Today’s door locks can be separated into three categories ... at least half do—then go through another test round with a reinforced box strike plate installed on a new lock sample.

CR’s test engineer for door locks. “When this is the cause, replacing the included strike plate with a reinforced strike, which costs as little as $10, improves the lock’s resistance to ...

Kick-in reinforced is the same test using an aftermarket ... The Schlage BE365 V CAM 619 is part of the Door Locks test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Door Locks models like ...