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Learned at a Denver lock meetup that most pin tumbler locks only have 5 pins, and picking tools are sold in 5-packs for a reason
I went to a locksport meetup in Denver two weeks ago and a guy there told me something that stuck. He said most residential deadbolts run 5 pins, even the ones that look fancy, and the security pins people worry about are usually just one or two spools. That means the cheap 5-pin pick set I got online for $18 covers like 90 percent of the locks on my street. He also showed me how bumping works on a standard Kwikset in about 10 seconds, which honestly freaked me out more than any hacking demo I have watched. I went home and swapped my front door cylinder for one with security pins that same night. Anyone else get into locksport and start side-eyeing every lock in their house afterward?
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casey2681mo ago
Swapped mine too after watching a bump demo, six-pin Schlage deadbolt solved that fast.
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