Need a good padlock

[Nathaniel Firethorn]

Hi, all,

I just got a Pelican rifle case, and need a good padlock for it. Does anyone have any recos or antirecos?

Thanks,
- pdmoderator

 

[cerberus]

A Master

JUst get a Master brand lock.

 

[CB900F]

Pdmoderator;

I'm a professional locksmith. You need to put out a little more information please. What is the largest shackle diameter that will easily fit through your case's retaining hasps? Will the case configuration let you use a guarded hasp type padlock? Do you want keyed or combination? If keyed, do you want key control? Do you have a budget?

Master makes all sizes & types of padlocks, including some quite good ones that you won't see at Wally-world. All-in-all, I'm going to take a flyer, based on experience, & suggest you go to a lock shop & look at the Master 6121. I'd think that it will retail for something in the high 'teens. But I don't know your market, of course. Considering the cost of the contents, that's really not very expensive. Although I'm sure that it's a bit of a shock compared to the typical box store padlock.

The 6121 also has some very useful points to recommend it. It is re-keyable. Therefore if you should think that someone got a key that shouldn't, you don't have to buy new locks. Just get your present ones re-keyed. It also does not have a shackle spring to rust or break. They are rubber armored & have a keyway protector flap.

900F

 

[Nathaniel Firethorn]

Hi, 900F,

Thanks for the reply. There are two shackles on the Pelican case, one at either end, so I'd really like a pair of locks, keyed identically or with an identical combination that I specify. (Had one of the kind with a settable combination picked once, so I shan't do that again

They'll take a 3/8" shackle comfortably (holes are 7/16" diameter.) Shorter shackles would work best. I don't know how to tell whether they'd take a guarded shackle or not.

Here's the case:

and here's a close-up of one of the hasps, edgewise:

Thanks for your help,
- pdmoderator

 

[CB900F]

PDModerator;

No lock shop that's worth doing business with should have a problem with you taking the case to them & seeing what works best for you. Mind you, the guarded hasp padlocks are going to be slightly more expensive than the 6121's. Low to mid 20's each I'd think.

Getting a pair keyed alike is not a problem either. Usually a shop will buy a box of 6 keyed alike anyway. If you have other uses for this type of padlock, buy the box & ask for a discount.

900F