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  1. fanatic1

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    #1 fanatic1, Sep 22, 2005
    No, I'm not trying to break in anywhere, it would just be a cool talent to have. I've seen the lock picking guns, the manual for about 100.00 and the auto's for about 170.00. My question is, do they really work easily, does it still take tons of skill. They advertise "little skill needed", opens almost any lock. I'm looking at good quality stuff, I just wonder does anyone on here have one, anyone ever use one, know much about this subject?

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    #2 134282, Sep 22, 2005
    Oh, the memories this post brings back...! i never picked any locks... Didn't know how, so i made it a point to always get ahold of the keys that opened the locks... The janitor in my junior high school was jealous of all the keys i had... :)
     
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    #3 darth550, Sep 22, 2005
    UH HUH! I'm surprised you didn't start this thread with "My "Friend" ;):)
     
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    #4 Enzo, Sep 22, 2005
    I have an old set of manual tools made for picking locks but never learned how to use them. The guns look cool and I have always wondered if it was that easy.
     
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    #5 SrfCity, Sep 22, 2005
    According to this article sometimes they work. If you're a property manager/landlord or something then it'd make sense to invest in one of these tools. It's probably worth it if you have to call a locksmith now and then.

    http://home.howstuffworks.com/lock-picking10.htm
     
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    #6 Dave, Sep 22, 2005
    That's kind of like asking, anyone know how to rip a man's heart from his body in under 4 seconds.
    I'm not wanting to kill anybody, it would just be a cool talent to have.
     
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    #7 fanatic1, Sep 22, 2005
    No, I do think it'd be a cool talent, like being a good computer hacker.......doesn't mean you're gonna hack into someone else's system, just good knowledge. I actually was interested, because I've read books and I'm fairly adept at picking padlocks. It's come in fun with friends, and it's actually come in handy a few times when I lost the key to my luggage. I've just seen these "pick guns" out there, and come on, it would be cool. So anyone have some good info?
     
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    #8 Schatten, Sep 22, 2005
    Yes, they do work. I wouldn't invest in one though, not if you don't know how to do it by hand. Sure, it is quick and easy at times, but it gives you no information about how the lock is made, how the pins fall, nor any tricks around the tricky locks, which a pick gun will not able to help out. It only works on a limited range of locks. If I were you, I'd pick up a book or two and a small pick set for practice at the office on your own locks.

    Then again, if you want the easy way out... go ahead and do it and you'll have zero skill and a neat tool with little knowledge about where it might work and why it might not work on certain locks.
     
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    #9 MikeZ_NJ, Sep 22, 2005
    Picking locks is a very fun hobby. It's kind of like a rubik's cube that always changes with every lock. I'd just invest in a set of picks. I've never tried a pick-gun, but I would think it'd take the fun out of it.
     
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    #10 MikeZ_NJ, Sep 22, 2005

    FWIW, people trying to bypass locks with malicious intent almost never "pick" them. If someone wants to break in somewhere, they generally drill out the lock, not pick it.
     
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    #11 bretm, Sep 23, 2005
    There's a ton of info online about this. Check howthingswork.com or the likes. It can be fun, you can pick the filing cabinet / glovebox style locks in like 10 seconds if you know what you're doing. Try picking your desk lock at work, it'll keep you busy (key there being, YOUR desk). Larger locks (think doorknob) get harder mostly because you need more tension to hold the tumbler.

    I'm by no means a locksmith, but basically you turn the lock a touch so that when you rake the keys with a paperclip or the likes they don't return down, but instead get hung up on the edge of the tumbler. Do this until each pin is held up and then turn away.
     

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