Yeah, a 1-minute pick from one of the best pickers in the world, *with* a specialized tool, is the mark of a *good* lock. Not amazing, but certainly worth using.
The 83 series is more about rekeying capability and compatibility with door locks and other industry standard cylinders, not more exotic high-security cores. But the cores they make for them are much nicer than normal door locks or generic KiK cylinders (which they can also accept for using keyways Abus doesn't make. Oh and they have SFIC versions of several models too)
Looked demanding. No easy entry with that tool. It will not be easier with a traditional pick and turner. Especially not in the wild where can not chose the position. I would say this is more than enough pick-resistance for a real application. If someone realy want to pass, they will cut it.
@@Leslaron Which *can* be enough - assuming your picker isn't persistent and won't look for easier targets, or your security apparatus limits the amount of time a picker has before they're discovered and apprehended. This lock lasted a solid minute against an extremely-skilled lockpicker using exactly the correct tool for this lock under ideal conditions and no pressure - that's actually pretty damn good pick resistance.
@@LeslaronWe had the police over at our house to see how secure it is and what we could improve. They said the same thing: If they want to get in, they find a way. The more you delay them, the higher their risk to be detected. Most let go after little time already.
Guessing most "novices" don't opt for a lishi if trying to quickly bypass a lock. Most novices with an angle grinder or bolt cutters could've opened this twice in the amount of time LPL did picking it.
Doesn matter if its a total beginner, aslong they seen this video and bought one of hes tools. He litterly sells and shows the means to do it fast and easy :P Not that i blame him. Others do the same , and before he did. But locks would be atleast safer if NONE sold tools like that for any to buy on the internet easily. But yes thief would still just make there own tools.
It‘s not sufficient to have that tool. It makes picking easier but it doesn’t turn a novice into an expert. A novice wouldn’t feel that pin dropping, especially if not at home in a quiet setting, get frustrated and give up.
@@UltraSuperDuperFreak That is not exactly true, you would first need to actually learn how the tools and locks work. You would also need to be able to do it quickly and discretely because obviously anyone trying to pick a lock is suspicious. Not to mention that you would be in an environment that is likely busy so noise+distractions will make picking in the first place difficult. Unless the lock is Master lock in which case just punch it open ngl.
@@UltraSuperDuperFreak and the drug war would also end if drugs were illegal and nobody sold them anymore 🙄 the real world works differently than a Utopia
@@szurketaltos2693 quick thought was something like a chain that you attach a lock to each link, idk exactly how you would secure it but that was my first thought
ABUS is not publicly traded stock. It's a private owned company in Wetter (Germany). And the owning family still manages it. (At least the male ones. Females not so much.)
That lock deserved a proper picking. Those Lishi tools make it much easier. That said, the lock put up a good fight. Had to play whack-a-mole with 4 and 5.
Yeah, I'm always a little bit disappointed when the Lishis come out. I mean, I know it still takes a lot of skill, I know I couldn't pick it even with a Lishi tool, but I just enjoy videos more when he gets in there with a pick, you know?
@@timothyquinn4919 agreed, I just think this particular lock needed a old school single pin pick for the anniversary model. Abus makes some fun locks. Who doesn't love a 72/40?
I tend to use ABUS locks quite frequently as they have some models that currently are the cheapest ones that's certified by the insurance company I use. And that is enough security for the shed I've filled up with the more dissapoining tools that doesn't deserve a place in the garage
Abus makes quality padlocks, easy to work on and I love the convenient pinning window (be careful not to drop pinning window rotation limiter into bible pin chambers = serious core seizure)
He did find a lock he couldn't pick, once upon a time. He had to cheat and shim it. Before anyone says that counts, go watch video 1241. He says much the same.
@@GAMarine137 I'm sure he could design better locks, but so could all the existing lock makers. I'm sure even Master knows what it would take to build a more secure lock, but they probably figure it's not worth the extra cost because most of their customers would complain about the price increase.
Subtly putting Master Lock to shame at the end was a funny move, and LPL didn't even have to pick it open. We just collectively know that the brand's products are inferior 😂 the only thing missing was a "dunce" hat on it.
both the 543 and Rotasera by Bowley, he has not picked a protec2 either and many others. He wont show locks he cant pick as it does not help his image now that he sells lock picks and wants to be perceived as the best lock picker even though he is probable not in the top 10.
I'd like to see you do a video (or a series of videos) on locks that have stumped you, took a ridiculous amount of time to pick, required very special or custom tooling, or otherwise thwarted advanced picking methods. I enjoy your content but the current routine of "here's a crappy lock I can pick in under 60 seconds" is getting a bit old.
Tell the lock manufacturers to make better locks then. The "current routine" is consumer advice about locks you can buy today, it only gets old if companies continue to make awful locks and naive people continue to buy them.
I once had water pouring out of my faccet, to get it stopped I had go get into basement. It take a big lock. So I took a crow bar, and the lock came out with the hinge it was attached to. No clicks and other mess. 2 seconds to work that crow bar.
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