I see the "Rat Pack" has to be critical of Chuck and his work anytime they can. I may not be the greatest turkey hunter in the world but I own and have run a few calls in my life, and a pot call is like a box call. I explained this to one of the posters recently. You get different sounds on the box call depending on where you hold the lid and also the box in the off hand. You get different sounds with the pot call if you cup it, hold it around its edge, or hold the handle away from your hand. The sound is not muffled when played by holding the handle.