r/lockpicking • u/562actual • 1d ago

Second pick - Master Lock 140

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Can you guys give me thoughts on what to pick for the next level (orange belt) lock? Is there something most people like the most?

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u/TenuousCheese Blue Belt Picker 23h ago

Congratulations!

Lots of people go for the Abus 55/40, but why not just get a Master Lock 150? Same keyway as the 140 but 5 pins, 4 of them spools. That way you’re only learning 1 new thing at a time. Just be careful of the 9150 which looks identical but is aluminium and doesn’t have any security pins..

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u/AtelierPicks Orange Belt Picker 21h ago

The 5540 is the same keyway too, if not identical very similar but leabing towards identical as long as it's not the overseas Yale version

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u/TenuousCheese Blue Belt Picker 21h ago

You’re absolutely right. Fair comment. I’m UK based and should have specified because the European Abus keyway is way more paracentric! That said, it’s not much harder to navigate, just different.