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Turkey Calls => Mouth Call Making Discussion => Topic started by: Jimmyc on February 12, 2018, 06:48:10 PM

Title: .005 latex
Post by: Jimmyc on February 12, 2018, 06:48:10 PM
Has anyone made calls from .005 or even .006 latex?  Wondering what kind of results one gets from these since I have not used anything thicker than .004. Thanks
Title: Re: .005 latex
Post by: Lonehowl on February 12, 2018, 10:24:26 PM
I have,  tried it a few times ...to heavy for me. I have 005 and 006 natural  and some 006 grey. Just no fun to run.
Mark
Title: Re: .005 latex
Post by: Gooserbat on February 13, 2018, 11:25:24 PM
.005 is okay for top reeds if someone pushes a call hard or is just a heavy air caller.  Personally .0035 or .004 for me.
Title: Re: .005 latex
Post by: GobbleNut on February 14, 2018, 10:30:19 AM
I agree with these opinions.  From my experience, most mouth call users would be wise to stick to the thinner latex materials (.004 and below) to get their best sounds.  However, if there are some folks on here that have found combinations of heavier material that work well, I would love to hear about the call construction they use to achieve a better sounding call with heavier latex materials.
Title: Re: .005 latex
Post by: Jimmyc on February 14, 2018, 01:16:06 PM
Thanks for all the suggestions. You've been a great source of help!!
Title: Re: .005 latex
Post by: savduck on February 28, 2018, 09:42:05 PM
I make one with .005 latex. Its one of my top sellers
Title: Re: .005 latex
Post by: Turkz39 on March 02, 2018, 10:49:30 PM
Try this one:  1 reed .005,,  2 reed yellow .003,, 3 reed  proph,,  stretch it to 160,   I will post a pic of the cut I use.
Title: Re: .005 latex
Post by: GobbleNut on March 03, 2018, 08:41:24 AM
Interesting call design and cut pattern there Turkz.  Thanks for sharing the info,...I will give that a try and see how it works.  That's the nice thing about making your own calls,...pretty easy and cheap to experiment with different ideas.
Title: Re: .005 latex
Post by: Jimmyc on March 08, 2018, 06:07:56 PM
Thanks Turkz for sharing.  Thanks to all who respond!!
Looking forward to trying these!