McAvoy Guns - About us
We are a family run business specialising in the retail of airguns, CO2 guns, shotguns & firearms, including related clothing & accessories. We pride ourselves on customer service & honest business practices which we believe to be the most important aspect of our business.
 


Our business has been established since 1984 when Tim & Janet McAvoy (Partners of the business) opened

T & J. J. McAvoy Gunsmiths on High Street in Standish. Tim McAvoy had previously worked in the gun trade from 1973 where he started with just a Saturday job & his interest & knowledge of guns went from strength to strength.

Along with their three daughters, Tim & Janet McAvoy have worked hard to grow the business & establish their well known name. Recent years has seen the business enter into the import / export of firearms & accessories & also wholesale & distributorship of a number of products.

 

 

 



The amount of stock we hold is immense, with over 1000 guns in stock at any one time, plus tens of thousands of accessories, and ammunition has meant that we have outgrown our store located on High Street in Standish. In November 2011 we opened the doors to our new store at 'The Dog & Cartridge' 33 School Lane in Standish. Our new store provides much more space than our previous store, improved display areas, changing facilities, Rijo Hot drinks vending machine, customer parking, air conditioning & much more!

 

 

 

 

 

We have six shop assistants; Tim, Janet, Amy, Hannah, Sally & Mike, plus two gunsmiths. Most of our gunsmithing & gun repair work is carried out on site, with the new store offering & bigger & better 'work room' so that we can offer the best service possible.


We look forward to welcoming our customers old & new & also look forward to the exciting changes & improvements that our move will provide.

 

 

Below are some further photographs of the opening day - We would like to say a big thankyou to all our customers & also to everybody who gave up their own time & assisted us during the move.

Left to right; Sally, Janet, Hannah, Tim, Amy, Mike, Dottie dog, Valle.

 

Break in. As many of our customers are are already aware, in the early hours of Thursday 5th January, we were victim to a break in, 14 shotguns & eight air rifles were stolen. I have included the details of the stolen guns below in the hope that some may be offered for sale & will lead to the culprits who committed this crime.

12 Gauge Franchi Falconet over & under shotgun serial number; 2009957
12 Gauge Franchi Alcione over & under shotgun serial number; TA10657
12 Gauge Hatsan Arms Silver select over & under shotgun serial number; 11841
12 Gauge Hubertus Bayard Sporter over & under shotgun serial number;17662
20 Gauge Lanber Field over & under shotgun serial number;13-03-04413-10
12 Gauge Webley & Scott 900K over & under shotgun serial number;11 KA 1148
12 Gauge Webley & Scott 900K over & under shotgun serial number;11 KA 1063
12 Gauge Zoli Kronos over & under shotgun serial number; 233132
12 Gauge Baikal 611 over & under shotgun serial number; HO1871
12 Gauge Bettinsoli Nexus over & under shotgun serial number; 229069
20 Gauge Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon over & under shotgun serial number;M00863B
20 Gauge Beretta Perennia Kick - Off over & under shotgun serial number;N57884S
12 Gauge Beretta 687 EELL S over & under shotgun serial number; P57857B
12 Gauge Beretta 682 Gold E adjustable stock over & under shotgun serial number; R77142S
.22 Weihrauch HW80 Air Rifle - Serial number; 1808766
.22 Weihrauch HW97 KT Synthetic Stainless Air Rifle - Serial number; 1830020
.177 Weihrauch HW 97 KT Synthetic, blued Air Rifle - Serial number; 1832568
.177 Weihrauch HW97 KT thumbhole Wood stock Air Rifle - Serial number;1836083
.177 Weihrauch HW95K Air Rifle - Serial number; 1837117
.22 Weihrauch HW97K Air Rifle - Serial number;1837312
.22 Weihrauch HW99 S Air Rifle - Serial number; 1837381