New #3

[austinslater]

I just ordered a new #3 and this thing is a beast. By far the hardest #3 ive tried to day. Its right at 3" wide and the sweep is huge. I would say about a 3.5 and harder then both the mm1 and mm2 replicas. Morgans hard #3 is similar as well. Has anyone else gotten a #3 lately and what was it like? I hope this is how things will be in the future and love this gripper. If anyone is after a hard #3 order a new one!

Austin

[SHRUG]

I am gonna order one this week Austin, hell I may order 2.

[twig]

Are #3's usually wider than #1's and #2's? Because I got a new #3 earlier this year and it's a full half inch wider at the base. I think it's a beast, but then, I have never tried any others, so I have no comparrison. Just ordered a HG250 tho, so maybe that will give me some relativity.

[jad]

3.5....WOW! I realize you're bound to get some variance with grippers but goooood night. I traded my brother my 2002 #3 for his 2004 #3 with the engravings. The 2004 #3 I have is definetly harder than my old 02 #3 but it's no 3.5 and definetly not as hard as my MM replicas. When I worked out with both #3's and I would start missing the 04 by around 1/8 I'd drop down to the 02 #3 and I'd still have 4-5 closes left in me. I'll have to measure the spread when I get home but if I remember right my 02 was actually a little wider(almost 3 inches) but the 04 was mounted a little deeper.

[Florian Kellersmann]

My newest #3 is a beast too, harder than the MM1 for sure.

How do the new #2 and #4 feel?

I bought a #2 for a friend. The Gripper has a dark silver spring and not a black and it feels average. Are all new springs silver coloured? What's with the new #4s?

[austinslater]

Im sure the 3.5 will drop somewhat as it seasons. The spring binds up pretty bad so that and a little oil will help with the sweep. This thing will still be the toughest 3 ive ever tried though. Great gripper for sure. All the new springs on mine are a gray color as well and not the black springs that I have on all my other coc's. They look great.

Austin

[jad]

So are grey springs a new feature? I assumed when you said new you meant the ones with the engravings on the rings.

[austinslater]

Im not sure to be honest. The springs do look different then in the past for sure. I like the looks of the spring though, not that it matters but it looks better.

[Clay Edgin]

I just got a brand new 3 from the contest as well. It isn't that tough I think. I mean, it's strong, but the sweep isn't that bad. It is spread right at 2 3/4" and the sweep is smooth.

[maidenfan]

Clay, I think they're talking about normal people using grippers Nice job at the contest too.

[austinslater]

I got a new #3 earlier this year and it sounds about like the one you have Clay. 2.75" and alittle above average and this new one isnt even close. Maybe I got an oddball who knows.

Austin

[ironorr]

My new #3 is very tough as well. It has a 3" spread and a monstrous sweep, but still smooth. I can get the handles a little past parallel on a good day. I'm going to work on finishing with my Bb Super Master before I close in on the #3.

[Bob Lipinski]

Austin, mine is very hard. Definitely in the 3.3 range, closing in on the MM2 I'd say. Far harder than any other 3 I have tried.

[gerryg]

When I pick up my 2004 coc#3 I feel like a small child!

[austinslater]

Bob-Im guessing that is where mine will end up. 3.3 sounds about right after a little breakin in.

Austin

[smp76]

Austin,

just got a NEW #3 for the cut #3 work we talked about and it is a beast! it makes me feel all scared inside and hurts me where my feelings live I tried it in comparison to the #3 I ordered back in March and it is quite a bit harder. I tried it during my warm up and where I usuall fall somewhere in the 3/8"-2/8" from close on my old #3 I was 3/4" with my new bad boy.

-SMP

[foggymountainmuscle]

I have a 2004 #2. It's well above my #1, I mean alot more than the intended gap should be. And I'd rate my #1 as average or slightly tougher. I have a PDA 295 which is supposed to be a 3.1 but it's been sounding like the new #3s will be tougher! I do not have a #3.

[Meat Loaf]

No, the new #3s are murder. At venice beach a couple months ago, i tried Randy Strossen's own 2004 #3 and i got it as far as i had gotten an easy #4 that day.

Definately 3.4 or 3.5. At least.

MEAT

[Bill Piche]

A friend has one and it's average. Again, grippers vary.

[Bill Piche]

I just read more posts. One 3" and one 2.75"??

Looks like nothing has changed with the #3 typical variances.

[JustinH]

I have 2004 #1, #2 and now #3. I haven't tried other #3's but I'm very sure that mine is a BEAST. It feels impossible to even get down to parrallel(barely can do that). I can chest crush it but that's about it for now. I thought I'd be able to get it down farther since I've started to rep my #2, but I guess not. I guess I'll just do some negatives with it for now. I'll try it on my actual hand grip workout day to see if there is a difference. I just measured my handle to handle length( I guess this is the sweep?) and it's 3''.

[Scott Styles]

The 2004 #3 I bought was way too hard for me (I'm working on the #2), so I sold it to Jedd. He seemed to think it was tough as far as #3's go.

[FbaLLPlaya_53]

I have an '04 #2, #3, and #4 all with a 3" spread. The 3 is very stout and hard on the close, the 2 is above average and the 4..well its just damn crazy.

[jimcg]

What's with the new #4s?

I bought a new #4 a month ago and it has the same spread as my previous one (from feb -03) and it feels about egually heavy. The new one being a little bit heavier, but I haven't seasoned it yet and I won't either. Want to keep it as is, so the if/when I close my other #4 regularly some day and start thinking about getting certified, I want to have an unseasoned #4 to compare with).

I think small differences i resistance is hard to give an opinion about, if the gripper are far from what you can close - when I got my RB300 i thought it was almost as tough as my #4, but now after gaining some strenght, I am just 5 millimeters from closing it, but still have a long way to go on the #4... By that, I mean that there could be a larger difference between my two #4 than I can judge for the moment.

//Jim

[austinslater]

After puting some oil on the spring and playing with it some its just like Bob said and is about a 3.3 or so. Still harder then my mm1 replica. Great gripper though.

Austin