(picking 715) Monster heavy shutter lock "APFQS" quickly picked and partially gutted

This Chinese mad lock is made from (not hardened) steel and hosts a dimple lock that pick open easily. A monster of a lock but a joke of core ;-)

[@Potti314]

This Chinese mad lock is made from (not hardened) steel and hosts a dimple lock that pick open easily. A monster of a lock but a joke of core ;-)

[@chriscapune7873]

Great picking!!
Looks like a very heavy lock with a soft core ☹️
Thank you for sharing this!!!
👏👍👍👏🐈🐈

[@Potti314]

Yeah, the core is soft like the "hardened" steel body ;-)

[@lockmania-locks]

Very nice picking my Friend, heavy one

[@Potti314]

Thanks my friend :-)

[@timbober1]

Really excellent work. Thank you for such excellent content. 🏆

[@Potti314]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@LockpickingsGal]

Great job picking and gutting!! Very interesting to see the lack of security!! Happy pickings!!

[@Potti314]

Cheers, this intimidating looking lock is really a joke.

[@TallanPick]

Great picking and explanation Michael my friend, heavy padlock there, thanks for showing ;o))

[@Potti314]

Cheers, always fun with strange locks :-)

[@obijanjebrave]

"safety security" 😂 It will never stop to amuse me how chinese manufacturers trying to convince buyers that their goods is worth of buying.

[@Potti314]

Marketing is everything unless someone opens the lock in seconds.

[@LockNoob]

You made quick work of that! Nice :-)

[@Potti314]

Cheers :-)

[@HobbyPicker]

Very interesting, I like seeing how these things are put together. Such a shame that they cut corners and make these locks so weak.

[@Potti314]

Thanks. Yes, cool to see the inside. It's really sad with that soft core as the lock body is not too bad.

[@two_tier_gary_rumain]

Hardened Solid Steel must mean something different in Chinese.

[@Potti314]

Yes, probably the same shift of meaning needs to be apply as to "safety security" ;-)

[@two_tier_gary_rumain]

@@Potti314 Exactly.

[@BD90..]

Hardened solid turd lol

[@bird718]

the lock looks hefty, it will make an excellent paper weight

[@Potti314]

True, however paperweights are not that popular anymore in times of email and computer.

[@bird718]

@@Potti314
i have paper in the bathroom

[@Potti314]

​@@bird718 Very mindful ;-)

[@gilessparkes2699]

That is one beefy lock, great picking

[@Potti314]

Thanks, it's funny to pick open a heavy lock like this without any effort.

[@BD90..]

I think it is made of pig iron not steel. Mine I could open with just a tensioner

[@Potti314]

So that means that my lock is really high security compared to yours?

[@s0men00bb]

I've seen bigger on stores that are also Chinese , so , IDK what they are thinking ! Some of them are in size like smaller brick ! 🤣 Some Kasp high security padlocks are 2 pounds (~1 kg) ! 🤣

[@Potti314]

Even bigger? Ridiculous. That heavy piece of a lock should receive a quality core - if made from hardened steel or not.

[@s0men00bb]

Agreed. They're same as this one , just bigger , wasn't sure if spinner was real or not. Well , the biggest and heaviest that I have is Abloy 340 with Protec core. It's 600 grams ! And 362 , which I am after (if I get good deal on it with Protec2 core) is almost double. Tho , it's their highest grade of protection , regarding padlocks in general. :)

[@gregtunston5162]

nice picking

[@Potti314]

Thanks.

[@gantry289]

As the old saying goes "all bark (beefy big lock) and no bite (cheaply made, easy to open)!

[@Potti314]

... and that he only wants to play.;-)

[@Gazz_R]

A "spinner" that does'nt spin and 100% Chinesium body, that should have been the warning signs lol. Thanks for sharing Potti and take care mate.

[@Potti314]

At least a dimple lock and a lot of metal ;-)