Editing Lock picking (section)

=== Wafer tumbler lock picking ===
==== Jigglers or try-out key ====
The majority of wafer tumbler locks can be opened with a set of jigglers or try-out keys. They can also be opened with pin-tumbler picks.

==== Pick gun ====
{{Main|Snap gun}}
[[File: Snap gun.jpg|thumb|A snap gun]]
The manual pick gun (or snap gun) was invented by Ely Epstein.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lockmuseumofamerica.org/founders__the_legacy0.aspx|title=Founders - The Legacy |website=Lockmuseumofamerica.org|access-date=March 8, 2016}}</ref> It usually has a ''trigger'' that creates a movement which (like [[lock bumping|bump keys]]) transfers sudden energy to the key pins, which communicate this to the driver pins, causing only those pins to jump, allowing the cylinder to turn freely for a brief moment, until the pin springs return the pins to their locking position. Electric versions are also common, whereby simply pressing a button vibrates the pins while a normal torsion wrench is being used.

==== Tubular lock pick ====
A tubular lock pick is a specialized lockpicking tool used for opening a [[tubular pin tumbler lock]]. Tubular lock picks are all very similar in design and come in sizes to fit all major tubular locks, including 6, 7, 8, and 10-pin locks. The tool is simply inserted into the lock and turned clockwise with medium torque. As the tool is pushed into the lock, each of the pins is slowly forced down until they stop, thus binding the driver pins behind the [[Shear line (locksmithing)|shear line]] of the lock. When the final pin is pushed down, the shear plane is clear and the lock opens. This can usually be accomplished in a matter of seconds.

Most tubular lock picks come with a "decoder" which lets the locksmith know at what depths the pins broke the shear plane. By using the decoding key after the lock has been picked, the locksmith can cut a tubular key to the correct pin depths and thus avoid having to replace the lock.