I've trained on both. I think the bombs are without a doubt the best training for pinches I've found.
When two "normal" pinches are bolted on a wall side-by-side, they wind up being a compression problem, not a pinch problem. I've found this to be nearly universal. With the atomik bombs they are PURE pinch. It's just a question of how damn hard can you squeeze. Of course, this assumes that you're pinching them from underneath, not wrapping your hands over the top.
The missiles are so-so. I've seen some creative routes set with a missile hanging from a foot-long chain mid-route and a forced sideways swing and dyno off the missile. Lots of fun (but nothing like climbing outside) and not nearly as good at training pure hand strength.
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