050 - Defeat a Padlock

[RedJohn]

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[Sniper-T]

This does work with all but high end locks

[RedJohn]

This does work with all but high end locks

This is what they say in the BLUF.

[Sniper-T]

yep... but I'm saying from experience!

short of picking it, the only way to defeat a high end lock is destructively.

And it really doesn't matter what you pay, I've seen some unshimmable $3.00 locks, and shimmable $50.00 ones.

several 'gentle taps' down on the body of a padlock with a hammer or an ax, will pop open every quality of lock without too much damage, but the high end ones will break inside and be unclosable again, where a regular lock will relock.

[realist]

A good claw hammer also works


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