Hey McNally I am a new fan I really enjoy your content and I was wondering if you would pick an old masterlock no3 with non lock pick things like a clothespin, call it a challenge or call it help. Pls❤ edit: this was supposed to be a comment but as long as they see it
The short hook goes so fast I can't even tell what's happening lmao Edit for clarification since I apparently need to verify; I know what zipping is and I know what's happening. My statement was that I couldn't *see* it happening. Like the bump key.
I think that's the point but it looks like he's bypassing the cylinder entirely rather than doing a speedrake on the first couple locks. After the first ones he still attempts it but ends up doing a normal pick.
@@Metalfacejoel The lishi overall performs better in day to day, because you get very precise feedback. But if it's for speed, then raking it will usually win (for some things not all) and bump key is just OP (also in certain states incredibly illegal to own unless you're a locksmith)
The Lishi is for making a key when you don't have one to make a copy. The short hook is for when you forgot your key and are trying not to wake up your 6mo at 2am. The bump key is for when the unoccupied restroom is locked but you need to get in right now because there's a turtle head poking out and no time to be subtle.
@@unknownvariable2456This. And when you'd bust his ass wide open like a loot lock goblin we all get the cheese! 🧀 Lol or McNally just loot grabs it all first. Because I can also see that happening..
@@brianb8003eh, not always. If customer has just lost one key but still has others they'll often expect you to just unlock it so they can get back inside. Also time comes into account, it can be way quicker to bump key or use EPG to unlock a door than drilling/burring. But yeah, almost never end up single pin picking unless using a lishi on a car (other two featured methods will not work on a car). Source - I am a professional locksmith
When you click on any comments date sent (next to name) it will become a video instead of a short, and then you can slow it down. Assuming your not on mobile...
He makes it look easy. This is what years of experience does. I just started and it took me forever just to single pin pick a basic masterlock and when I did it, I didnt even know how, I just trial and errored every pin lol. Much respect to high level lockpickers
bump keys are so funny there's no real thinking involved like proper picking you just put it in there and whack the key with a hammer and it knocks all of the pins out
Been locksmith for 22 years. Use all 3 methods plus a pick gun. Bump key is the fastest way to open a normal keyway you can get blanks for; however they leave scratches and dents on front of the cylinders if not careful. Registered keyways(Medeco, Assa, Mul-T-Lock, etc..) require regular lock picking method and special pick sets. In some cases, even a bypass tool. Love watching the side by side manipulation methods up close. Cool!
Top vid is an Engineer meticulously applying their skills while keeping track of the fractional turns of the bolt. Middle vid is a construction worker who just broke one wrench and is now putting a cheater bar on the next wrench because he's done asking nicely. Bottom vid is a backwoods bubba redneck with a can of skoal in one hand and a miller lite in the other taking a blowtorch to it, because the bolt can't be tight if it's liquid.
This is beautifully filmed and althought I'm not an ASMR person, I appreciate the intricacy of this process and actually find locks fascinating! Who knew the mechanisms inside are this colourful, almost like jewels.
Damn you must be really smart ... I had to add a couple more loops because the first couple I didn't know what the heck I was supposed to be looking at! Then once I got my bearings was I able to do the 3 time watch focusing on each section.
Can you please make a video or a list that has all your recommended lock picking tools and locks in order of price and your recommended experience level? Also tutorials that teach us how to pick locks like a pro that go from starting level to master of lock-picking level? That would be super helpful for everyone wanting to get into the hobby! Thank you
Not what's going on there. A bump key is a key blank for whatever lock you're trying to open, that's been cut to the lowest possible height at each pin position, with a little peak next to it. Then, the shoulder of the key, which is the part that stops you from inserting the key past where it's supposed to be inserted, is ground off. You insert the key to the normal depth, apply a little bit of torque to it, then smack it with the hammer. This over-inserts the key, and the little peaks whack the pins , causing them to jump up. As they fall back down, the driver pins, which are the pins above the key pins, will drop at the same rate since they're all the same length and are pushed by identical springs. Meaning they'll all line up, so once the key pins drop past the shear line (the separation between the lock core, which the key turns, and the body of the lock) the lock can open. Incidentally, you can make bumping a lot harder if not impossible simply by varying the strength of the springs in the lock. If they're different strengths, the driver pins will move at different rates, so they'll never all line up with each other at the same time.
@@puckcat22679the principle on which the other picks work is that the torque applied to the barrel forces the drive pins into the side of their respective shafts, increasing friction to force them to remain at the seam height; for these modified locks with different spring tensions per shaft, the bump key would just require more than one whack
I'm so glad you're back. I hope your time away each time isn't because of your son being unwell again or relapsing or anything. I hope it was for your own mental health or because you don't need money. I'm not religious but I am wishing all the best for your family dude! Please keep holding lock companies to higher standards (when it is okay for you to do so!!!)
Gotta love the bump key approach: BRUTE SMARTS & OVERWHELMING FORCE! 🤣 You can practically hear the bump key say "F*ck your finesse" when the last lock got gets popped in a tenth of a second!
Just want to point something funny out: NcNally and LPL got me into locks so i wound up buying a practice kit, a practice lock, and a Masterlock No3. I actively had a harder time with the practice locks that i do with the No3.
First off it's not a real key and second off the key is technically faster because you are literally hitting it once and it immediately opens and not only that the second one is only faster for the first 2
I think it was pretty interesting seeing the shift from a standard lockpick being the fastest to a bump key being the fastest. Really puts into perspective just how much most locks really are merely deterrents.
Hey McNally I am a new fan of your content and I was wondering if you would pick an old no3 masterlock with a safety pin or something non lock pick, call it a challenge or call it help but i would love it if you could. Sincerely a loyal fan
Quick question; is the pick faster than the lishi for you because of how skilled you are and if someone sucks at picking locks like me is it better/faster to just get a lishi?
@@blackmartini7684 For the bottom video yes, but the middle video where he is just using a bump key to produce a gap. The middle video though he picking the lock with individual pin manipulation. Something I am really bad at... So I have to wonder how much of their ability to pick the lock faster with a pick than with a lishi is pure skills, which I don't have. I have tried but my ability too feel the pin motion is pretty bad. Not sure if I just need practice or if I have dulled my senses for it with a lot of bodily abuse over the years.
Yes I assume so. He has the muscle memory to know where each individual pin is. If you don't have that, the lishi is better because it has that on it (it tells u what pin you're picking)
Yes. For someoen new who doesn’t know where all the pins are, a lishi is great for learning. If you already know everything about the lock, you don’t need to worry about a lishi
Bottom id for quick entry, middle for silent, top for making a key (if I'm correct the rest of that tool has numbers marked for locksmiths to beable to make a key copy for you)
