I u had never picked up a pot before hands down for beginner I would say crystal glass or slate and only reason would say the crystal or glass as the slate may give a bit trouble in field if damp out and was stated above u mess slate up running little more forgiving ,,, u strike a aluminum or titanium or copper wrong youll know it and every thing else LOL ,,, theirs lots good sounding calls out their but u got make sure their easy runners to get turkey sound