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Security heads-up regarding gun cabinets

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  • 27-09-2004 3:37pm
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    Sparks
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    So, a fair few of you may have seen the recent articles about Kryptonite bike locks that turn out to be easily overcome using a bic biro.

    What you might not have heard is that the same trick works on some cheaper models of gun cabinet like those made by Stack-On. Dunno if any of you have gun cabinets with similar cylindrical locks, but I thought we ought to give a heads-up for those who do to check and see if their rather expensive firearms are as secure as they thought they were!

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    fiacha
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    i love reading about things like that. a real kick in the arse for the manufacturers, and hopefully enough to get people to realise that a lock is usually the weakest part of your security setup.

    I wonder how well known this trick was before the press got a hold of it. I expect that the amount of bic biros being robbed from Easons will take a jump..

    did you know that a lot of padlocks can be opened with a shim made from a drinks can ? I read about it on the net (where else!) , and have been able to open all the padlocks around my house. takes about 30 seconds to make, and even less to open the lock.


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