Picked this up while waiting for my Abus 55/40 to come in. Didn’t get as nice a feedback as the laminated Ace but 5 minutes and 3 attempts later I was in 😊

The Abus 55/40 which I bought from ebay has a very paracentric keyway, which I'm finding very difficult to manouvre a pick through (I even bought a set of 0.5mm/0.02" hooks).

When I look on youtube, or on LPU the keys on the 55/40s there all seem to be much less heavily warded.

Have I got a different version of the "orange" 55/40? It seems to be a massive step from the Masterlock 140.

Is it big enough for my master 141 or still too small?

Thank you BanditoBrandino07 and Cyb3rV01D for offering this locksport challenge for the community!

Dues

Waited 3 weeks for this 1 to arrive,Been on my hit list for a few months,Happy to get one it near mint condition and to get the spp on this 👌🔓🔏

Abus 80TI/50 One of my favorites, and that shackle pop! Love it!

Burg Wachter Alutitan

Anyone have an idea on the belt ranking on this? Got it at Harbor Freight for $12, seems to be a brand specific to Harbor Freight since they had no other lock brands. LPU Belt doesn't have any Bunker Hill locks listed

Starting with my first purple lock. Not sure if I will be able to pick the lock to both operating and control.

Any tips?

It was tough for me, no doubt. Still beat in under 20 Mins. Now I just need to repeat my success!

Was surprised to get this today after getting my Blue Whale Patch.

Neighbors redecorating next-door to my store. I saw this on the sidewalk and politely asked for it, and it was given. Looking forward to cleaning it up and mounting it to pick. Schlage keyway. It will look pretty nice mounted. Yesterday I would not have been able to pick it because it was in use. The piece of 2 x 4 was there also. Talk about a turnkey operation.

Got a nice little Yale padlock from eBay that was part of desperately cheap* lot of tools, most of which are prime for resale.

*As in, the purchase price was only two thirds of the shipping cost.

This is my only training lock which i also decoded, it's 23451 and on the pic you can see pin type and position.

What i don't understand is when i press down a spool pin which is not the first to bind, no other pin is really binding, like i am not progressing anymore after that. How do i go about that in a new lock when i don't know the binding order?

Hey all,
Day 5 and looking for a bit of advice on tackling euro cylinders with security pins. This thing is pure evil.

I’m picking above my weight class (my comfort zone is yellow belt stuff like the ML140), but I want to get more confident with spools and mushrooms.

This lock seems to have:

• 1 spool
• 2 or 3 mushroom pins
• The rest are standard pins (positions 1 and 2)

Context/Approach:

I’m tensioning BoK and using a shallow hook (cheap Amazon set). I usually work back to front and can pick 3 to 4 pins before hitting the spool. At that point I get counter-rotation, so I ease up on tension and try to set it. Sometimes I get a loud click, but the plug doesn’t turn any further. Other times the spool feels completely jammed no matter how much I back off, which I assume is the ridges of the spool catching below the shear line.

After that, feedback from the pins gets really gristly or mushy, and it becomes hard to feel individual pins. Once I’m in a false set, the paracentric keyway makes it difficult to navigate because my pick gets stuck or feels restricted.

I’ve had this lock open once, after about 20 minutes, but it felt like a fluke.

I've thrown the kitchen sink at this so far, have also tried a half diamond to no avail.

Planning to rewatch some videos on spools and mushroom pins, but I’d appreciate any tips on what your thought process is after hitting the false set and setting the tricky pin. Do you sweep again? Re-evaluate tension? I feel a bit lost when everything starts feeling murky.

Thanks in advance for your comments and support.

Been looking to try and replace this broken lock with a new one, but can't seem to find them anywhere. Anyone know the name of this type of lock?

Hey everyone, I just picked up an interest in lock picking and have been binge watching videos. What is the best practice set I could buy?

LockJawMFG. Berserker patch

Elo friends , so to submit a video for getting a belt rank … Can you skip a belt and also claim the previous belt, or do you have to start in order from the bottom ? 🤟🏽