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Join date: May 18, 2025

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I’m Drew McDermott, owner of MDRF Enterprises and a licensed FFL based in Saint Louis.


With over 12 years of experience helping families, attorneys, and trust officers navigate firearm transfers, I’ve seen just about everything.


My background blends compliance, hands-on appraisals, and a deep respect for doing things the right way.


These posts are written to simplify complex topics around estate firearms and provide clarity without the legal jargon.


When I’m not working with clients, I’m usually deep into a book, building something useful, or exploring the backroads of Missouri.

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Feb 10, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Firearm Estate Planning & Tax Compliance
Planning a significant firearm gift or settling an estate in 2026? The IRS requires a "Qualified Appraisal" by a certified professional for high-value personal property like firearm collections. An informal guess can lead to accuracy-related penalties of up to 40 percent. From gift tax reporting on Form 709 to documentation for probate and charitable donations, MDRF Enterprises provides the USPAP-compliant reports needed for federal tax compliance.
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Feb 6, 2026 ∙ 1 min
MDRF Enterprises Joins Certified Appraisers Guild of America (CAGA)
Andrew McDermott is now a Certified Personal Property Appraiser through the Certified Appraisers Guild of America (CAGA). By combining this new credential with his existing AGI certification, MDRF Enterprises LLC now provides a dual-certified valuation standard for Saint Louis estate professionals and probate attorneys. Learn how this stack of appraisal methodology and technical firearm expertise creates a court-ready liability shield for your Missouri estate.
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Feb 3, 2026 ∙ 4 min
The Ghost Dealer:
In the world of probate, a simple "buy-out" can become a federal minefield. Discover the four traps that turn estate liquidators into unlicensed firearm dealers and how to protect your fiduciary "Safe Harbor."
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Office: 6414 A Hampton Ave, Suite #11, Saint Louis, MO 63109

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MDRF Enterprises is a Saint Louis–based CAGA Certified Personal Property Appraiser and Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL/SOT). We provide USPAP-compliant valuations for probate, IRS estate filings, and charitable donations. We provide USPAP-aligned appraisals, legal chain-of-custody transfers, and compliant estate firearm liquidation for probate attorneys, trust officers, fiduciaries, funeral directors and other estate professionals. We specialize in the licensed handling of all estate assets, including NFA-regulated firearms.

 

We are a professional services firm dedicated to risk mitigation and legal documentation for estates and trusts. We are not a retail gun store and do not maintain a retail showroom.

 

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