If I can get a Euro cylinder that fits well and only protrudes a millimeter or 2 beyond the lock face, is an anti-snap lock necessary?

I guess you’d need a good few mm purchase to get enough leverage to snap them, therefore if I can get a good fit I can save some money by just going for anti-pick / bump?

The lock face is on a handle which can be prised away from the door giving more purchase, n’est-ce pas?

If that’s the case then I guess so, thought they were a gimmick.

Thanks.

You can always whack a big screwdriver in the lock and then strike that with a hammer – will snap a flush cylinder.

I upgraded all our Euro lock cylinders a while ago, one of which I had lost the key for. I was amazed at how easy it was to break open…

They are stupidly easy to break – only had to do one but it was scary.

Edit: First video that popped up on YouTube:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhhXyROxQM[/video]

She took her time!!!

By coincidence, I was working on a break in a couple of weeks ago when the SOCO turned up to dust for fingerprints and I asked him how many “snapped” cylinder break in’s he’d come across.
In six years, he’s seen about 3.

I’ve been a locksmith for 10 years now, I’ve never seen one.

That’s not to say it doesn’t happen.

I do, however supply antisnap cylinder’s if I’m asked but would normally fit a standard euro cylinder.

Is the anti-pick / bump feature worth paying extra for?

If your getting an anti snap it’ll come with those features too.
All new cylinders(anti-snap or not) come with mushroom drivers now a days which is an anti-pick/bump feature anyway.

Anti-bump cylinder or not, it takes seconds to break through a door and very quietly too if you know what your doing and have a few simple tools

We had our locks snapped one night 4 years back and had two cars and some other stuff nicked – the point being that it was quick and quiet. It’s not an expensive upgrade and if you’re having a new door fitted, hardly an additional cost at all. If you’re extra paranoid (like I became) you can put PAS24 security door handles on too to make it much harder to get to the lock itself – http://hoppe.co.uk/door-window-handles/

@flatfish – not sure where you are but ask a West Yorkshire Police SOCO how many they’ve seen as it was/is an extremely prevalent MO around here to the point that they had some reasonably high profile campaigns.

Miles away from West Yorkshire. I’m in Bristol.
I had heard about there being a problem around that area TBF.

In leeds its a big problem. I think council house doors had easy locks. It is such an easy way to gain access that when we call for police back up to break in, they generally bring a drill and molgrips (the tool not the member) rather than a ram.

I’m not a locksmith and I can “do” a euro cylinder in less than 2 mins (as demonstrated to my friend when she lost her keys!)

molgrips (the tool not the member)

meehaja – so are you calling molgrips a tool or a dick? 😉