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I agree with what you say, I suppose they can see a rabbit in headlights, as I was told before I first went " the customers are hypnotised"with the amount of guns, I suppose it easy to take advantage when people are like that, lol. In any business as you sayI am the sort of guy that researches what I want and go deal for it, I listen to the saleman and judge if he is just talking bull to sell or if he is genuine, even if he is spoofing I might not say anything buy they wont get the sale unless the deal is right, but more often than not the sales guys just talk the talk, I have and will buy from tannyoky and gavin has treated me fine in the past when I was buying, I just seen him be rude and a bit bullyish to other guys, there is no need for it. it is a great shop, still rate it tops as a shop. Prefer going there than donal mccloys. The mccloys boys are a bit ott for the ordinary man, all dressed swankey, spotlessly tidy shop, and seemingly expensive, but do have good knowledge of guns, it prob seems I was harsh on tannyoky but just an opinion I got while there. Maybe gavin has had his fill of waster customers so cuts to the chase and comes across bad. Again they know thier stuff in general. Btw I appreciate any feedback like this on my comments and info on other shops that is woth a look. cheers

Hi, new on here and found this post on search engine so thought I would give my opinion. I have had dealings and experiences with a few gun shop / dealers, First guns were bought and traded up in tannyoky guns, I find cecil a lot better and pleasant than gavin. Cecil talks sense when trading in whereas gavin tells you your gun has lost a load of money as he can buy them in mainland cheap so offers REALLY poor trade in value. In general they dont want you there to browse, only buy and dont accept some people have smaller budget, next was donal mccloy, again these guys are pushy, want a rich dodo to come and buy what they hand them. I wanted a certain gun, travelled miles to see it then got harrassed to buy guns almost a grand dearer, I bought one gun of him but was made feel like I wasn't leaving him enough money. Good selection and in general all 3 sales guys were pleasant but pushy. next, I bought and traded a rifle, bought an air rifle and shotgun from norman harpur in fermanagh, he was a quiet man with a smaller selection of guns, he was pleasant and helpful, no frills but felt he was honest and treated me really well on a trade in, I have bought ammo of him many times and is willing to haggle on deals and often knocks off a few quid without asking. All round pleased with his service. Pity he hadn't a bigger stock of guns. bought a pcp rifle of aa montieth near omagh, derek is boss and simon his son are both pleasant men, got descent deals on gun, cyl upgrade plus ammo at various times, reasonable stock but cramped and hard to see what he has but is willing to show you anything, good advice also. Has also dtl and sporting traps set up and dtl is floodlit and covered, overall good. Was also with a friend who dealt at orchard guns near armagh, leslie willis owns it at rear of his house, again is smaller outfit but has some good stuff, good prices and keen to deal, had a few things I would have liked but didnt need, the deals were good but couldnt warrant buying, would recommend a visit and been a few times for a browse, ring ahead to make sure he is there. home field and stream in enniskillen was a disaster, no qualified staff and the 3 times I went tbe sales guy talked plenty but it was rubbish, I had my mk70 grade 3 with me to try upgrade, he valued it at £400, then when I said eh! He said oh I would have to keep it and bring to his gunsmith to get a better valuation. Even .22 ammo the hadn't a clue, said all was same and if I thought they shot different then maybe my rifle was faulty and not keeping accuracy. Tool! Been to the above places many times and built this opinion from experience both buying myself and with friends dealing. been to few other places but couldn't give fair report on one visit, Although crawfords in maghera was very good the one time I went in, I was only browsing but got chatting and the guy really wanted my mk70, he must have had a buyer for it, was giving great price, I know this thread is old but still relevent today. again I would say of all the shops tannyoky is by far the most impressive with fantastic amount of stock, thier attitude is bad, they sell loads so prob wont change. Gavin can be downright nasty, I have seen him cut many a man to shreds and the bigger the crowd the more he plays to them, I seen cecil doing a deal with a man, deal was all but done when gavin butted in and told his dad he was way off, he took the calculator and tapped out a figure that this mans rifle was worth, he asked the guy another £90 to trade up. he didnt do the deal and when he said to cecil we had deal done, then gavin told him his rifle was a cheap piece of **** and he had 3 on the shelf so take it or leave it. Cecil walked away and the customer was left standing packing his rifle away while gavin said WHO'S NEXT