i'll be back for tall kitchen bags (part 4)

today, i went back to the hardware store and noticed they had a chart by the master locks that showed each style lock and its "security" rating. so naturally, i picked out the lock with the highest security rating available, a "contractor grade" master 532 padlock.

i also bought a schlage maximum security deadbolt (like for the front door of one's house). the master 532 had a very solid feel to it and definitely felt like a higher quality lock than the others. but alas, i had it picked in about 3 minutes after i wrestled it out of its plastic container.

i picked it again soon after in about 20 seconds. i guess master classifies a lock's "security" by how well it stands up to brute force attacks, like shooting the lock (the master 5 has a sticker that says "tough under fire" with a picture of one with a bullet hole in it) or cutting the shackle with bolt cutters, because their security ratings don't seem to have anything to do with the difficulty in picking them. or do they?

while looking at master's website to find information on each of these locks, they each contains a line like "4 pin tumbler security", "4-pin cylinder helps prevent picking", and from the 532, "5-pin cylinder for maximum pick resistance."

so i've got to ask, who are these locks so pick-resistant against? i just started doing this 2 days ago and i'm able to open a lock with a "5-pin cylinder for maximum pick resistance" in 20 seconds.

i'm continuing to work on the schlage deadbolt. it has a 5-pin cylinder and the springs are very high-tension so my hand gets tired after trying for a while.