How to pick a MasterLock 141 DLF - Beginner lock picking

[@krapowz]

I agree that this has been a good lock for me as a beginner. I started with some MaterLock #3's but got nowhere with them. I actually sorta quit trying to learn lock picking for a few months after getting stuck on the #3. Also good to see more left handed pickers. That was also something that gave me problems as a beginner, as I couldn't figure out how to tension a lock comfortably. Watching you pick has given me some additional ideas on how to position and tension.

[@LockSpaz]

This was one of the very first locks I practiced on, having started with #3s like most pickers I imagine, and a Kwikset KiK. I learned that the 140/141 needed a far more gentle touch than their brute laminated cousins like the #3. The first 141D I had early on had a zero lift pin at position #2 and as a beginner it had given me a heck of a time. I actually bent the core out a little from over 'tensioning' w/ BOK, and after that it would bind up a lot. So I finally caught on and moved to TOK (also better for that zero lift pin), but I couldn't keep the pry bar in, as the recess is short. I wound up trying to make a cutaway out of that one and destroyed it, ah well. I made a ton of mistakes over that first month or so but also learned a ton from those mistakes. I bought another 141, and with a gentle touch, and better turning tool control, it's now a very reliable open.

[@ronniekane9199]

Nice walk through with very clear video and explanation

[@IsaacHashman]

Keep up the great work buddy! Nice video 👍

[@killian611]

'Promo SM' ❣️