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#21

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Billy Buice Video

Last post by WLT III - Today at 09:54:03 AM

Wouldnt give $20 for most junk out there today. Was at Unicoi last month, walked up to a mans table full of yelpers. Asked him to let me hear em play. Told me he doesn't play them, he just builds them. Walked away without saying another word. What a friggin joke. 

On that same note I picked up a trumpet at a guy's booth to play at the Mossy oak store's turkey tailgate and got a mouth full of sawdust. I spit it out then held my finger over the mouthpiece and blew it all out. He didnt say a word 🤣....

Everyones' a trumpet builder these days

#22

General Forum / Re: TSS article Outddoor Life

Last post by patternfreak - Today at 09:52:10 AM

Interesting article. In another thread, I mentioned how the cost of my TSS shells was insignificant to the overall cost of turkey hunting for me...that is, based on how many shells I generally fired in a season. I have to admit that the increases in price we are witnessing now is making me grit my teeth a bit more about forking over the dough for TSS.

Up until now, I have used TSS because I wanted to have the "best" chance of killing any gobbler I pulled the trigger on. THAT is the only reason I shoot it. As the price of TSS shells goes up, that reasoning is becoming more and more hazy for me. I suspect I am not the only one having that same debate with themselves. 

You aren't the only one. I've been a die hard TSS shooter for the past 6 years or so. I've developed hundreds of loads and spend thousands of dollars on ballistic testing. Mainly waterfowl stuff but a good share of turkey loads as well.

This past waterfowl season I didn't load any new shells with TSS. This turkey season I plan on shooting lead shot.

The line in the sand has to be drawn somewhere. Once all of this passes with China I don't think we will see prices come back down, because you guys are still buying it.

Once a price is accepted by the market it rarely comes back down. Remember when home prices shot up during Covid because interest rates were low and everyone said "That's crazy, I'll buy when they come back down!" They haven't came down and they're not going to. Same thing with TSS. No one selling it for $100 a pound is going to come back down to $40 unless we quit buying it.

#23

General Forum / Re: 3 word story

Last post by 310 gauge - Today at 09:48:31 AM

or the Press

#24

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by 310 gauge - Today at 09:44:58 AM

Butter

#25

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Stabilized Burl

Last post by Toddmann - Today at 09:31:41 AM

Very nice Todd! You need to take that to the woods.

That one is probably going around my neck this spring!


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#26

General Forum / Re: TSS article Outddoor Life

Last post by GobbleNut - Today at 09:28:30 AM

Interesting article. In another thread, I mentioned how the cost of my TSS shells was insignificant to the overall cost of turkey hunting for me...that is, based on how many shells I generally fired in a season. I have to admit that the increases in price we are witnessing now is making me grit my teeth a bit more about forking over the dough for TSS.

Up until now, I have used TSS because I wanted to have the "best" chance of killing any gobbler I pulled the trigger on. THAT is the only reason I shoot it. As the price of TSS shells goes up, that reasoning is becoming more and more hazy for me. I suspect I am not the only one having that same debate with themselves. 

#27

Call Making Competition Forum / Re: Contest dates

Last post by Woodleyrd - Today at 09:26:39 AM

I believe that probably one of the next Custom Turkey Call Competitions will be the Dixie Deer Classic which I think this year is between Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2026 at the NC State Fairgrounds 4285 Trinity Road Raleigh, N.C. 27607.  I do not know what the process is for submitting calls to be judged or where they need to be sent and by when they need to be received but I am sure with a little digging you could find that out if you need that information.  Hope that helps!!
If you are interested though I would not wait until the last minute to find out because those dates are not that far out and the calls will need to get there in time to be judged, and we all know how reliable out postal service has become.

You can search Southeastern call makers contest on the interweb and they have everything you need there.

#28

General Forum / Re: 20 gauge lead load

Last post by Smallfry - Today at 09:19:38 AM

Yes, verdict has an ounce and a half load of fives. I bought a few boxes so far I haven't been able to find the right choke to get a tight pattern. Windy Hill offers a load of sixes in an ounce and 7/16 I haven't gotten those yet to try to pattern them. But they're just aren't many options out there that I have been able to find.

#29

General Forum / Re: TSS article Outddoor Life

Last post by Greg Massey - Today at 09:18:08 AM

Good read and thanks for posting. Glad I have enough for the long long ride into the future...

#30

Turkey Call Classifieds / Re: WTS 3.5” Crystal over Carb...

Last post by harrisong89 - Today at 09:18:05 AM

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