OK your going on your big trip few hundred miles away,,day before you take all your calls out box,pot,mouth lay them on table to tune organize. Next mourning load up leave but upon arrival you find you forgot to grab the calls their still on table. Your hunting the next mourning and all fired up,,however the local sporting goods/hardware store has all the commercial mass produced brands,,primos,, Quaker boy, H.S,, K&H, M.A.D. and all the other packaged brands.
You want to use a box call because that's what birds in this area seem to like.
Which one of these do you grab your not concerned about wood grain,collectable value etc just one that's going to give you the best chance to kill a bird,,,brand??? Model????
I used to have this boat paddle box from quaker boy called the gobblin fever. Or I think thats what it was.. that one may be the 40th anniversary call though. I definitely think I would be going with that box.
Find a clerk / employee... ask for assistance. Tell them you are going to buy a call, but you want to try it first - out of the package, right there in the store. Pick what you like from there.
Primos Heartbreaker is not a bad call.
Cherry Bomb is a pretty good box call.
Primos box cutter
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Quote from: Vaughnrp2 on May 10, 2016, 09:08:47 PM
Primos Heartbreaker is not a bad call.
I had a guy who sort of worked with Primos play one for me about 10 yrs ago that was as good as ANY box call I've ever heard. I tried to get him to sell it to me but they didn't make them any more and he was holding on to it. Don't blame him a bit.
Also, the Lynch box calls that were made in Liberty, MS have been responsible for a many a death.
Lynch fool proof. I've had mine since 1994, helped in the demise of many a turkey.
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I would go with what steelerfan said...open them up and run them...primos boxcutter and the heartbreaker are good boxes but you might have to run several of each to find a good sounding one..same with any commercial box
Boxcutter is also a good call for the money.
I would hope they had a stash of Rohm Brothers short boxes. All killers.
Quote from: Vaughnrp2 on May 10, 2016, 09:08:47 PM
Primos Heartbreaker is not a bad call.
I agree. Still have mine although I haven't used it in a few years. Nice call
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Cody, imo make some of the only decent production calls
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Quote from: Vaughnrp2 on May 10, 2016, 09:08:47 PM
Primos Heartbreaker is not a bad call.
I agree. Still have mine although I haven't used it in a few years. Nice call
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Mine never leaves the vest. I have a few custom box calls, and I still cannot bring myself to go into the woods without my Heartbreaker. Cannot believe they aren't making them anymore, the Heritage Series they are making now aren't half as good.
Quaker boy Grand Old Master. I still have mine from 1993 has called in 95% of my birds. First call in my vest every year
Primos Heart Breaker or Box Cutter.
lynch fool proof
In the spirit of the just run Kentucky Derby!!!
Looks like Heartbreaker,Lynch and boxcutter are in a dead heat,,,who's gonna pull away or maybe some long shot now shows.
Quote from: Bowguy on May 11, 2016, 04:53:36 AM
Cody, imo make some of the only decent production calls
Thats what I was thinking, a cody one sider is probably the best sounding box i've picked up and played in a cabelas... If I left all my calls at home and had nothing at all I would literally fill a bath tube with tears missing my customs than drive to a sporting goods store and buy a cody box, zink pot call, and a small selection of woodhaven and zink mouth calls along with a HS power crow call.I'd be pretty sad though cuz I wouldn't be able to find a scratch box in a cabelas/bass pro type store
Quote from: lmbhngr on May 11, 2016, 07:39:19 AM
Quaker boy Grand Old Master. I still have mine from 1993 has called in 95% of my birds. First call in my vest every year
This
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Quote from: Bowguy on May 11, 2016, 04:53:36 AM
Cody, imo make some of the only decent production calls
Thats what I was thinking, a cody one sider is probably the best sounding box i've picked up and played in a cabelas... If I left all my calls at home and had nothing at all I would literally fill a bath tube with tears missing my customs than drive to a sporting goods store and buy a cody box, zink pot call, and a small selection of woodhaven and zink mouth calls along with a HS power crow call.I'd be pretty sad though cuz I wouldn't be able to find a scratch box in a cabelas/bass pro type store
Had a Holei cherry one sider. My nephew started this year, in NJ you must have a call on you to hunt. That box was hard to give up but he's worth it. Woodhaven makes decent calls too but theyre too proud of em. Prices are nuts
Quote from: SteelerFan on May 10, 2016, 08:19:49 PM
Find a clerk / employee... ask for assistance. Tell them you are going to buy a call, but you want to try it first - out of the package, right there in the store. Pick what you like from there.
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Quote from: drenalinld on May 11, 2016, 08:24:06 AM
Primos Heart Breaker or Box Cutter.
x2 I own both and they sound very good. My Heartbreaker has a fiddleback grain purpleheart lid. Nicest wood I have seen on a production call. Although no longer in production I will add the Little Heartbreaker and the Battleship boat paddle to the list.
I bought a primos bamboozied box call last year at walmart for 3 bucks on clearance. Yep, 3 bucks. It was like in June. Carried it almost every day this year
Tried another one in a store and it sucked. I just got lucky
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But I like that box cutter. Need to pull it out
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Lynch 101
Lynch fool proof. At least the one i have sounds good.
I bought a Quaker Boy slate last year on clearance for $2. I think it's called the rimshot. I called in 7 birds with it this year.
Oh yeah- box call.....Redhead Jerry Martin sycamore and either walnut or mahogany.
Another vote for the box cutter. That was actually my first box call I ever bought. Still have it and it still sounds pretty good.
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Quote from: Cottonmouth on May 11, 2016, 11:57:41 PM
I bought a Quaker Boy slate last year on clearance for $2. I think it's called the rimshot. I called in 7 birds with it this year.
Now, that's a great investment :-)
I don't think any box sounds any better than a Woodhaven real hen cherry. I have several custom box calls and the Woodhaven sounds as good or better than any I've run.
Lynch. Fool Proof or World Champion.
Quote from: paboxcall on May 10, 2016, 10:48:19 PM
I would hope they had a stash of Rohm Brothers short boxes. All killers.
Totally agree!
Why of course...my Lohman Pump Action Yelper...and in deer season it would have to be the Acorn Cruncher...devastating calls in the timber :funnyturkey:
Lynch
Best thing to do is ask the gobbler you are calling to which one he likes best.... ;D :toothy12:
For years, will Primos could have spit in a bottle, slapped his name on it and told me it attracted deer by the thousands. I'd have bought it. The only calls I have now that aren't custom still carry the Primos name. Guess you could say I'm a sucker but if I'm buying anything production for myself, it'll be a Primos. The box cutter was my go to box for years. Recently, I've played with a "hook up" box that sounded awesome. Either of those could ride with me in a pinch.
Maestro slate calls by Paul Butski is a great sounding slate call off the shelf. I have seen them at Academy Sports and Optics Planet.com. Good luck !!!
I've got a h.s. Strut field champion ($12 box) that's I got when I was about 10. I dropped in on concrete and chipped a piece of the plastic (yes PLASTIC) sound board and that call had killed more turkeys than every other call in my vest combined. Everyone that hears the call can't believe how much turkey is in it, and I still can't some days. But I don't complain when gobblers come running to their death more times than not.
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Had my Primos Box Cutter laying behind my truck seat over the winter, got cracked, glue it back as best I could. Sounds as good as ever. Got my 2 Gobbler limit with it this year.
Woodhaven real hen cherry @ Poplar I have both , the cherry has ALITTLE more rasp
Than the poplar .........
I have a lot of commercial boxes and I really like the one I got this year from HS Strut.
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Last year I had a guided hunt in TX. Checking the weather I see 100% chance of rain. So I decide to leave all calls at home. I go to Cabelas in TX. I buy a Primos Wet box and a couple others. I ended up calling in two gobblers with that Wet box. No decoys no nothing just that box. Not quite the same but pretty interesting. Chief
Quote from: wvmntnhick on May 17, 2016, 11:54:37 AM
For years, will Primos could have spit in a bottle, slapped his name on it and told me it attracted deer by the thousands. I'd have bought it. The only calls I have now that aren't custom still carry the Primos name. Guess you could say I'm a sucker but if I'm buying anything production for myself, it'll be a Primos. The box cutter was my go to box for years. Recently, I've played with a "hook up" box that sounded awesome. Either of those could ride with me in a pinch.
Concur brother. The box cutter and hook up are my two favorite box calls.
Primos Double box cutter and the old heartbreaker...very nice calls that birds loved!!! You can still get great deals on the double box cutter. Sportsman's Guide was selling them for $8.99 last week and had them in stock.
I almost always seem to have a place in my vest for a very old Lynch Foolproof 101. Also have a very good sounding Woodhaven Realhen Cherry, although it costs as much or more than some good custom calls. I bought it before I knew better! Good call, but money could be better spent on a custom.
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Any of the Cody One-Siders, especially Southern Belle (Pine), are great calls.
Also, bagged my first Eastern with a Woodhaven Cherry Real Hen.
I also agree about the early Lynch boxes.
Primos Heartbreaker
Lynch Fool Proof
Either or both of these calls are worth having in the vest.
Primos little heartbreaker
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Quote from: KansasGobbler on May 26, 2016, 09:50:14 AM
Primos Double box cutter and the old heartbreaker...very nice calls that birds loved!!! You can still get great deals on the double box cutter. Sportsman's Guide was selling them for $8.99 last week and had them in stock.
If shipping is free that's a good deal!
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For me, it's a Primos Lil Heartbreaker. I'd love to have a custom box that has the whine on the front end like my Lil Heartbreaker has. I have a bunch of boxes but none I like as well as that one.
Quote from: trkehunr93 on May 10, 2016, 09:57:39 PM
Lynch fool proof. I've had mine since 1994, helped in the demise of many a turkey.
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Ive also done very well with a Lynch Raspy Hen, that they dont make anymore. Mike
Box cutter hands down...I've killed more turkeys with that call than any production call I've ever owned!
I bought a double box cutter and according to the description and picture on the cabelas website there are thumb grooves on each side of the box for cutting. Mine had no thumb grooves. Seems like a decent box though.
I would contact Primos and see what they say.
Quote from: Dr Juice on June 20, 2016, 05:10:51 AM
I would contact Primos and see what they say.
They've got some pretty good customer service. Shame they've been bought and sold several times though. Seems some things were lost in transition.
Quote from: Life of Riley on June 20, 2016, 01:59:20 AM
I bought a double box cutter and according to the description and picture on the cabelas website there are thumb grooves on each side of the box for cutting. Mine had no thumb grooves. Seems like a decent box though.
My double sided has no grooves.
My single sided does.
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Quote from: Spring Creek Calls on May 10, 2016, 09:14:42 PM
Cherry Bomb is a pretty good box call.
That was one of my first calls ever and I still have it. For a mass produced box call, it doesn't sound bad at all to me. MAD Calls made it if I'm not mistaken.
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Quote from: Life of Riley on June 20, 2016, 01:59:20 AM
I bought a double box cutter and according to the description and picture on the cabelas website there are thumb grooves on each side of the box for cutting. Mine had no thumb grooves. Seems like a decent box though.
My double sided has no grooves.
My single sided does.
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I'll second this. While I don't own a double box cutter, I've played several. None have had the finger grooves.