>>10931019Yeah, fair enough, Mag locks are actually pretty good when everyone involved is smart enough not to mess it up, and they've been informed at some point by management of the simple "Do's and Don'ts". Unfortunately they're just not a great idea for most peoples' private homes or businesses, because most people are not that well educated.
While we're on the subject, and on the off chance that anyone is actually listening to the conversation or gives half a shit, what you actually want on your house are the older mechanical locks. The designs haven't changed much over the years, but the materials and craftsmanship certainly have. Anything >20 years old is usually fine, especially if you can get old stuff in original Yale, National, BEST, or Schlage. Knock-offs need not apply, though if you get your knockoff from some of the western or northern european companies, they're usually okay.
What you really, really don't want is anything Kwikset, anything sold at a hardware store, or anything basing your security on some new technology or another, like RFID.
The best defense for your home is a fat steel deadbolt sunk three inches into your doorframe, protected by an old paracentric mechanical lock.
Part of the reason I suggested companies like Yale and National are that a lot of their old keyways are paracentric - they added a ton of extra security against picking and flatblade-forcing locks just by curving the "Keyway" of the lock so that it crosses the center line where all the pins are, usually two or three times in an "S" sort of pattern. If you try to pick it, your pick can't move straight up and down, keeping you from getting at the pins properly - and a flatblade won't even fit into the keyway to get a grip.
