Delgrego help

[Victor Wasylyna]

Perhaps this might offend some here, but in my opinion, health issues (even death) are no excuse. A business (small or large) that receives the property of others should have a succession plan. Failure to do so is lazy and unprofessional, period.

[Bill: A surety bond guarantees that a business/contractor completes the work it/he was hired to do. Ever heard of a contractor advertise his business as "bonded and insured"? Yeah, that's what I am talking about.]

-Victor

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Victor Wasylyna

Perhaps this might offend some here, but in my opinion, health issues (even death) are no excuse. A business (small or large) that receives the property of others should have a succession plan. Failure to do so is lazy and unprofessional, period.-Victor

I couldn't agree more. When Jerry Kaiser, of KP Firearms, passed away, it took me almost a year to get a rifle and the scope that was to be mounted for me, back. As I recall, the ATF required an attorney to review the "Book", and make the arrangements. It was a nightmare, for me and dozens of others.

[David C Porter]

I once had 7 guns on consignment & the owner on the store passed away. Everything in the store went into the probate court. It took 2 years to get my guns back. And to get them back they had to re-register them back to me at about $60/gun.

[Bill Murphy]

Victor, I don't think most people would think a surety bond would be necessary for a repair on a shotgun. I sympathize with anyone who is victimized by a gunsmith. I have been in that situation before, lost one gun and almost lost others. I think a trip to Ilion would be in the cards for anyone with guns at Del Gregos. Not because of their reputation, which is good, but because of the time period.

[B. Dudley]

To me, there is a big difference between someone who just dies with no notice or anything, ie: gets struck by lightning or a bus, or any other way, fill in the blank. Vs. the case of a known serious illness, it is in everyones best interest to make arrangements for the return of customers possessions and clear them out of the backlog. There is no excuse for sitting on the stuff.

[todd allen]

This is a pretty serious topic, for sure! We are all human, so can die in an instant without notice.
Add to that, most of the really good gunsmiths are pretty old, and a lot closer to that inevitable instant.
Sounds like a discussion worth having.

[William Rosenbury]

I have called and left a message. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions I’d love to hear them

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by William Rosenbury

I have called and left a message. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions I’d love to hear them

In past I have met his son Luke in the shop. You might try to find him via Whitepages.com. Somewhere along the way I heard his sister was involved, I don't know if that is true, her name is Tracey. She is on Facebook but she does not list any contact info. She posted the following information regarding Lawrence on 9/22/23:

After six trips to Minnesota...my brother has some good news to share. Cancer markers in his blood within normal range, no metastasis, tumor is shrinking and dramatic decrease in visible cancer on PetScan. This chemo is working. The plan moving forward is 4 more months of chemo and then surgery to remove tumor, part of pancreas and spleen. Praying that he continues to tolerate chemo, while it works to kill ever cancer cell in his body! Thank you for your constant thoughts and prayers.

[Dan]

I sent out a Pre 64 Model 70 Featherweight for work to another state. I was patient, did not want to become a pest but after a while I just had to check up on the progress. Called the shop, no answer, no answering machine, contacted a friend in ATF and asked if he could have a local agent check on this shop, not just for my gun but to make sure this shop didn't just close up. My ATF contact tod me they just couldn't pop in and check on this guy, WOW! I next called the local sheriff and after a couple days of becoming a pest the Sheriff advised me the shop owner was in a nursing home. I managed to contact his sister and convinced her to look in his shop for my gun, I got the gun back shortly thereafter. As far as Larry DelGrego goes, I have been in his shop a few times and I hold him in high regards and wish him nothing but good health, and his family the very best.

[Mills]

My go to gun dealer and ffl here had a stroke recently and a friend had some guns on consignment with him. Made for a tough situation. If all else fails and it were me, I'd call the ATF. Granted, they may create a new set of problems