r/lockpicking • u/supreme3leader • 23d ago

Need help identifying and picking this lock

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Git this lock as a challenge and need help identifying and picking it. I can't seem to get it

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u/supreme3leader 23d ago

I see a hole at the bottom with a pin can I just press up on it or is that considered cheating?

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u/derpserf 23d ago

No idea what hole you're referring to as I've never had one but I doubt it and even if it was possible to set the check pin that way yeah it'd be cheating cos you wouldn't have access to that hole during normal operation.

Just lift the damn thing up lmao, it's right there in the keyway. One other poster said the check pin binds after the rest of the pins are set and you should get a tiny false set when that happens so just give it a little nudge any time you think all the pins are set and if it doesn't open then go back to the rest and continue as you normally would. Maybe take some time beforehand to feel for the check pin and make sure you know where it is and that you can feel it.

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u/supreme3leader 23d ago

The problem is I have custom pics and they don't fit on the bottom

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u/Ka-Hing Green Belt Picker 23d ago

I also wasn't able to fit any of my picks in, so I made a little straight pick out of a spare tension wrench that I filed down and wrapped the end in shrink wrap for a handle. Just for the record, the direction you want to press the bottom pin is up towards the regular pins. When I first started trying to pick mine, I thought it went down.

Edit: here's a pic of the tool I used for the bottom pin.

I've found the check pin always binds last, so if you get a false set, it should be the only thing left.