Why does nobody talk about how easy it is to rake Kwikset locks with a cheap Bogota pick?

I was messing around with a $8 set of picks I bought off Amazon last Tuesday, just to see if I could open my own front door lock. Everyone online always says Kwikset is garbage, but I thought that was just lock snobs being dramatic. Turns out, I had that thing open in under 10 seconds on my first try. I found a video from a guy named BosnianBill that broke down exactly why the wafers are so soft and the pin stacks are shallow. Has anyone else had a similar wake up call about how bad some common locks really are?

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bettyh842d ago

You're making it sound like a major crisis, but honestly, who cares? Your average thief isn't out here with Bogota picks watching BosnianBill videos. Most break-ins are just someone kicking a door in or finding an unlocked window, not picking locks.

kai4632d ago

My buddy Dave lives in that new complex off Third Street, you know the one with the key fobs. Last month someone walked right through the back door where the latch was broke for three days, stole two bikes and a TV from the laundry room. @bettyh84 is right, nobody even saw a lockpick. Dave didn't even know the door was broken till the cops showed up and pointed at it. Locks are the least of your worries when people just walk in.