sour01

Does any one use aluminum calls? What is you opinion of them? Do they work when wet? What kind of striker works best? I don't have one but was thinking of making one to add to my arsenal.

Thanks

turkeyhunter_15

I hate em. They are nice with a carbon stricker in rain tho.

They sound to hollow and tinn-ie..My opinion But really it up to the turkeys...One might love one might hate it. Ive heard really nice calls get nothing. He brings out his worstr sounding one and th gobble. All in the eye of the Turkey.

jepcho

I dont care for them a whole lot. I did call in a turkey with one last year though. As far as in the rain? As long as you aren't using a wood striker they work just fine when wet.

ImportSlayer503

my dad loves the illuminator calls, they are excellent locator calls cuz they give off a screech sometimes, they are so high pitched the birds go nuts. i think the illuminators are alluminum.

benhuntin

Ive had very good luck with mine. You can call lightly and the high frequency carries alot further than most other friction calls. This works great in the thicker florida woods.
I called in a bird last year with my custom aluminum that wouldnt come in to any other call. The best one Ive found is one made by Andy Kaiser of Kaiser calls. That thing sings and the turkeys down here love it.

tnichols

Best friction call made IMHO. I have a quaker boy Aluminator. It reaches higher frequencies than other calls. Buy one they are not expensive and try it yourself. I use a wood striker. Sand it with a steel pad and it sounds sweet. I use it in conjuction with a mouth call to sound like 2 hens. The aluminator has produced many gobblers for me, I will not go in the woods without it.

quiksilver

Man, I've killed a gaggle of turkeys with that Quaker Boy Aluminator. Aside from my half-a-zillion mouthcalls, that's the only call I take in the woods with me.

Aluminum gives a high frequency pitch, but can also be dull, depending on where you're striking.

That Aluminator with a Rosewood M.A.D. striker.... Sounds quite sexy.

My partner just bought a M.A.D. Heavy Metal - it's an aluminum pot with a resin surface. It's LOUD, and sounds awesome. It will be mighty handy on windy days or when background noise is drowning out your sound.

MDManiac

I have the HS Black Magic, sounds really good, with either acrylic or wood striker, never needs sangind either.

RIStrutStopper

I called in a couple of birds with my H.S. Alumiwitch. They sounded like they were a mile away when they first responded. I wasn't even sure they were responding to my calls they were so far away. I was getting ready to move to them when I noticed they were closing the distance.

MOTurkeyTamer

I've had a H.S. Strut Black Magic aluminum call for several years now. I couldn't tell you how many gobblers I've called in with it! It is one of my "go to" calls every season. I like it so much, I bought another one off of Ebay this past winter just for a back-up in case I ever lose mine. The best striker I've tried on mine and the one I use the most is a rosewood striker, it sounds simply awesome! Can't really comment on it working in the rain. When it is wet, I usually just resort to a mouth call. If I were you, I'd pick up a good aluminum call, it just might become your favorite call also! Good luck!