• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Had thought about this.

    I wonder how easily these machines are to lift into a stolen UHAUL. Hypothetically one with a hastily installed wire mesh faraday cage… could probably get a lot of easily resold ammo.

    • Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 months ago

      You know a high vis vest and a lock pick for a circle key is only about a hundred bucks. I’d put money on the fact each vending machine probably has the same key too. Once you pick one you just tighten the pick and now you’ve got a key to the rest. You can stand right in public and take your time emptying it. People will just assume you belong. To be fair, if you’re try to look like a vending machine employee you could even skip the vest. Just bring a trolly and some milk cartons.

    • DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      If someone is going to rip off a giant vending machine, something like this probably wouldn’t be worth it - they’d hit an ATM instead. Ammo is not that expensive and I doubt you could fit enough in a vending machine to make it worth the risk of ripping off a vending machine. It’d be a few thousand dollars in ammo maximum.