Majestic 13 piece lock pick set and free "How to pick cylinder locks guide"

I was stuck between this set and the SouthOrd 14 piece set (the exact kit escapes me just now). I saw a video review of these and they were rated quite highly and as a few of my friends have the SouthOrd set, I thought I'd get these and see how they compare. The two sets are almost identical with the selection of picks but the majestic trasmit more feel and come in a nicer case and with a few more torque wrenches. The general consensus is the Majestic set is slightly better, although the SouthOrd set is still very worth the money if you can't get the majestic picks.

This USA-made set of picks is perhaps just a little bit on the thick side for European profile locks, hence 4 stars. They are similar to the Southord picks, in that they are all-metal (including the handles) and this helps produce good feedback. Somewhat surprisingly, there is only one hook in this small collection. It is flat-ended (not at a slant like the famous Peterson Gem) and one can definitely feel excellent contact with the pins using this hook. It works best with a Peterson type of pry-bar, or maybe a really thin tension tool, owing to its relatively large thickness. I have enjoyed using it for non-security pins as well as spools. It also feels robust. There are two diamond picks. The larger is too large for Euro locks, but the smaller has elicited reasonable results. The majority of the picks in this set are rakes, including a nice city rake. The other rakes are fairly sharp in their contours - I'm not a huge rake fan (other than Bogota rakes!) but can get a non-security pinned padlock to pop within 10 seconds using these. (Not sure about the upward sloping rake, though.) A snowman is also included. I have not got many wafer locks and don't tend to use this type in cylinder pins. Finally, there is a broken key extractor. Again, given the fairly thick profile of this tool, I am unsure as to how useful it could be in Euro locks. The tension tools consist of a really thin one - rather like the thinnest one in the Southord set, a medium thickness double-ended bar (not flat like the Peterson) and (almost bizarrely) a tweezer type of tool for wafers which actually fits Euro sized wafer locks. Last, but not least, is the leather case. This is a nice case, fastened by a popper stud. At first I was a little concerned that the pressure exerted in closing the popper would be harmful to the picks underneath. But so long as all the tools are held within, the "strength in numbers" principle is in good force. Overall, for UK and European locksport practitioners (to quote waddac2 and BosnianBill - KEEP IT LEGAL!) this would be a good additional set. I'd still recommend the Southord slimlines for starters - I've got two sets of these for their all round quality - but one has to be GENTLE with them. If you keep breaking picks or bending them, ease off the tension!

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This set Works really well with most locks,this is a top buy for me,highly recommended to all you lock pickers

Great value robust picks. They appear to be well made and at the price they offer good value for money.