ishred Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 whats an hg250's rank? 2.5....more/less? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS27 Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Id say less. About a 2.2/.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 My HG250, recently purchased has a 2.72" spread and seems exactly the same difficultly as my recently purchased IM #2. ie.. no set I could get them both down to 3/16" prior to hurting my right hand. I have a new 2 3/8" HG250 coming to me and will report in if it is different than the #2 as I expect it to be somewhat easier. .. neilkaz .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishred Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 My HG250, recently purchased has a 2.72" spread and seems exactly the same difficultly as my recently purchased IM #2. ie.. no set I could get them both down to 3/16" prior to hurting my right hand.I have a new 2 3/8" HG250 coming to me and will report in if it is different than the #2 as I expect it to be somewhat easier. .. neilkaz .. ← well...that last 3/16 could be harder on the hg250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 well...that last 3/16 could be harder on the hg250. ← Perhaps it is. Hopefully, my hand will heal up soon (tendons in middle finger and other problems) and I'll get closer to shutting them, but when I did negs they seemed about the same to fully close with a little help from my left hand. .. neilkaz.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Ive got a HG250 coming in the post so Ill report on it when it arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incindium Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 (edited) My HG250 is easier than my #2. Not a huge amount but I get another 4-5 more reps in with it compared to the #2 at the same workout. My #2 though is harder than the other #2's I have tried. Edited January 4, 2005 by Incindium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Ishred, I think it depends on the spread of the gripper. I would rate my 2.25" HG250 as slightly below a #2 in difficulty. My 2.5" HG250 as very slightly above a #2 in difficulty. My 2.75" HG250 as noticeably harder than a #2. Maybe a 2.5 rating. I wish you were closer to Kansas and were able to come over to my house to try all 3 at the same time and feel the huge difference between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 My 2 3/8 HG250 is a hair under the BBM so kit is 1.8...2 is definitely harder my 2 is a 2004 2 3/4 spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishred Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 Ishred, I think it depends on the spread of the gripper. I would rate my 2.25" HG250 as slightly below a #2 in difficulty. My 2.5" HG250 as very slightly above a #2 in difficulty. My 2.75" HG250 as noticeably harder than a #2. Maybe a 2.5 rating. I wish you were closer to Kansas and were able to come over to my house to try all 3 at the same time and feel the huge difference between them. ← maybe if i click my heels 3 times and say "theres no place like home"..... Ben, i can't picture where kansas is on the map, but i am gonna make a trip out there and hang out and crush some grippers with you one day. Is the 2.75" 250 the one i borrowed from you? My friends new hg250 is noticably harder than 2's...i'm just not sure how it ranks though. thanks for all the replies guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 I got an hg 250 for christmas and have to say it's harder than my #2.I just know i can close my #2 at will now but am uable to get the hg 250 yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 My 2 3/8 HG250 is a hair under the BBM so kit is 1.8...2 is definitely harder my 2 is a 2004 2 3/4 spread. ← My 2nd HG250 arrived yesterday, thanx John B. for making certain it is a more narrow spread. It is not yet seasoned(just a few squeezes) and is 2.48" spread and I'd rate it a 1.85 when compared to my new Nov 2004 IM#2. My other HG250 is 2.72" and seems exacty equal to the #2. Grippers certainly do vary. Some gripsters think the new batch of IMs, including #2s is more difficult than some less recent ones. This might explain why some feel that even the new 250s are somewhat harder than 2s or it simply may be random varience. For me, the new HG250 has the strength I was looking for since I wanted something slightly less than a #2 and something that will have around a 2 3/8" spread once fully seasoned. .. neilkaz .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrooperVinny Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 I got a 250 not too long ago and it is much easier than the # 2 I got for Christmas. I think it might be due to the narrow spread on it...only 2 1/4". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FbaLLPlaya_53 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Mines filled down, and its around a 2 probably a 2.2/2.3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Pete Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Hey Bill are you talking about my hg250? I know my im#2 is a hard 2 and my hg250 is harder than my im#2 but i just recentley shut my hg250 felt good and have been getting closer on my hg300 but i`m not sure what that one might be rated at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishred Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 yea pete...yours, and the one i had from ben were both harder than 2's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarytheDino Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Mine is the wider older one. It's more than a #2. If you want an inbetween go for the supermaster. Unless you are looking for the narrow spread of the new Hg's for no-sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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