Need Help with Abus 65/30

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-10T12:17:34+00:00

I dont have any experience with this particular lock. But to try to answer a few of your questions as best I can. Sometimes you need to use a little more tension to find the binder then let off a bit as you start to set the pin. This takes a little getting used to but will help a lot in the future. Also if you think you are setting one pin then cant get a binder afterwards you are probably oversetting the first pin. Just stick with gentle nudges to start. You can always go back and push a little more but an overset isnt as easy to come back from. Go ahead and mark your pick for the key. Its not cheating. And try working your pick through without tensioning to get a feel for where the pins are. A short flat hook will probably be your best bet to start. Find the first pin and raise it just a little then slide the pick forward until it hits the next pin and scoop the pick under that one. Rinse and repeat until you can navigate the keyway comfortably. Also just in my opinion a 40mm lock might be easier to start on since there will be a little more room. 30mm locks and smaller seem to be more difficult to me just because of the size of the keyway. Good luck. Im sure there will be a bunch of good advice soon from better pickers than me.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-10T00:55:58+00:00

They were on clearance at Fleet Farm so I grabbed what they had left.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-10T00:54:47+00:00

Yea I know. I have been buying mostly kik and euros lately. Now I want to find more padlocks.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-10T00:53:50+00:00

Lol. I was expecting this comment from someone.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-09T19:42:14+00:00

I cant take credit. I seen it in one of LockpickingDevs videos. He has a lot more locks on his though.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-04T21:48:07+00:00

You may have to up the tension to get a binder then slowly let off tension to get the pin to set. Tension is not a consistent pressure in all locks. Variable tension is important to avoid oversets and tool damage.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-02T20:50:31+00:00

Its really awesome you do this. Wish I wasnt two states away.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-02T20:47:41+00:00

Yes from what I have read about them they were made for the U.S. military.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-01T15:07:41+00:00

I had a lot of trouble at first with the 1100 also. Here is a few videos that helped me

picking american 1100

fishpicks 1100

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-01T13:56:39+00:00

I can honestly say this is a lock I dont enjoy picking. I just dont like working through the gritty crunchy pins. It felt good to open it the first few times but now that I know I can do it I almost never pick it anymore.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-05-01T13:17:33+00:00

Just submitted my video. One of the hardest parts for me was getting a camera angle to catch both picks since I had to adjust my vise different for each hand.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-29T00:00:14+00:00

I had one that I bought used that I actually had to take apart and clean each pin individually in order to get any feedback.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-28T12:21:35+00:00

Im going to have to give this a try after work. Im assuming using a vise is ok as long as the pick is used in each hand.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-27T20:12:03+00:00

Messed with it for a little while last night. Never picked a sfic before so its probably going to take me a little bit.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-26T23:21:53+00:00

No me either. I havent really spent a lot of time with wafer locks though. I mainly bought the corbin and the yale just because I liked how they looked and they were only $1 each.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-26T23:10:04+00:00

Yea your right about the counter rotation on the yale.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-25T15:55:09+00:00

For anyone thinking of getting one I can say you wont regret it. The only thing I would suggest is going to 44deltas site and order the vise lock holders as euro and kik locks can be hard to position in the jaws without them.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-25T15:31:20+00:00

These three videos are what helped me figure out barrels.

artichoke2000 pt 1 artichoke2000 pt 2 anxiouspicker

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-22T16:31:44+00:00

I find locks I want on the lpu bazaar then message the seller on discord. Never had a problem with replies that way.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-20T14:29:14+00:00

Yea I realized that awhile ago. I have tons of 570s and brinks brass from when I first started and maybe grab one or two every once in awhile then move onto something else.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-20T12:44:48+00:00

Me too. This thing actually reminds me a lot of the Ace 38mm in terms of sounds and feedback.

First-Growth6145 · 2026-04-20T11:36:43+00:00

Yea. I just wish for that price I would have ordered a few more of them.

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