellent.....
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Postby DeadlyHunter » 22 Feb 2005 18:55

1. I can leave my investments in the hands of another man and not feel immasculated by the fact that he handles her better than I do.


ROFL!! You should send this list to David Letterman :D
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Postby Luke » 24 Feb 2005 6:50

Whats a woman? I forgot.
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Postby vector40 » 24 Feb 2005 8:17

It's the most difficult sort of lock. Impossible to pick, narrow keyways, wards in unexpected places, and much more tension than you'd like to think...
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Postby The Wanderer » 24 Feb 2005 9:13

Ya! Except for when they complete pain in the donkey....Aren't they great!!
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