Suppressors Form 4 wait time

[smokinbobf4]

Amazed at the short wait! Especially since I have terrible luck! The fastest I have ever got one was 9 months.

Tbac magnus s rr
Submitted December 9
Approved December 10
Individual

 

[Capri_Man]

Tbac 22 takedown ordered from SilencerShop 11-29-24
unlimited single shot trust EForm4
Filed ATF E-Forms 12-12-24
Approved on 12-15-24

3 days! That's a hell of a lot better than the 66 days for the last one.

 

[Trevor300wsm]

Tbac 22 takedown ordered from SilencerShop 11-29-24
unlimited single shot trust EForm4
Filed ATF E-Forms 12-12-24
Approved on 12-15-24

3 days! That's a hell of a lot better than the 66 days for the last one.

Did you use one of their kiosk stations for all your info and prints?

 

[Capri_Man]

Did you use one of their kiosk stations for all your info and prints?

Yes I did! In fact I chose the dealer because he had the kiosk with the digital finger print scanner.

 

[oldrifleman]

Yes I did! In fact I chose the dealer because he had the kiosk with the digital finger print scanner.

I did the same, super convenient.

 

[thedude824]

Had a hiccup on one suppressor. Paid stamp and xfer fee on 11/12. Didn’t hear anything and when I called them on 11/20 they said I hadn’t paid. So that one wasn’t certified until 12/10. My other was certified on 11/27 and approved 12/13

 

[levi8599]

Filed April and got approval today. Paper from with 2 person trust. Coincidently emailed the nics liaison the other day asking for any info. Not saying thats why it went through but very coincidental.

 

[Radar20]

Filed April and got approval today. Paper from with 2 person trust. Coincidently emailed the nics liaison the other day asking for any info. Not saying thats why it went through but very coincidental.

What’s the email for the nics liaison?

 

[levi8599]

What’s the email for the nics liaison?

Post 12,106 on Dec 5.

[email protected]

After checking my email, I sent on the 10th and my stamp was actually approved on the 11th. Like I said could just be coincidence.

 

[b6graham]

Emailed NICS Liason at 11:40pm last night after a beer or two and reading the comment above

Response at 3am saying "in progress ATF will provide final determination"

4am received emails that both cans were approved

8.5 month wait finally over

 

[stevieb92]

TBAC Takedown 22
Submitted 12/15/2024
Approved 12/19/2024
eForm 4 trust
4 days!

 

[Supersubes]

Emailed NICS Liason at 11:40pm last night after a beer or two and reading the comment above

Response at 3am saying "in progress ATF will provide final determination"

4am received emails that both cans were approved

8.5 month wait finally over

Neat, i just emailed them about a customer submission thats taking too long. Didnt know what to put in the email aside from the eform Id and a brief description. I got a response 20 min later asking for name and dob.

Edit: 10 mins after that email they responded that it was “in process”.

 

[rookie7]

Diligent Defense Enticer S
Submitted: 11/30/24
Approved: 12/3/24
Individual

Paper or efile?

 

[Stealff]

Paper or efile?

Efile

 

[nocoolname]

First suppressor, individual e-file through LGS
Filed Dec. 14th
Approved Dec. 17th

 

[Schamsy33]

Came across this thread and the NICS Liason email yesterday. I had two individual eforms submitted on 10/4 and 11/18. Sent the email last night and got approval on both this morning. Hard to say that is a coincidence!

 

[Fmilby]

Came across this thread and the NICS Liason email yesterday. I had two individual eforms submitted on 10/4 and 11/18. Sent the email last night and got approval on both this morning. Hard to say that is a coincidence!

Nice! What info did you put in your email?

 

[northshorelumber]

e-file with a trust approved in 4 days. Purchased suppressor at Scheels.

 

[carbonbased]

Came across this thread and the NICS Liason email yesterday.

Is this the email link? —> [email protected]

 

[Schamsy33]

Is that email this? —> [email protected]

Correct

 

[carbonbased]

Correct

Wow I sure messed up that sentence! Thx.

 

[stello1001]

What's the general consensus lately on fast approval times?

Is it filing individually instead of on trust?

 

[oldrifleman]

I had 4 on trust that came back with in 15 days, I have seen others come Back faster ( both individual and trust). I think individual is still a bit faster but at least for me trust wasn’t bad.

 

[Capri_Man]

What's the general consensus lately on fast approval times?

Is it filing individually instead of on trust?

Individual used to have a major edge on fast approvals now your talking about days not weeks. My single shot trust came back in three days.

 

[The Knuckle]

Just had a family trust approved in a week

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

Once you have had a three month wait, is it perhaps faster the next time around, or does that not matter?

 

[Mattig]

12/11/24 : eForm 4 submitted (Silencershop, trust)
12/12/24: certified
12/15/24: approved

 

[oldrifleman]

Once you have had a three month wait, is it perhaps faster the next time around, or does that not matter?

It does not matter, you are pulling the slot machine handle every time

 

[vh20]

It does not matter, you are pulling the slot machine handle every time

Yep

 

[Supersubes]

Cant speak for other trusts, but silencershop trusts are taking the exact same amount of time as individuals in my shop.

Ive gotten six customer cans back in the last two weeks, all were roughly 48 hours excluding the weekends/holidays. This has been going on since late August or early September. Just got one back this morning that was submitted the evening of 12/20. So the NFA branch is back into the office today.

What's the general consensus lately on fast approval times?

Is it filing individually instead of on trust?

 

[rdinak]

My transfer from 12/02 must have been in the naughty pile. Some times my transfers fly through and other times I sit and wait.

Once the holidays are over, I suspect things will move right along.

 

[moaorbust]

I am still waiting from pending 10/22. Sucks.

 

[TigernLionGSP]

I am still waiting from pending 10/22. Sucks.

Me too I emailed them the other day using the [email protected] got a reply back ""
our ATF/NFA application is in process. When an application is completed, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will provide the final determination. Currently, there is no further status information available. " hope soon

 

[Bgriff008]

e-file with a trust approved in 4 days. Purchased suppressor at Scheels.

This was the info I was looking for. I have a trust and was curious the current wait time using one. Crazy to think my first ever suppressor bought like 20 years ago took 11 months. lol. Quickest ever was 5 months and that was 10years ago maybe.

 

[moaorbust]

Me too I emailed them the other day using the [email protected] got a reply back ""
our ATF/NFA application is in process. When an application is completed, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will provide the final determination. Currently, there is no further status information available. " hope soon

Yep. I received the same message just an hour ago.

 

[USK308]

Me too I emailed them the other day using the [email protected] got a reply back ""
our ATF/NFA application is in process. When an application is completed, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will provide the final determination. Currently, there is no further status information available. " hope soon

That was the basic response I got too, when I emailed them a couple weeks back. Sure wish there was a "fast lane" for those who have already had NFA items approved, since the initial ground work should already be done...

 

[nocoolname]

EForm 4 Individual
LGS but through silencer shop

Submitted 12/19
Approved. 12/27

 

[northshorelumber]

This was the info I was looking for. I have a trust and was curious the current wait time using one. Crazy to think my first ever suppressor bought like 20 years ago took 11 months. lol. Quickest ever was 5 months and that was 10years ago maybe.

I forgot to mention this family trust submission was with a 24 month exemption letter. If you have had a trust approval within the past 24 months and there have been NO changes to said trust you can use the exemption letter. This way they don’t review your trust documents again speeding up the approval.

 

[levi8599]

I forgot to mention this family trust submission was with a 24 month exemption letter. If you have had a trust approval within the past 24 months and there have been NO changes to said trust you can use the exemption letter. This way they don’t review your trust documents again speeding up the approval.

How do you get one of those letters?

 

[northshorelumber]

You need to have an account on the ATF website, log on, and download load from the website. Fill in including your information, date of last approval, etc.

 

[ACard]

Individual purchase
KAC 5.56 MCQ QDC PRT
Purchased 26 Dec 2024
Picked up 31 Dec 2014

Seller Rifle Gear

 

[CHEYTAC]

Approved
3 days

 

[951Hunter]

Recently got 2 of my cans back
Both on traditional trust with 2 members
TBAC Ultra 7 and SiCo scythe Ti both submitted 7/26
Both approved 11/22

 

[skyfitch]

Been waiting almost 4 months for 2 cans on a indivual eform through silencershop. I emailed the [email protected] this morning and within 6 hours I got approved. Insane.

 

[rdinak]

Amazing. I sent an email inquiry to Nics liaison a couple hours ago. Just got an answer back saying a final status has been provided to ATF. Please give them a few days.

 

[skyfitch]

Amazing. I sent an email inquiry to Nics liaison a couple hours ago. Just got an answer back saying a final status has been provided to ATF. Please give them a few days.

I got the same response and within a few hours of their response I got the approval emails

 

[moaorbust]

I guess you guys are getting lucky. The liason basically told me to take a hike. I am not sure what the reasoning is behind one answer versus another.

 

[Erie660]

I submitted Form4 Single shot trust on 12-17 and was approved 12-31. A lot better than the 9 months my last one took.

 

[USK308]

I guess you guys are getting lucky. The liason basically told me to take a hike. I am not sure what the reasoning is behind one answer versus another.

Ditto for me. Rather terse response from NICS Liaison, IMO. UGH. The wait continues...

 

[Shoots 700's]

Submitted on 12/28 and approved today