went to canyon arms in martinez

[kmk]

they have the most guns by far in the bay .,.,.,they also have the highest prices by far in the bay.,.,.,used glock 26 for $649,.,.,. they wanted to arfue with me about oll's .,.,.,the young man behind the counter said as soon as you build them they are a felony.,.,.then he handed me a bushmaster carbon15.,.,i threw up a little in my mouth.,.,.i asked if they had any wolf 7.62 ammo.,.,.,they got all upity and said that it corrodes your barrel and then handed me some russian match ammo @ $12.50 a box.,.,.,perfect store for a buyer with a load of cash and previous knowledge of guns! too bad.,.,., they had tons of guns though.,.,

[DRM6000]

they have the most guns by far in the bay .,.,.,they also have the highest prices by far in the bay.,.,.,used glock 26 for $649,.,.,. they wanted to arfue with me about oll's .,.,.,the young man behind the counter said as soon as you build them they are a felony.,.,.then he handed me a bushmaster carbon15.,.,i threw up a little in my mouth.,.,.i asked if they had any wolf 7.62 ammo.,.,.,they got all upity and said that it corrodes your barrel and then handed me some russian match ammo @ $12.50 a box.,.,.,perfect store for a buyer with a load of cash and previous knowledge of guns! too bad.,.,., they had tons of guns though.,.,

they're willing to deal.

[TMC]

I no longer go to Canyon Sports, among the thing you ran into, they will not give prices over the phone which is childish. You're right about high prices, and don't even ask to do a transfer from an internet sale, last time I checked it was over $100.

[WokMaster1]

why do you torture yourself like that. They are who they are.

BTW they have Remington 233 55gr FMJ for $5.99/box (20 rds) a full pallet.

[kmk]

i got some of that ammo .,.,.,but the 7.62 x 39.,.,.,i had a 24 year old kid trying to school me on what was ok to run through an ak or sks.,.,,.like those guns are picky.,.,.,

[WokMaster1]

i got some of that ammo .,.,.,but the 7.62 x 39.,.,.,i had a 24 year old kid trying to school me on what was ok to run through an ak or sks.,.,,.like those guns are picky.,.,.,

I must have just missed you. They were talking about you, I think!!!!! Do you happen to have big eyebrows?

[kmk]

no big brows here.,.,. everyone i ever meet at gun store is a character.,.,.,usually its the grumpy owner operator that has his old man posse kickin it with him,.,.,and no matter how much cash is in my pocket.,.,they are put out when they have to open the case.,.,.,with there short answers and their stinky dieing pets.,.,.i have my issues too.,.,.i have yet to find a store that has variety in weapons, competitive prices and people behind the counter that have pleasant attitude like other retail workers and keep their stupid $10 an hour oppinions to themselves.,.,how did i just get soo worked up?

[DRM6000]

when i was there for the first time (of only two), i dealt with frank (i think that was his name.) he was patient, friendly and eager to work with me. he showed me a bunch of pistols and when i settled on one, he knocked almost $200 off of it. i didn't even make any attempt to haggle or even implied it. i had a good experience there.

i don't know why you guys have/had negative experiences there.

[ivanimal]

I have been going to Canyon Sports for 5 years now. They always have someone controversial working there. That said they do have a great collection, they have always price matched what I was looking for and have great deals on ammo. Especially shotgun. They will be having a Glock sale coming up that will be great pricing as usual, the last sale they had I was buying 350 dollar scopes for 200 bucks. If you know what you want and know what you want to pay give them a call. The marked prices are high but they expect you to haggle.

They are not in the OLL business and never will be. Dont go there for that, you could ask 10 shops that dont do OLL's for advice and be told 10 differet things. They have a very loyal following and do sell a lot of guns. Ron Kennedy the owner is top knotch, if you ever spent time talking to him he is as knowledgable about guns as anyone I have ever met. The older Ron in the back is a great gunsmith as well, he does work for free if you buy the parts there and it is a smaller job. I never limit myself to one experience, I always go back to where I had a problem and try again. YMMV. just dont expect them to answer questions or speak intelligently about things they know nothing of.

I buy a lot of guns and they get some of my business no one gets it all

[Bolt2Bounce]

Yeah canyon lost my business a while back, Ron Kennedy, the owner I know and like, BUT the people he hires are JACK (_*_)'s I don't know why he keeps them around. He looses a lot of money because of it. That guy Zack is a Jackalope, a foul mouthed sailor like dude, I'm not offended by bad language, but it's a retail store with kids and such. Customer service is not tops there. I once stood at the counter for about 5 min waiting for help. There were three guys (working well on the clock anyway) behind the counter and not one of them asked if I needed anything. They just were talking among themselves oblivious of paying customers. Amazing stuff. B2B

[sierratangofoxtrotunion]

Actually, I was just over at Canyon yesterday, first time I'd ever been to that store. Nice selection, yeah they do have a lot of rifles, but I'm pretty sure Targetmasters in Milpitas has more handguns. I was looking for OLL stuff, and a white-haired, white-bearded guy politely told me that they don't get into them, which was fine.

[boogak]

i say businessmen should not tell the consumers what they want, should keep opinions to themself unless asked. dont they want to make money?

[thedrickel]

They only do PPTs on saturday between 10 and 1.

[wooger]

Hey KMK,
I see you are in the east bay, have you have a negative experience with Bob at old west? I've purchased from him for over 18 years and although i would not say he has the cheapest prices you don't have to worry about stinky pets and a-hole opinions. Variety over the last two decades has been pretty good.

[kmk]

thats in el cerrito right? i've been meening to go in there .,.,.,i drive past it a lot.,.,.,been there once.,.,,didnt seem to have any modern firearms.,.,.,worth a return visit.,.,.cant believe there is only about 5 gun stores in the east bay.,.