8.20.10 - 5:00PM
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Emmy Blotnick

Popular Mechanics Fires Bullets at Padlocks, Shows Who's Boss

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How about a little Friday Fun With Guns? Popular Mechanics decided to test the strength and durability of a variety of padlocks by shooting them with a rifle from 100 feet away, instantly making most other jobs seem lacking in the awesome department.

I'll be employing this same test when it comes time to choose a new set of Tupperware in which to take my lunch to the public library.

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8.22.10

By Psul Shriber

Highest Rank

As a (long-time) locksmith, I can say NO lock will stand up to repeated bullets from a high powered rifle. On the commercials, I'd like to see them OPEN that lock, with a KEY, after the FIRST shot! Besides, burglars don't shoot locks off of doors/whatever. It attracts too much attention, and causes MORE problems with police

8.22.10

By Al Schrader

Neutral

I usually rip the door off with my bare hands. The U bar is hardened, so a bolt cutter wont work, but a $29.95 battery powered Dremmel with a diamond wheel will take it off in seconds (don't tell anybody you heard it from me, only use this if you own the lock & lost the key/combo)... Al

8.22.10

By Bubba

Highest Rank

I always used a bolt cutter myself. Magnum handguns are way too load.

8.22.10

By CCW Man

Neutral

What is "way too load"?

8.22.10

By jay

Highest Rank

why the opposite of quit

8.22.10

By 44mag

Highest Rank

I always use my 44mag to open a lock where I am trying to break in. I just stick the barrel in the owners face and he opens up the lock pronto. No muss, No fuss..

8.22.10

By Bob

Neutral

We loose the key,s all the time on job sites,cordless drill and
1/4 drill bit will drill out where key go less than a minute,opens every time,

8.22.10

By Carl

Neutral

I'm sorry, but is this supposed to be new information?? Ha Ha Ha
This was being done long before computers. Master locks was useing this at least 40 years ago to advertise the durability of their locks. I guess the new steam engine is next?

8.22.10

By CCW Man

Neutral

Carl - They already did the steam engine. A new fangled thing called a horseless carriage is all the rave.

8.22.10

By John F.C. Taylor

Neutral

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who remembered the old MasterLock commercials. They never really impressed me even then. It's not that the lock was durable, but always, could they ever open one of those locks that'd been hit by a high powered rifle. Here's another one. Remember the abuse Bic put the pens through? That's back when the tips were all brass. I'd like to see them duplicate those commercials with the all plastic version we've got today.

8.22.10

By Pete

Neutral

I remember a master lock commercial, they shot the lock and it survived, a few weeks later the commercial came on and I thought it was the same commercial, the lock exploded!! Then you hear, "Sorry Boys, it's a Weatherby!!" That was, oh, say 5 to 7 years ago. Funny as hell!!