I did 2 cans, three days before yours. Haven’t heard a thing on mine either. These other guys suck!
lol still april here...even after a call to the ATFI did 2 cans, three days before yours. Haven’t heard a thing on mine either. These other guys suck!
Last week impulse purchase of a can, 28 hours for atf individual approval when submitted. Other than multi user of a trust, I see no advantage of trusts anymore.
Part of me wants to be happy for you, and part of me wants to punch you and take your Form 4 . . .
Form 4 approvals in less than 72 hours:
Everyone else:
Everyone else:
Thunder Beast fly 9 eform 4
April 25. deposit placed with someone who had 1 on order. Not one of the usuals.
Btw @Zak Smith thanks to your helpful guys answering updating when I called. I work in manufacturing and I understand lead times as well even though I don't like them.
Sep 20. They received and balance paid.
Oct 5. Received by transferring ffl.
Oct 10 0140 mountain. Certified.
Beretta neos eform 1 Sbr.
Certified Oct 9 1656 mountain.
Silencershop eforms.
Trust done by local lawyer on Gundocx trust.
2 rp.
April 25. deposit placed with someone who had 1 on order. Not one of the usuals.
Btw @Zak Smith thanks to your helpful guys answering updating when I called. I work in manufacturing and I understand lead times as well even though I don't like them.
Sep 20. They received and balance paid.
Oct 5. Received by transferring ffl.
Oct 10 0140 mountain. Certified.
Beretta neos eform 1 Sbr.
Certified Oct 9 1656 mountain.
Silencershop eforms.
Trust done by local lawyer on Gundocx trust.
2 rp.
Curiously, if you want to transfer a suppressor between two individuals, can you do that electronically at this point or is it still paper?
What is the lead time nowadays?
What is the lead time nowadays?
I finally got my EF4 individual approved yesterday that I certified 7/25. Not bad compared to how long it once took, but not days either like some are seeing.
Dead air Ghost 45
SS individual
Certified Oct. 1
Approved Oct. 7
SS individual
Certified Oct. 1
Approved Oct. 7
Seems like random incompetence is at work in the .gov. Had a TBAC approved in 3 working days back in the spring, now my KGM was approved after 2 1/2 months.
Jumped back in the game again. Started the process again on the 14th, waiting on the form 3 approval so I can certify. Hopefully my wait isn't too long this time around.
I know this is a form 4 thread but if anyone is curious my form 1 SBR approval just came back in 5 days on a SS Trust.
My last form 4 certified on 7/23 and cleared on 9/16, also on a SS Trust.
I have three more items on a form 3 at Primary Arms so I’ll be going through this again as soon as they let me know it’s time to do my part.
My last form 4 certified on 7/23 and cleared on 9/16, also on a SS Trust.
I have three more items on a form 3 at Primary Arms so I’ll be going through this again as soon as they let me know it’s time to do my part.
SilencerCo Spectre 9
Individual
Certified Oct. 17
Approved Oct. 22
Individual
Certified Oct. 17
Approved Oct. 22
FINALLY....
Longest wait I ever had. I have 3 others so these 2 make 5.
The first one was about 11 months and that was normal. The next 2 were about 3 months and that was extremely fast.
TBAC 338 Ultra SR, TBAC 22TD. They cashed the checks July 6, 2023. I got the cans out of jail last week.
About 3 weeks ago I was talking to a buddy in Idaho who said he found a can he wanted in stock at the LGS and made payment, did the kiosk thing and had it approved in 2 days.
That made me think of mine still in jail. So I called the localish ATF guy and he called me back in about an hour. I was impressed with that all in itself. He could "see" the 22 but not the 338. He said that was weird, then said that "they" had the forms "flagged" in October of last year. All paper forms. He didn't know what the issue was but said he'd look into it. I never heard back from him but my LGS called and said the 22 form was in October 11. I couldn't get in so I picked it up on Monday. Then on Wednesday he called with the 338. Interesting that both were postmarked the same day.
Also, of interest, the ATF guy said that if I had done the electronic thing, sure, MIGHT have been faster but it's a sort of crap shoot. But that if I had done the electronic filing, he would not have been able to look stuff up as easy, which doesn't make sense to me but whatever.
I think that the the applications were flagged for some unknown reason (I recently moved about 2000 miles?) and were sitting on someones desk until I made inquiry so then they had to find them and do their job.
Longest wait I ever had. I have 3 others so these 2 make 5.
The first one was about 11 months and that was normal. The next 2 were about 3 months and that was extremely fast.
TBAC 338 Ultra SR, TBAC 22TD. They cashed the checks July 6, 2023. I got the cans out of jail last week.
About 3 weeks ago I was talking to a buddy in Idaho who said he found a can he wanted in stock at the LGS and made payment, did the kiosk thing and had it approved in 2 days.
That made me think of mine still in jail. So I called the localish ATF guy and he called me back in about an hour. I was impressed with that all in itself. He could "see" the 22 but not the 338. He said that was weird, then said that "they" had the forms "flagged" in October of last year. All paper forms. He didn't know what the issue was but said he'd look into it. I never heard back from him but my LGS called and said the 22 form was in October 11. I couldn't get in so I picked it up on Monday. Then on Wednesday he called with the 338. Interesting that both were postmarked the same day.
Also, of interest, the ATF guy said that if I had done the electronic thing, sure, MIGHT have been faster but it's a sort of crap shoot. But that if I had done the electronic filing, he would not have been able to look stuff up as easy, which doesn't make sense to me but whatever.
I think that the the applications were flagged for some unknown reason (I recently moved about 2000 miles?) and were sitting on someones desk until I made inquiry so then they had to find them and do their job.
Congratulations! (bastard).
I had 2 certified on 9/6/24. A friend purchased and certified one the following week from the same dealer. HIS approved in 25 HOURS. Me, I'm still waiting...
Ooof. It's the quickest approval I've ever received and the quickest my dealer has seen. I was expecting to see it around Christmas if I was lucky but figured it would be next Fall. My longest has been 364 days and my quickest until this one was 93 days. This one just set an unrealistic bar for me that I know I'll never see again. lol.Congratulations! (bastard).
I had 2 certified on 9/6/24. A friend purchased and certified one the following week from the same dealer. HIS approved in 25 HOURS. Me, I'm still waiting...
Don’t feel bad I think I’m just about 6 months and waitingCongratulations! (bastard).
I had 2 certified on 9/6/24. A friend purchased and certified one the following week from the same dealer. HIS approved in 25 HOURS. Me, I'm still waiting...
2 person trust
Submitted Oct 13th
Approved Oct 22nd
That was faster than my last one 2 months ago.
Submitted Oct 13th
Approved Oct 22nd
That was faster than my last one 2 months ago.
I did that last year. It took 7 months for the paper form 4 to be processed and returned to me.
It was my first NFA purchase and only item not in trust. I have almost forgotten a couple of times. Just want to save myself any inadvertent illegal activity...
E-file form 4 - Trust
Submitted: 10-17-2024
Approved: 10-23-2024
Sure beats the last one I waited 10+ months for.
Submitted: 10-17-2024
Approved: 10-23-2024
Sure beats the last one I waited 10+ months for.
Submitted Monday at 6:30pm
On my rifle today at 10am
Less than 40hrs!
On my rifle today at 10am
Less than 40hrs!
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Just got two back. Both individual.
Submitted 7/31
Approved 10/25
Submitted 10/14
Approved 10/25
Submitted 7/31
Approved 10/25
Submitted 10/14
Approved 10/25
Huxwrx Flow762Ti on a Trust.
Submitted 10/15/24
Approved 10/25/24 !!!
Feels almost like freedom.
Submitted 10/15/24
Approved 10/25/24 !!!
Feels almost like freedom.
Sort of funny how one submitted in July and one submitted in October were both approved on the same day.
Batch approval. Super common now. When they work one, they automatically check to see if you have others waiting.
HTA- MP5SD suppressor
B&T .40 cal UMP suppressor
Both certified on 10/24, cleared today 10/30.
Both filed on SS Single Shot Trusts
The new wait times are incredible and at the same time devastating to my CC…. lol.
B&T .40 cal UMP suppressor
Both certified on 10/24, cleared today 10/30.
Both filed on SS Single Shot Trusts
The new wait times are incredible and at the same time devastating to my CC…. lol.
Same here. It’s not universal by a long shot.
10/24 submitted Individual eForm 4. Still waiting. Not holding my breath for an approval. I got a little too excited with these 48 hour approval times.
Hux 762 TI
Silencershop Singleshot Trust
Submitted 10/30 @ 0957
Approved 10/31 @ 1113
My mind is blown.
Silencershop Singleshot Trust
Submitted 10/30 @ 0957
Approved 10/31 @ 1113
My mind is blown.
Buddy: Submitted Form 4, Individual 06.10.2024. STILL waiting
Buddy's Bro-Inlaw: Submitted Form 4, Individual 06.10.2024. Approved 06.24.2024.
Buddy's Father-Inlaw: Submitted Form 4, Individual 07.05.2024. Approved 07.26.2024.
Coworker: Submitted Form 4, Individual 06.11.2024. Approved 06.17.2024.
All 4 mentioned above Submitted their Form 4's at the same place. The buddy that is still waiting calls the ATF twice a week now and same default message from the ATF Agent, "pending background check". He's NOT happy at all.
Buddy's Bro-Inlaw: Submitted Form 4, Individual 06.10.2024. Approved 06.24.2024.
Buddy's Father-Inlaw: Submitted Form 4, Individual 07.05.2024. Approved 07.26.2024.
Coworker: Submitted Form 4, Individual 06.11.2024. Approved 06.17.2024.
All 4 mentioned above Submitted their Form 4's at the same place. The buddy that is still waiting calls the ATF twice a week now and same default message from the ATF Agent, "pending background check". He's NOT happy at all.
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