Posted: 8/1/2010 7:49:31 PM EDT
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somebody made a thread on some lockpics they had got? and posted a video of them opening a front door...can somebody help me out with the link to where to buy em? it might have been in survival gear section, im not sure...
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I recall them being titanium but can't remember the brand name. Maybe these? |
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First thing I thought was "my survival lockpick set is a full sized sledgehammer and pair of bolt cutters".
There are tons of sets around. Check out www.deltapress.com You should also read the MIT Lockpicking Guide. That's good stuff. |
Maybe one of these archived threads migt help? I couldn't locate the one with the youtube video, yet... http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=10&f=17&t=630974 http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=10&f=17&t=630545 |
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This looks like the website the thread mentioned! |
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My regular picks are steel but I've used aluminum too. They don't last as long but they're cheaper.
Picking is fun! I used to grab my bucket-o-locks and my picks whenever I sat down in front of the TV. It got to the point where I could open all of them in a few seconds without paying attention to what I was doing 
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I know you were asking about commercial pics, but I made mine in just a few minutes with a bench grinder and some spent jigsaw blades. You can make some nice little tensioners out of the metal strip from a wind shield wiper blade also.
I also enjoy the pile of locks I have lying around here. Scary that the easiest ones I have are the master trigger locks. You need a really small tensioner, but they pick very easily. |
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i believe you are the winner!! unfortunately all you get is a thank you...thank you... i was thinking they were brazil but it was bogota... |
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First thing I thought was "my survival lockpick set is a full sized sledgehammer and pair of bolt cutters". There are tons of sets around. Check out www.deltapress.com You should also read the MIT Lockpicking Guide. That's good stuff. Yup. That's how I learned to become an infinitely better picker. I keep a set of picks in my work bag just incase I need to open one of my padlocks or if I get locked out of the house. |
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Is the serepick all you would need? It looks like just two tools where you see some other kits with a bunch of picks. What is the difference? I'm a total noobie to this. every lock is different and every user is different. you may like that Bogota pick where i prefer just a diamond pick. for things like master locks and standard door locks a small diamond and a large diamond will do the job. both of which can be made from a hacksaw blade. the sets just give you more options for more locks. other than the picks you also need a tension wrench. hit up youtube for videos an do a search for lockpicking 101. |
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I've got the Serepick Bogotas.. They are the cat's ass |
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http://www.itstactical.com/its-tactical-store/#top
These are titanium but hard to catch in stock. |
The Bogotá pick is a rake style pick, which is used to quickly open a large number of locks with a jiggly/saw/rake motion. Its not really good for learning the art of lockpicking, but is great speed tool for more advanced pickers. The guy who developed the pick is Raimundo on a really good lockpicking forum called Lockpicking101. I would say that your best bet would to get yourself a small 20 piece lockpick set because it will include not only a rake and tension tools but a lot of other picks so you can learn single pin picking, as well as attack other lock styles. I also recommend a good practice lock like this one
This lock can be set up however you like, because each pin can be added or taken away. It also come with security pins like spool pins and mushroom pins for when you want to learn to pick advanced locks. Easier to carry around and cheaper to buy than a box of random locks. Last deployment I kept the lock and a couple of picks in my pocket to mess around with whenever I had downtime. There are a ton of good videos on youtube posted by the lockpicking forum guys that show the details of technique and different locks styles. The last thing I will add is never practice on a lock you depend on, like a door lock because even an advanced picker can destroy a lock and it would leave you unsecured or locked out until you could get a locksmith in. |
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i found some instock at this site http://www.preparednessdeals.com/servlet/the-208/Bogota-Entry-Toolset-Survival/Detail
but at $47  ill just wait till theyre in stock at another site for $35...
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| i think its that you can pick most locks using the raking technique that you would use with the bogota(the one with 3 humps would be used for raking and the other one is a single pin pick) and the 2 picks are also tension wrenches so it reduces the amount of picks you have to carry...at least thats my unprofessional opinion... |
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i found some instock at this site http://www.preparednessdeals.com/servlet/the-208/Bogota-Entry-Toolset-Survival/Detail but at $47 ill just wait till theyre in stock at another site for $35...Ummmm... They are $30 here and in stock, this is where I bought mine. They were even nice enough to sell me a single replacement pick for the one that fell out of my wallet. http://www.serepick.com/products.html Here are some of my goodies, the lock is a great time killer. You can go from 1 to 6 pins with security pins and all that good stuff if you ever get that good. The top is drilled and tapped for a hex screw you can just remove to switch out the pins. Gotten to the point where I can open pretty much any padlock in a minute or two. Doors take longer, if you give me 5-10 minutes I can rake open most deadbolts with just the Bogotas. I have 20 someodd other picks and they are nice to have but I never use them for the most part. 
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My regular picks are steel but I've used aluminum too. They don't last as long but they're cheaper. Picking is fun! I used to grab my bucket-o-locks and my picks whenever I sat down in front of the TV. It got to the point where I could open all of them in a few seconds without paying attention to what I was doing I used my set to open a guys car door once, long time ago, I work in apartment maintenance and he locked his keys in his car, he asked if I may be able to help him. I shoulda charged him the 50 bucks it would have cost for a locksmith, but I didn't, I just wanted to see if I could do it. |