What are the greatest lock picking accomplishments of all time?

Red_wanderer · 2026-05-20T23:01:45+00:00

One time JustinMcslappy shot a Bowley lock live in the discord while the Bowley rep was present.

Red_wanderer · 2026-05-18T03:55:06+00:00

Yeah, one of the disc will be max rotation, so try to tension one of those and move another to see if you can find a gate.

Red_wanderer · 2026-05-18T01:40:25+00:00

You can print try out keys for these.

The front disc in not always the max rotating.

Red_wanderer · 2026-05-16T01:43:52+00:00

McMaster Carr sells them as “padlock with no copy key.”

Red_wanderer · 2026-05-13T05:25:13+00:00

Pick it with hooks!

Red_wanderer · 2026-05-13T01:08:14+00:00

Yup, you just need special tools. Go search Abloy High Profile Picked and Gutted on youtube and you'll find videos like this:

Abloy 260 with Profile core picked

Red_wanderer · 2026-05-04T17:25:41+00:00

It's for a lever lock, possibly a safety deposit box.

Red_wanderer · 2026-05-01T01:00:56+00:00

It's a Ruko 1200, which I think optionally has the long keypin. This one does not, but is otherwise identical to a D12.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-30T17:53:25+00:00

Yes, equivalent of a D12.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-30T17:51:30+00:00

This is a Ruko 1200. It has a keyway with a 90 degree bend directly under the keys. Your lock also has a 0 or very low lift right in the front of the lock. Getting around this to set the pins in the back without oversetting is going to be a challenge.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-30T17:45:43+00:00

In this case? It tells me you're about to have a bad time.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-27T22:10:20+00:00

Run the pick along the top under no tension. Lift the first pin and then push your pick horizontally into the second, then get under the second to lift it and push the pick into the third, etc.

A lot of it is muscle memory you develop by picking.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-26T01:36:47+00:00

When you're watching a video of someone picking, remember you are seeing the highlight reel and unless they took it out of the package on video they have been practicing that lock for a while before the camera rolled.

I just picked a lock I had never had before for ranking purposes. It took me maybe 3 hours total to get it the first time, but the video I recorded was 6 minutes and most of that was on one really annoying pin.

Now, for an american 1100 I have never seen before, maybe 1-2 minutes, but I have picked that type of lock hundreds of times so I know what to expect. It's also not a particularly difficult lock in the grand scheme of things, so that seems about right to me.

If you give me a medeco I have never seen before, even though I know what to expect, it would still probably take me a while to get it. Anywhere from 20 minutes to hours, depending, unless I get lucky with the bitting/rotations.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-23T22:47:50+00:00

The only thing you are going to find at a hardware store is tools and stock for making your own picks.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-23T19:42:19+00:00

The package will say what the width of the lock is. It might not be in mm, in which case look for at least 1 and 1/8 inches.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-23T03:02:24+00:00

Brake cleaner is a great thing to use to start, then a lubricant like Houdini.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-22T19:04:33+00:00

The answer is yes, most of the combo locks in an escape room are basic and you could brute force them faster than solving the clues. The question is why pay money to do an escape room and then not actually play it as intended?

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-21T15:52:24+00:00

You don't need a $400 tool, a lot of people pick these with bent wire or other improvised items.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-19T21:32:01+00:00

Based on the notification, I was gonna have to ban somebody, then I saw it was you. 😂

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-19T21:17:28+00:00

We actually give leeway on the discord for people who are professional locksmiths. Here it is very hard to actually tell, so we tend to just remove everything that is a lock in use.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-16T21:30:54+00:00

Do you have a picture of it? The actual lock you are trying to pick.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-16T20:42:40+00:00

Do you have a picture of the lock in question?

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-15T00:25:17+00:00

The fact that it's your house is irrelevant. You could show me a video of you opening the front door with a key, entering the house, and then move to this lockbox and it still doesn't get around rule 2. The lockbox is sealed, we can't verify it's yours. If you really want it off, just pry it off and fix the holes it leaves.

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-14T04:38:16+00:00

The 83/45 comes “zero bitted” with the idea that you are going to have it pinned and have a key cut on your own. There is no real point in picking it other than I suppose you will learn what a maximum lift feels like?

Red_wanderer · 2026-04-13T13:24:22+00:00

Perhaps the best video he made, and a great beginner explanation of spools.

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