First Pick A Success?

by **The-Sand-Box** » 3 Sep 2003 17:02

yah. So how well did everyones first lock pick go? easy - hard, still can't get it open : D How long did it take you.

by **n00by** » 3 Sep 2003 17:58

I can't open the one I'm trying to open because I'm using paperclips but I'm getting my picks anyday and I hope I can pick it a lot easier, I'll tell you how it goes.

by **ReverseLogic** » 3 Sep 2003 19:42

I bought a 5-pin kwikset doorknob at the local hardware store. I was going to take out some of the pins and start with like 2 or 3, but realized I didn't know how. :oops:

So then I figure I might as well give it a try, and I figured it out in what I guess was just over a minute. I was suprised at how little time it took. Now I can usually get the same lock in under 5 seconds

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by **Xler** » 3 Sep 2003 21:14

My first lock didn't take me that long, But that was probably because is was one of those cheap desk locks (wafer tumbler).

by **Bona Fide** » 4 Sep 2003 18:26

Well, I cheated and bought a practice lock with the hull cut in half so i could see the pins moving about. But my Kwickset I bought Idid in under 10 and my front door in under 20. Two months later or so and I can open all three in under 10 minutes with any of my 12 picks. I think I'm gonna install some better locks in my house....

by **The-Sand-Box** » 10 Sep 2003 20:52

by **n00by** » 10 Sep 2003 21:05

Took me about 5 minutes.

Now I can do it in 2 secs.

by **safecracker** » 10 Sep 2003 23:50

0-30 cheap padlock anyone could open

by **rpctk** » 28 Sep 2003 14:12

My backdoor deadbolt is hard, and my front door lock is really busted, so it's actually nearly impossible to pick, becuase you need an insane amount of tension. I can barely get it open with the key.

by **lockpick_swifty** » 2 Jan 2004 18:58

my first lock was an old abus diskus lock which i think they discontinued. it says the champion on it and it has an eagle printed on it also. i think it was just luck that i got it opened since i didnt really know what i was doing. im not sure but it might have had mushroom pins. its still a challenge for me to open and im into my second week of picking.

by **hozer2k** » 3 Jan 2004 14:09

I must stink...it sure took me a long time (about 2 days) to get my first one...but after a lot of turmoil I have a collection of about 8 locks and I can open most of them within a minute.

My friend tried mine and opened two of them within a couple minutes! Of course I had a nice set of tools by then and showed him the right ones and the right amout of tension to use. When I first started I was using poor tools and too much tension...part of the reason it took days :/

by **CitySpider** » 3 Jan 2004 21:46

Took three days, and it was a master padlock. Sure am glad I didn't retire then, though, because now if a master padlock takes thirty seconds, I'm pretty surprised.

by **jonopaul01** » 20 Feb 2004 14:31

You must specify what lock. I started on a 2 pn lock which took me about 3 min to pop. Is it 5 pin we are talking about? You should say a specific pin number.

Of course by then you would be rather experienced.

by **Dosk3n** » 21 Feb 2004 6:09

first lock was a no3 master lock took me about 5 mins now only about 3 seconds as ive had it for about a year now still have it for demonstrations, the 4th pin gets set i push my pick up and all the other pins align and its open, took me a while to figure out but i realy studied that lock

by **possamai** » 23 Feb 2004 4:33

opened it within 5 minutes or so...
Lucky shot cause I cannot open it anymore

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