In "The Crunchie Train Robbery," the outlaws shoot the padlock off the strongbox holding the Crunchies. Spoofed by commercials for Weatherby rifles and ammunition, which showed it blowing apart the lock with the words, "Sorry, Master Lock but it's a Weatherby.". The narrator mentions later viewing that commercial, with adverse emotional effects. Hollow-point large-caliber ammo with a very high muzzle velocity is another matter entirely see the Weatherby ad reference below.) This commercial is referenced in the Stephen King-as-Richard-Bachman novella " Rage", when the narrator/protagonist puts his locker padlock in his shirt pocket, where it later saves him from a sharpshooter bullet in the heart. 30-caliber armor-piercing round will usually drill a fairly clean hole through such a lock without damaging the part which holds the shackle closed if hit dead-center. (Of course, the actual results will vary depending on the type and caliber of ammo used a. 
This is an interesting application of Reality Is Unrealistic, because its effectiveness is based on viewers' expectations that a lock will break when shot. 30-caliber rifle to demonstrate its durability.
For years, the Master Lock company, as part of its "Tough Under Fire" ad campaign, ran TV commercials (especially during the Super Bowl) where they would shoot one of their own padlocks with a. The only reason it failed was because one lock was installed with a stronger screw than was included with the installation kit, and even that one would have have failed eventually if they'd kept going.) (The MythBusters have done that one, too. That, or a good hard kick on an especially flimsy door. The reason breaching shotguns exist at all is that a battering ram requires at least two people to operate, and the shotgun can be used to shoot bad guys too. The old standby "entry tool" (a small battering ram) is a better choice in most situations. Even then, they don't aim their weapons at the lock they aim at the surrounding door or the hinges. Only SWAT teams and soldiers ever do this in real life, and it involves a shotgun, Kevlar body armor, specialized ammunition (a powdered metal breaching round, often jokingly referred to as "Avon Calling"), and full face protection. Lesser firearms, especially handguns may harmlessly bury rounds in even standard padlocks to little effect. Unfortunately, in real life - as shown by the MythBusters - this requires a high powered gun at close range, which causes lots of very dangerous shrapnel. 
One or two shots is generally enough to destroy the lock, allowing the door to open. In movies and television, a locked door, or a padlock on a cage is never an impediment so long as the Hero has bullets to spare.
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