[8] Abus 72/40 Picking Tips

[@begin2dig]

thank you v. much for going through tension, exact pick and how you're moving the pick - great gratitude here.

[@georgiajim2260]

Glad you liked it

[@RookKnight]

Quick and clean pick, I can appreciate someone that knows what they're doing 👍😎🔓 ♖♘

[@wolfganggrojcig2528]

Just opened two of my ABUS 72/40s (green and black colors) these suggestions are very helpful!

[@georgiajim2260]

Nice job, glad it helped.

[@dustynwindy]

Great pick. I’m gonna hafta try the twist the pick to the left move. I do get womperjawed in the pins sometimes and that might help. That number one pin has almost always been the last to set for me and my tension bar is just in the way. I’ll bend me up an insert that doesn’t go so deep maybe. This lock has been taking me way too long to open.

[@georgiajim2260]

Dusty N Windy It took me longer to get this lock than the 1100 by far. This lock is underrated in my opinion.

[@dustynwindy]

Georgia Jim Agreed

[@aratondisane]

yeah, I kind of figured the 0.4 mm picks are the way to go with this lock. I tried Moki 0.5mm and Multipick 0.6mm too, they seemed a bit too thick and always got stuck halfway. Now I'm gonna try multipick 0.4mm hooks on it again. I just need to be more careful while lifting. Those 0.4mm picks are a bit more fragile compared to the thicker ones. Thanks for the suggestions! Update: Right, on my end. the first pin in the lock just in the entrance of the keyway is locked very tight and its so hard to reach because of the warding. I really don't want to break my pick here.

[@Keymaster]

Great picking! The SSDeV in 0.015 is one of my favourite picks 😎

[@georgiajim2260]

Thanks, it really is a great set of picks.

[@evilarchconservative2952]

Been working on a lock where twisting the pick might be helpful. Got a few locks to pick b4 ordering a 72/40. 👍

[@georgiajim2260]

Don’t order a 72/40 just yet😉

[@evilarchconservative2952]

@@georgiajim2260 I promise not to. 😎

[@ClayEldridge]

After 3 months… I picked it first try after this video… twisting the pick to the left helped, not sure why!

[@georgiajim2260]

Glad it helped. It works because the bible and core is at an angle inside the padlock and twisting the left gives better alignment on the pin.

[@SnakePicks]

Excellent tutorial.

[@truckinglock]

Wish I would have seen this video before lol. But maybe now it'll be a touch easier.