Del Grego Refinished Guns

[B. Dudley]

I would prefer to see checkering that at least somewhat, in the least bit, resembles original patterns, but hey... Thats just me...

And i sure hope that stock is reinforced somehow in the wrist. The grain goes right across it by the looks of it.

[C.O.B.]

I'm not a fan of their case color process but would it deter me from buying one...no but I would do as Bruce suggested and mute the colors.

I had an Otis Odem gun that was a 28ga upgraded to a BHE and it was a nice gun. I currently have an AHE upgraded 28 two barrel set but I don't think Otis did this one. I think Bill Murphy knows the history of this one.

[Jon Sheets]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

I would prefer to see checkering that at least somewhat, in the least bit, resembles original patterns, but hey... Thats just me...

And i sure hope that stock is reinforced somehow in the wrist. The grain goes right across it by the looks of it.

Del Grego didn't do the stock, just the metal. The stock is as purchased. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. I did in the article in the recent issue of Parker Pages, and have not altered it for the reasons stated in the article. Maybe someday it will go back to original.
I have relied heavily on this gun every season since 2005. It sees a lot of use, without any wrist problems so far. I appreciate your concern though.

[Double Lab]

Jon;
She's a 20ga. Parker and looks great with the stock. Hope you have many more seasons with her chasing "partridge" up north.

Nice article in PP by the way.

[Jon Sheets]

Thanks. The way this season went, they can only get better.
Thanks for the kind words about the article. Yes, it's a 20, light and lively.

[Joe D.]

A couple months ago, I bought a VH from my brother-in-law. He was told that it was Del Grego refinished. It has a stamped mark on the right barrel flat (just to the right of the unstruck weight marks). It is about a 5/16" circle with an L overtop a D G inside of it. I never heard anyone mention this mark and was wondering if it is a mark which was used by the Del Grego shop at any point in time. As to the gun, all the metal prep is beautifully done. All screws perfect and timed properly, wood finish is very nicely done. Barrel blue is great, but it has the tiger striped case colors (very vivid).
I tend to stick with original guns, but when this one was offered, I jumped on it. A bit snazzy, maybe, but when the colors wear off, the metal condition will still be quite nice.