I have rented paddle boards from them twice now! Super great service and on time. My boyfriend also…read moreripped a hole in his Kayak, he took it down to them and they were able to fix it right up even though they were busy. It was cheaper than taking it back to where he bought it from on warranty. You can tell Eric has a passion for what he does!

Great people to work with. They are super Busy so have all…read moreyour ducks in a row before you get there. Great experience

Fantastic customer service. Expert mechanic service. Store is a must see if you visiting Truman…read morelake area

From the owner: Independent Outdoor Specialties caters to all your outdoor needs. We provide Sales, Service and…read moreRepair of Boats, Boat Motors, and Accessories. We also Sell and Repair Firearms and Accessories. We have a wide variety of Hunting, Fishing, and Boating Accessories.

We have dealt with the Rogers store and Cotter store and I can tell that staff is wonderful at both…read morelocations. Very knowledgeable and they try their best to help you select a boat that will suit what you are wanting to do. They even gave us newbies tips and tricks to make us better kayakers woth practice. We now can self rescue so thanks guys for the A plus service.

We've been looking for an upgrade for my wife's kayak for a while. I remembered them being here and…read moregiving us a chance to spend the money with a local shop. I went in by myself the first time to see what they had. The kayaks were nice and the prices were average but the woman manager was remarkably rude. My wife and I went back together on Mother's Day to let her pick one out. The same lady manager was overtly rude again. She then argued with me that she did NOT have the kayak I had just seen there a day earlier. So I got a different associate to go get it and I bought it. I am a life long "outdoorsman". Typically people working in the outdoor specialty industry are positive, active, people looking forward to interacting with like minded people. I am part of the 50ish year old still very active outdoors crowd that finally has good money to spend on gear for play. I will try to tell anyone listening to go somewhere else. The rudeness and lack of professionalism is NOT off-set by competitive pricing. Won't be back

They were VERY helpful with my questions, no pressure. They made me a fantastic deal on a new Bad…read moreboy.

Bought mower in 2016. Great service then and next couple of times. Horrible customer service and…read moreattitude, the last two times, this was a completely different experience. Will not return, do not recommend.

No customer service. Stood at the gun counter for 15 minutes no one asked to help me. Planned on…read morespending close $2500 there and the staff was to busy standing around to help me.

This place is amazing! Variety, pricing, and customer service are all exceptional. I'm fortunate…read moreto live near this store where I have built a relationship with the staff and get the most current tips on what baits are hot on the lake. If you like all kinds of hunting, fishing, and various firearms and ammo you need to stop on your next trip through Clinton....you won't be disappointed.

Gigantic mega store of everything for outdoors, no exclusions…read more Got a hobby you do outside? Check them out. They even sell stuff for 'uncategorized hobbies' , like playing outside with the kids in the backyard. Spend some time and rack up some steps on your Fitbit browsing their enormous selection. They also have a wide range of dog training tools- no bark collars, seat protectors for your auto- dogs go outside sometimes, after all, so they are included in the massive sekwction! Very impressive inventory! I'm glad I randomly popped in to check the place out, you will be too!

They canceled an online order after telling me my payment didn't go through yet I called my bank…read moreand it definitely went through ,I have a little over $500 invested in a $199 item because of some error on academy sports online platform they treated me like it was all my fault and when I got upset with them in store over thier mistakes the manager told me I needed to take a breather, if you are looking for firearms maybe other stores besides the Joplin Missouri one are good but if Joplin is the store you are considering, I'd recommend a different store or a different ffl all together, good luck treating your customers this way academy, you might be big but it will catch up with you .

"We can't afford the lawyers". That was the reply I got when asking about guns. Nm the fact I am…read morelegally allowed to own guns and I do, several in fact. These guys just came across as Xenophobic to be honest. I've been living in the states legally since 2012 & a resident in good standing of Kansas since 2015. They have the right to refuse service to anyone, I get it, but prejudice and "you're not one of us" vibes shouldn't be a factor.

Bought a Hatsan Bullboss .22 off the shelf. No box (mags, fill probe, bleed valve), so they sold…read moreit to me for a decent price. Ordered magazines and a fill probe and finally got out to shoot and the rifle is bad. Very bad... 4" groups at 10 yards (initial sight in) with several weights/types of pellets. Further inspection revealed that the barrel is bent. Not a lot, but just enough to cause the POI to be off by tumbling pellets. Probably dropped by some kid in the store playing around with the gun that was left out on a shelf instead of behind the counter. They claimed the gun was new, but the grub screws are worn, stock screws are nicked (someone was in there), o-rings were missing in the QE components, and the QE baffle wrap looked like it had had at least a couple of tins through it. Called John's to see what they could do about it and they refused to do anything except contact Hatsan (basically a big fat FU). Even asked if they would just give me store credit so I could get something I'm actually happy with and won't have to dump more than the gun is worth into getting what it should have been had it actually been new. It would have been a simple matter to take the gun back and RMA (if it were actually new through HatsanUSA), but instead they put it on me saying they were going "above and beyond" by even offering to attempt to contact them. Simple fact of the matter is that the gun was not new and the reason it sat on their shelf (being an extremely popular PCP air rifle) for so long was because they were originally asking $100 more than the MSRP. I won't be shopping at John's any more and neither will anyone else I can deter from spending money there. The couple hour drive to Bass Pro or Scheels in Overland Park is well worth it to get decent customer service.

Meticulous repair work. Reasonable pricing…read more Timely completion With confidence, I've already recommended Craig's services to several friends.

Fabulous experience! Craig fixed 3 of our dining chairs so we didn't have to buy new. He had them…read moredone in less than 24 hours!! They are good as new and we saved a ton of money. As an added bonus, we get to give our business to one of our hard working teachers. We will definitely use this service again and you should too!