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Title: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: new2turkey on March 03, 2011, 10:11:16 AM
I've been moving all this week, right down the road. When I moved my gun rack, I put the both keys for the padlock on my gun rack onto my car keys.

Well the car keys were in my sweatshirt and my mom borrowed it to go to New Hampshire with (no problem there) but my keys are gone, somewhere where she went to lunch, or the store(s) she went into. I've called all the stores and the restaurant, and none have found the keys. I have an extra set of car keys, but I don't have any to the padlock....



Any ideas of how to get the padlock off without destroying the gun rack? I built the gun rack last year with my girlfriend's stepdad last year, and made sure all of the hinges aren't accessible.
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: redarrow on March 03, 2011, 10:14:36 AM
Bolt cutters ?
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Post by: redarrow on March 03, 2011, 10:16:27 AM
Of coarse if its a Master lock you can get a locksmith to make a key based o the lock numbers.
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Post by: Basser69 on March 03, 2011, 10:17:38 AM
Angle grinder or skill-saw with an abrasive blade. I have used bot here at work and they work well but watch the sparks!
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: n2deer on March 03, 2011, 10:19:02 AM
Quote from: redarrow on March 03, 2011, 10:14:36 AM
Bolt cutters ?


They work great.
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: Skeeterbait on March 03, 2011, 10:26:13 AM
dremel with a fiberglass cut off wheel.
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: bird on March 03, 2011, 10:44:44 AM
Quote from: Skeeterbait on March 03, 2011, 10:26:13 AM
dremel with a fiberglass cut off wheel.
:icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: sugarray on March 03, 2011, 11:13:27 AM
Hack Saw
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: VAHUNTER on March 03, 2011, 11:22:44 AM
i would go with the bolt cutters.

about 4 years ago i took my keys out of my pocket and layed them on the hood of our jeep. i was mowing and did not want them in my pocket. my wife came out and told me she was going to town. i did not even give my keys a thought. so somewhere between my home and 25miles to town my keys fell off. i walked the road up and down for 4 miles both ways. i never found them. luckly my wife had copies of them all. my gun safe and tree stand keys was on the ring. i feel for you. that is a awful thing to go through
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Post by: SR1 on March 03, 2011, 11:32:58 AM
Bolt cutters!!!!!!!!!!!!! locks only keep honest people out.
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: Muskie03 on March 03, 2011, 11:43:00 AM
I'm always loosing the keys to my boat trailer hitch, bolt cutters always do the job for me.
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Post by: mnturkey on March 03, 2011, 11:47:46 AM
package the whole thing up and send it to me, I will make sure it gets open.

Bolt Cutters,locksmith, or local prison, I am sure someone in the local prison could open it up.
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Post by: Mag10 on March 03, 2011, 12:02:08 PM
I am a locksmith and I have a 30" masterkey, (boltcutter)  the lock is junk with no keys so that is what I would use.  It will cost you more to make keys than a new lock w/ keys.  Good luck! Marty
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Post by: CB on the run on March 03, 2011, 12:38:28 PM
  If you don't have a set of bolt cutters, you maybe able to call the non-emergency # for your local  :firefighter: dept.
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Post by: knightrider on March 03, 2011, 12:59:50 PM
bolt cutters or hacksaw will get you in
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Post by: Crutch on March 03, 2011, 01:07:00 PM
Picking a lock is extremely simple if you have the feel and patience for it. I'm not a locksmith, but I understand how they work and enjoy picking them for fun.  You need a pick and a lever. The pick need a small bump or tip on the end to push the pins and the lever is something to put pressure on the cyl to make it turn. As you push the pins down, most of the time you will feel the cyl pop, when you get the last one right, it unlocks.  It is not hard to do if you just put some thought into it. I don't have a prof lock pick set, but have picked auto ignitions, file cabinets, houses and pad locks. Just takes a little understanding and effort.

It is a heck of a lot easier to pick a lock than it is to kill a turkey if that puts it into perspective.
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Post by: turkey slayer on March 03, 2011, 03:13:45 PM
Quote from: knightrider on March 03, 2011, 12:59:50 PM
bolt cutters or hacksaw will get you in
:agreed:
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Post by: StruttinGobbler3 on March 03, 2011, 06:32:50 PM
Another vote for bolt cutters
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Post by: TURKEYWHACKER on March 03, 2011, 08:03:59 PM
C4  :you_rock:
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Post by: OLE RASPY on March 03, 2011, 08:09:26 PM
Bolt cutters or die grinder.
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Post by: mason0366 on March 03, 2011, 08:16:48 PM
Tell your wife you need to go to your gun store. Then buy another and shoot it off. Win win  :happy0064:

Naw bolt cutter will do good
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Post by: guesswho on March 03, 2011, 08:17:30 PM
I'd get my mouth call and do severals sets of kee kee's, while I was looking for my bolt cutters.
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Post by: new2turkey on March 03, 2011, 09:30:00 PM
found them finally after two days of looking in my moms friends car....  ;D
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Post by: Basser69 on March 03, 2011, 09:52:32 PM
Congrats! :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: BOFF on March 03, 2011, 10:14:18 PM
Quote from: new2turkey on March 03, 2011, 09:30:00 PM
found them finally after two days of looking in my moms friends car....  ;D

Was this before you attempted to get the lock off?




God Bless,
David B.
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: Hognutz on March 03, 2011, 10:22:21 PM
Call Chuck Norris.. Once he stares at it, it will unlock itself.. :you_rock:
Title: Re: Lost my keys... HELP?
Post by: new2turkey on March 04, 2011, 05:56:53 PM
Quote from: BOFF on March 03, 2011, 10:14:18 PM
Quote from: new2turkey on March 03, 2011, 09:30:00 PM
found them finally after two days of looking in my moms friends car....  ;D

Was this before you attempted to get the lock off?




God Bless,
David B.


On the way to get bolt cutters I got a call.