Another Reason to be Well Armed....

Right2Carry · #1

I don't know if anyone has heard of this but this is the first time I have seen or heard about this. When you see how easy this is it just might scare you. It's called lock bumping and is a real eye opener.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr23tpWX8lM

Jason73 · #2

A visit to a reputable locksmith and about $75.00 - $150.00 per door will secure you from this threat. (any lock sold at your local home improvement store is vunerable to this sort of attack)

jimlongley · #3

I hate to admit how many locks I have "bumped" over a lot of years.

Venus Pax · #4

Now this is freakishly scary.

308nato · #5

you would be supprised at how the old credit card trick still works also.

razoraggie · #6

Still working at said "blue and red" home improvement store.....
The Titanium Series from Kwikset guarantees against "improvised tapping or milled keys." I'm going to invest in these as soon as possible.

KBCraig · #7

razoraggie wrote:Still working at said "blue and red" home improvement store.....

The "Blue Borg", as we say on the woodworking groups. As opposed to the "Orange Borg".

....you will be assimilated...

dihappy · #8

i also use this trick whenever i forget a key to any door. It usually works.

I like the combination door locks for my home entrance doors.

KD5NRH · #9

razoraggie wrote:Still working at said "blue and red" home improvement store.....
The Titanium Series from Kwikset guarantees against "improvised tapping or milled keys." I'm going to invest in these as soon as possible.

Guarantees how? What would it take t prove it so you could collect on the guarantee?

Given that the vast majority of "lockpicking" in home invasions involves a crowbar, rock, or a boot, you'd do a lot better to concentrate on reinforcing the door and frame, and securing the windows. The few burglars out there with the time and skills to pick the lock are after better pickings than the average home.

kauboy · #10

No, this doesn't require picking. It just takes a properly made key(available over the internet for a small fee if you don't want to make your own) and a hammer of sorts. Then all you need is a few minutes to learn it and soon you can open locks in one or two whacks and in you go. This is a threat but one that is avoidable There are two manufacturers that I know of that are completely bump-proof due to the design of the lock. They don't work like standard locks with the same old tumblers. I can't remember the names off the top of my head but if anybody cares, I'm sure I can find them.

KD5NRH · #11

kauboy wrote:No, this doesn't require picking.

Picking is, by definition, defeating the lock by manipulation without the proper key. It is also not used, in this form or any other, in any but a very few home invasions as it takes considerably longer than a boot or prybar.

I've seen plenty of locks that functioned perfectly for years without any pins, since nobody tried to open them with anything but the key. If anyone had tried, any flat object would have unlocked them. One of those was on a door that had been kicked in.

Ever wonder why you never see a bump key in use on "Dallas SWAT?" They know how much easier and quicker it is to just break the door and/or frame.

Spacedoggy · #12

This is also another reason to buy a good safe for your firearms when your away from the homestead.

jimlongley · #13

KD5NRH wrote:
kauboy wrote:No, this doesn't require picking.
Picking is, by definition, defeating the lock by manipulation without the proper key. It is also not used, in this form or any other, in any but a very few home invasions as it takes considerably longer than a boot or prybar.

I've seen plenty of locks that functioned perfectly for years without any pins, since nobody tried to open them with anything but the key. If anyone had tried, any flat object would have unlocked them. One of those was on a door that had been kicked in.

Ever wonder why you never see a bump key in use on "Dallas SWAT?" They know how much easier and quicker it is to just break the door and/or frame.

A bunch of years ago I had a car that I could open the driver's door and start with a flat object. I had no illusions about its security so I never kept anything important in it, and if I parked anywhere that I wanted to ensure that it wouldn't get stolen, I took the rotor with me.