PART II
PIN TUMBLER LOCKPICKING
To learn how to pick locks, first you need to understand how locks work and what makes it possible to pick them. We covered how locks work in Part I, so now we’ll address the second piece: the vulnerabilities in lock mechanisms that allow them to be picked. What exactly makes lockpicking possible?
As you’ve seen, pin tumbler lockpicking involves aligning each pin stack with the shear line so the plug can rotate and the lock will open. But how can you tell when the pin stack is aligned at the shear line, and how do you keep it there as you move on to the other pin stacks? We’ll answer these questions in this introduction to Part II so you can apply that knowledge in Chapters 6 through 8.
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