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%% COMPLETE LOCKPICKING %%
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%% --==**>>THE REFLEX<<**==-- %%
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%% [Member: Omnipotent, Inc.] %%
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A working knowledge of locks and their inner most secrets is a necessity
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for the active agent. Virtually all government agents are well versed in this
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sort of thing, most army intelligence officers are equally able to deal with
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most locks and even many private detectives could double as effective burglars
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if business falls off.
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In times past, it was standard procedure to turn CIA type agents loose
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after training to break into government (and maybe private?) offices on their
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own and bring back proof of the venture without getting caught or having the B
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and E noticed the next day.
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I cannot attest whether this sort of thing still goes on or not...
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The advantages or picking or other skilled methods of entry are many:
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less noise and hence less chance of discovery, no tell-take signs that a
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violation has even occurred, fewer tools are necesary than with most break and
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enter methods, and lastly, but not leastly, it has more class...
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With any of the picking methods presented here it is necessary to
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practice, practice, practice. Any picking takes some time and lots of skill.
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Like most other things in life, it is seldom accomplished as easily as
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presented on television.
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A good methods for effective practice is to obtain a lock which lends
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itself to dismantling and remove all but two pins (one long and one short).
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Follow the techniques given until you have mastered the two pin lock and then
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try three pins, then four, etc. Once you have this down pat, replace the two
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pins with mushroom pins and start over...
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Before picking any lcok, squirt a bit of graphite into the locks' innards
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to help free it from the binding effects of dirts and other contamination.
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=PIN TUMBLER=
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The pin tumbler lock is the most widely used lock. It offers medium to
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high security and is found in doors, cars, and a host of other applications.
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The principle of the pin tumbler is a series of tumblers resembling small
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pins (usually 5) held in place by other pins resting on top of them, called
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drivers, which are in turn, held in place by springs.
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The tumblers, drivers and springs are mounted in the shell of the lock and
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the tumblers extend down into the core of the lock. When the proper key is
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inserted the tumblers are raised to this shear line, or division between them
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and the driver pins. This shear line is located at the top of the core. When
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this transpires, the core may be turned freely with the key.
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If a key is cut too low, the pins will extend down into the core; too high
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and the tumblers will extend up into the shell of the lock. In either case,
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the core is held stationary and the lock stays locked.
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Pin tumblers require a high degree of tolerance in lock and key making.
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About .002 of an inch is required for correct funtioning.
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=PICKING=
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Picking locks requires two intrinsic items: A pick and a tension tool.
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The pick is a thin tool cut from spring steel which ends in a light upward
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curve, or a number of other tip shapes ranging from diamonds to balls and
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squares. The pick is used to raise each pin to its shear line. The most
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popular pick is probably the curved pick, although you should have a variety of
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alternitives on hand. There are many sets on the market containing anywhere
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from 5 to 200 picks and tension tools in some sort of carrying case.
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The tension tool is an "L" shaped (usually double ended) piece of spring
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steel. The tension tool is inserted into the core of the lock and turned
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slightly in the direction that the lock opens. This tension is maintained
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throughout the picking operation. As the pins are raised to their shear line
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the tension you are exerting will prevent them from falling back down into the
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core.
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Locks that use regular, smooth pins are the easiest to pick, and are the
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best to learn with. Modern Yale, Corbin, etc., are usually equipped with
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special pins to make picking a more exacting operation. It is quite essential
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that one learn to pick on a smooth pinned lock before attempting the challenge
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of an anti-pick lock. So...try and choose a cheaper, older lock to begin with.
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Place the ends of your tension tool into the keyway in such a fashion that
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it does not block your access to the pins. Most locks will take the tension
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tool at the bottom of the keyway best; however it makes little difference to
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the lock, or for that matter, to me, where you place the tool.
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Exert a medium tension on the tool in the direction you suspect the lock
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turns.
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Take your curved pick and insert it into the lock directly under the first
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pin. Now, while maintaining the tension, push the pin up into the lock.
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While still maintaining your tension, remove the pick. If the pin is
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picked the top (or driver) pin will remain up in the lock itself, freeing the
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shear line. The bottom pin may fall back down into the lock, but if done
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correctly, the top pin will wedge against the edge of the core (because you are
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turning it slightly with the tension tool) and remain up.
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