Quote: "Taking one look at the Royal Guardian brand engraved on the lock will deter anyone from contemplating picking the lock and breaking into your house"
To the juvenile delinquents of the neighbourhood with a vandalistic streak the clear branding tells them they can just mess up your lock, lock you out and force you to call a locksmith. Also, burglars are opportnistic they will exploit the weakest point in your homes security -- they have neither a devotion to picking nor bumping.
Most criminals are going to break down the door, break a window, or drill the lock. Criminals seldom take the time to pick a lock (although I guess bumping becoming more popular though.) Bottom line is, if someone wants in bad enough, they aren't even going to waste their time attacking the locks.
I fully agree with you all. This is the most ridiculous method of pick and bump protection. So basically, you have to break a window to get in and replace the lock after an attack? Or drill it I guess. I mean, I also think it would be technically possible to rap the cylinder out of the relocker position if you wanted to. Yes, why not just use Abloy or Ingersoll? You can't bump discs or double-sided levers.
@zachlr1 Broken matchsticks can be removed quite easily with a broken key extractor set, something that even the handyman can buy cheaply and can learn to use (you can even do it a small hand drill and some music wire) and this will not require lock disassembly. Contrast this with "dead locking" the cylinder -- you will have to call the schmuck locksmith which sold you this crap product. This is good for the exploitative locksmith but obviously bad for the consumer.
@Xenon312 I don't know about you, but I'd rather have my lock vandalized (dead locked) than opened. I'm sure a locksmith can reset the dead lock pretty easily (I don't know, though). If not, you can probably send it to the manufacturer to have it reset.
i hate how people feel safe with a 300 dollar deadbolt, when it is attached to a 10 dollar door. if a criminal wants something...he...will...get...it. if you want to be truly safe that way, you will invest way more money into blast doors and percussion windows than could ever be stolen from you.
anyway thats my rant, watch my videos if you like lock picking (no i dont pick this royal guardian, if you were watching, its impossible)
Quote: "Taking one look at the Royal Guardian brand engraved on the lock will deter anyone from contemplating picking the lock and breaking into your house"
To the juvenile delinquents of the neighbourhood with a vandalistic streak the clear branding tells them they can just mess up your lock, lock you out and force you to call a locksmith. Also, burglars are opportnistic they will exploit the weakest point in your homes security -- they have neither a devotion to picking nor bumping.
PiotrThePrimate 10 months ago
Most criminals are going to break down the door, break a window, or drill the lock. Criminals seldom take the time to pick a lock (although I guess bumping becoming more popular though.) Bottom line is, if someone wants in bad enough, they aren't even going to waste their time attacking the locks.
zachlr1 1 year ago
I fully agree with you all. This is the most ridiculous method of pick and bump protection. So basically, you have to break a window to get in and replace the lock after an attack? Or drill it I guess. I mean, I also think it would be technically possible to rap the cylinder out of the relocker position if you wanted to. Yes, why not just use Abloy or Ingersoll? You can't bump discs or double-sided levers.
bigshrimpn 2 years ago
So, if someone wants to fuck with you, all they have to do is try to pick the lock on your door, and then you can't get into your house, either?
No thanks, I'll stick with Medeco.
-jcr
NSResponder 2 years ago
@NSResponder that's the same as breaking off match sticks in the keyhole. It really doesn't present a much greater problem.
zachlr1 1 year ago
@zachlr1 Broken matchsticks can be removed quite easily with a broken key extractor set, something that even the handyman can buy cheaply and can learn to use (you can even do it a small hand drill and some music wire) and this will not require lock disassembly. Contrast this with "dead locking" the cylinder -- you will have to call the schmuck locksmith which sold you this crap product. This is good for the exploitative locksmith but obviously bad for the consumer.
PiotrThePrimate 10 months ago
The only problem with this system would be vandalism. People would pick these locks for the sole reason of destroying the lock.
Xenon312 3 years ago
@Xenon312 I don't know about you, but I'd rather have my lock vandalized (dead locked) than opened. I'm sure a locksmith can reset the dead lock pretty easily (I don't know, though). If not, you can probably send it to the manufacturer to have it reset.
zachlr1 1 year ago
Only be practical on a building that was occupied 24/7 so it could be reset from inside.
helaunarr 4 years ago
i hate how people feel safe with a 300 dollar deadbolt, when it is attached to a 10 dollar door. if a criminal wants something...he...will...get...it. if you want to be truly safe that way, you will invest way more money into blast doors and percussion windows than could ever be stolen from you.
anyway thats my rant, watch my videos if you like lock picking (no i dont pick this royal guardian, if you were watching, its impossible)
Tempature1 4 years ago
shure it would work but after that u need to break a window to get in to your house and get a new window and lock
bigbang3835 4 years ago
Why pins? The Abloy lock was invented 100 years ago, is this supposed to be revolutionary?
And it is not possible to open it with a key after that? Very nice indeed, very genious.
jvam715 5 years ago
Yeah, how the hell are you going to get in your house?! These guys are real smart.
RockInBlack 4 years ago