Anti-Pick Protection For Your Property
A common method of gaining entry that has been around for many, many years is lock picking.
Small tools such as paper clips, pins or lock picking tools (as locksmiths may use), are items that turn the barrel of a lock whilst pushing the pins up to the shear line which mimics the key.
Once the bottom of the pin stack is aligned, the barrel can be turned and the lock can be opened. Lock-picking does require some skill but it can be done in seconds when conducted by someone with experience and the correct tools.
Anti-pick locks can be made using three pins on each side, and some pin stacks have an indent on the top half which catches when it is picked. If the top half of a pin stack is ridged it makes it difficult for the intruder to guess when it is on the shear line.
As the bare minimum, anti-pick locks should be considered when looking to secure your property due to how much of a widely used method it is, not to mention that the tools are accessible by most.
