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Fowl Mood:
There are so many sets of guts between Web Foot and Shell Creek along with several others that I don't even know about yet.  So if you had to make a goose call and could pick a set of guts, what would you use?  I know that lengths and bores will impact how a call sounds and I'm not looking for the answers on that end, just curious to hear what some people's favorites are or least favorites are if anyone is willing to share. 

VECtor Calls:
Favorite, or easiest for the end user to master?

I like the original Shell Creeks a lot for me.

Putting a call out for folks that's easy to run, I like shaving down an Echo set. 

Vince

Fowl Mood:
I'm just looking for opinions on all of it Vince!  I've heard good things about the Shell Creek originals as well so they are on my radar.  I personally haven't done anything with short reeds except for a few SR1's from Web Foot and have not found any combination of barrel and exhaust that I think works well and I am planning to try some stuff moving forward.  What bore are the Echos?  I have toyed with just buying the guts as well, but you can't get any details on the website so I wasn't sure if they were a .619 or a .625.

Chris @ STW Outdoors:
This question pops up off and on. It is truly a loaded question. There are so many variables to consider. The end user of your product is what you should keep in mind. I would invest in several different gut sets and start sticking them into your calls. Tune them up and see what does and doesn't work with your call dimensions. Once you find a gut that is close, start monkeying with the call dimensions. Especially the inside bore of your mouthpiece. This will effect your sound and playability the most. Exhaust length will play into this some, but not as much.

Another option is to get a set of guts and start making calls until something works with the gut. I have heard that there is no bad set of guts, only bad tune jobs. Not sure if this is true, because I have had guts that just wont play. However, it could have been my call dimensions causing the problem.

Here is a set of dimensions that are a good starting point for Wade's SR-1 gut. This gut is probably one of the easiest for beginners to play, given a good call dimension. Also, with some tweaking it can be a really nice gut.

Barrel length approx. 3" and exhaust approx. 3" (w/ about 3/4" of tennon for O rings)

Bore your exhaust to 5/8". you will find that the SR-1 is slightly larger than this, but some sand paper will make the gut fit.

Bore your barrel to 5/8" and then back bore that with 7/8" for approx. 1" then 3/4 for 1". This will give you a stepped inside bore dimension in the barrel. This is only a starting point. These lengths will need to be manipulated to get the sound and playability you desire, but it should get you close.

Hope this helps.

Chris

VECtor Calls:

--- Quote from: Fowl Mood on December 30, 2013, 12:42:17 PM ---I'm just looking for opinions on all of it Vince!  I've heard good things about the Shell Creek originals as well so they are on my radar.  I personally haven't done anything with short reeds except for a few SR1's from Web Foot and have not found any combination of barrel and exhaust that I think works well and I am planning to try some stuff moving forward.  What bore are the Echos?  I have toyed with just buying the guts as well, but you can't get any details on the website so I wasn't sure if they were a .619 or a .625.

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Wade's SR1's work the same way as the Echos.  His are the larger bore I believe.  The Echo calls are for the smaller bore for sure.

Vince

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