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Re: Form 4 wait time

Half, what was the glitch?
my check cashed early October. dunno pending. came through first week of June.
I had a glitch, too.
The "I promise I'm from the USA" form had to be resent. They said it was not in the packet. Bullcrap it wasn't in there. It cost me about 3 weeks. No big deal, I knew it would take forever.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Miles2go</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Half, what was the glitch?
my check cashed early October. dunno pending. came through first week of June.
I had a glitch, too.
The "I promise I'm from the USA" form had to be resent. They said it was not in the packet. Bullcrap it wasn't in there. It cost me about 3 weeks. No big deal, I knew it would take forever.

The model of the can would not fit in the box provided, so he put the full model name in the " additional description " box. I guess it was not good enough, so they sent it back. I will have the same problem again in couple more months.




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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KYS338</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Form 4 - Suppressor

Trust
Sent: ?
Pending: 1-23-12
Approved: 6-25-12
Picked up:
Examiner: Santamaria </div></div>

Forms Arrived: 7-5-12
Picked it up today!
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KYS338</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KYS338</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Form 4 - Suppressor

Trust
Sent: ?
Pending: 1-23-12
Approved: 6-25-12
Picked up:
Examiner: Santamaria </div></div>

Forms Arrived: 7-5-12
Picked it up today! </div></div>

Do you know how much time is added on if there is an error on the form 4? My dealer messed up section 5 and included ffl information for the transferee (I'm not an ffl, they forget to remove info from the previous form 4).

I've heard anywhere from 1 week to 2 months is added on.
 
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Looks like a little over 5 months is the trend (pending to approved).... I'd like to see 3-4.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: K_4c</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Looks like a little over 5 months is the trend (pending to approved).... I'd like to see 3-4.
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I'd like to see cash and carry, but that's not likely to happen soon.

A month is more reasonable, but again, I'm not the one to come up with this, but it's even MORE reasonable, if you already have ONE NFA item registered, it should take a simple phone call to NCIS/NFA branch and you walk with your new can/SBR/MG.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: normbal</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: K_4c</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Looks like a little over 5 months is the trend (pending to approved).... I'd like to see 3-4.
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I'd like to see cash and carry, but that's not likely to happen soon.

A month is more reasonable, but again, I'm not the one to come up with this, but it's even MORE reasonable, if you already have ONE NFA item registered, it should take a simple phone call to NCIS/NFA branch and you walk with your new can/SBR/MG.

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Agreed....

I'm more of a realist. And that will never happen with all the liberals running around in D.C
 
Re: Form 4 wait time

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uracowman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KYS338</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KYS338</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Form 4 - Suppressor

Trust
Sent: ?
Pending: 1-23-12
Approved: 6-25-12
Picked up:
Examiner: Santamaria </div></div>

Forms Arrived: 7-5-12
Picked it up today! </div></div>

Do you know how much time is added on if there is an error on the form 4? My dealer messed up section 5 and included ffl information for the transferee (I'm not an ffl, they forget to remove info from the previous form 4).

I've heard anywhere from 1 week to 2 months is added on. </div></div>

Really just depends on the examiner that you have. I would say it would add a couple weeks on at most to make the correction and send it back and let them check it out. Should not be a big deal.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: spoon063</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I heard a little more info about Dana Pickles' assitant/ new trust issues. We had one returned the other day for having "N/A" in the other markings section, his assitant considers the item to be stamped with "N/A" somewhere on it if that's in the blank. The second issue was over trusts. It was returned due to being written somewhere in the trust that "... the assignment of property is to be dispersed to..." while his attached list of previously approved items was titled "schedule A". Dana's assitant informed that it can no longer be titled "schedule A", it has to be titled "the assignment of property" regardless of previous approved copies...
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I just want to weigh in on this: spoon063 is correct. The Examiners have assistants that appear to be either law students or are right out of law school. I had my Form-4 kicked back because my trust stated that there was a Schedule A included, but I did not attach one because I had not had any NFA items in the trust at the time. They contacted my C3 I scanned my Schedule A to a PDF and emailed it, and my C3 emailed it to the examiner's assistant. Done deal. Received approval three business days later.

What you put in your trust has to be consistent throughout. If you state that you are attaching an "Assignment of Property" then your asset list must be titled "Assignment of Property". If you state that you're attaching a "Schedule A" then it must be titled "Schedule A". They are not requiring one or the other, rather that the documentation of assets is named appropriately as per the trust.
 
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Oh and by the way...
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Form-4
Suppressor
Done through a Trust
Mailed: 1/18/2012
Received BATFE: 1/22/2012
Pending: 2/6/2012
Approved: 7/05/2012
Received: 7/9/2012
Examiner: Ann Feltner
Total Days: 157 (22 weeks 3 days)
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TBannister</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Got my two stamps today. Took 6 months. </div></div>

Damn it...my check just cleared today.
 
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NFA Item: AAC 762-SDN-6
Form type: Form 4 -Trust
Form sent: 6/30/2012
Check Cashed: ?
Pending: ?
Approved: ?
Form received: ?
 
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NFA Item: SWR Spectre II
Form type: Form 4 -Trust
Form sent: 6/30/2012
Check Cashed: ?
Pending: ?
Approved: ?
Form received: ?
 
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NFA Item: Noveske 300 Blkout SBR
Form type: Form 1 - Trust
Form sent: 6/30/2012
Check Cashed: ?
Pending: ?
Approved: ?
Form received: ?
 
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NFAtracker app is suggesting a 52% chance I'll get my can THIS month, about 40% chance for August, 100% by September. SAS .338 Vengeance Ti can went pending April 3d. Sure.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TBannister</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Got my two stamps today. Took 6 months. </div></div>

Come on TBannister tell us what you got? Also how you like them if possible?
 
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I put in two forms for two cans a couple days before this past thanksgivng. There was an issue that bumped as back about three weeks and I am still waiting. Getting pretty pissed...
 
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Form 4 in the mail 13 jan 12, hopefully everything is filled out correctly, only 180-ish days to go....

<span style="color: #FF6666"> update got a call from the dealer on 12 jan and picked up my suppressor, round about 180 -ish days</span>
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: yotehunter422</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I put in two forms for two cans a couple days before this past thanksgivng. There was an issue that bumped as back about three weeks and I am still waiting. Getting pretty pissed... </div></div>

Yotehunter422 mine from late December have come in a few weeks ago and two had errors that had to be corrected. You should be getting them any time or check on them. PG
 
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I just got off the phone with the shop. Our paperwork error bumped us back about 3-4 weeks. Still that was back before thanksgiving. They're saying the ATF is about backlogged about 30,000 forms. There's nothing the shop can do. ****ing ATF.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: yotehunter422</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I just got off the phone with the shop. Our paperwork error bumped us back about 3-4 weeks. Still that was back before thanksgiving. They're saying the ATF is about backlogged about 30,000 forms. There's nothing the shop can do. ****ing ATF. Instead of streamlining a simple process that the government could make a killing off of, no let's just legalize marijuana. That will solve all our problems -_- </div></div>

No offense bud, but legalizing and taxing marijuana will create a lot more income than streamlining the nfa process.
 
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I agree that it is crazy that it take 6 months for them to process. I don't see why they couldn't pump them out in a week if they really wanted to. God bless red tape!!
 
Re: Form 4 wait time

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uracowman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: yotehunter422</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I just got off the phone with the shop. Our paperwork error bumped us back about 3-4 weeks. Still that was back before thanksgiving. They're saying the ATF is about backlogged about 30,000 forms. There's nothing the shop can do. ****ing ATF. Instead of streamlining a simple process that the government could make a killing off of, no let's just legalize marijuana. That will solve all our problems -_- </div></div>

No offense bud, but legalizing and taxing marijuana will create a lot more income than streamlining the nfa process. </div></div>

Says who? Everyone will be to lazy to work. Fast food sales will be booming though.
 
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YHM Phantom 5.56
Mailed form 1-18-2012
Check Cashed 1-26-2012
Approved 7-3-2012
Picked up 7-12-2012
 
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Ok, I'm in

NFA Item: YHM suppressor
Form type: Form 4 - Trust
Form sent: 7/11/2012
Check Cashed: 7/13/2012
Pending: dunno
Approved: 1/9/2013
Form received: 1/15/2013

 
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Called NFA branch today (ph#304-616-4500) to check status of my transfer:

Form mailed 1/17/2012
Went pending on Feb 7th, 2012

Should be done some time in August. That will be a 7-8 month wait.

 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jumper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Called NFA branch today (ph#301-616-4500) to check status of my transfer:

Form mailed 1/17/2012
Went pending on Feb 7th, 2012

Should be done some time in August. That will be a 7-8 month wait.

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I mailed mine a week after you, giving the trends I've been seeing we should both get approved in the next few weeks if all goes well.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: yotehunter422</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What kind of information do you need to give the ATF to see if it's pending or not?</div></div>

This has been covered in this thread about 50 times...serial number of the item...
 
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I mailed mine January 6th.
Form 1/Indiv/SBR
Received my stamp yesterday. Friday the 13th was awesome for me!
Now time to decide on a suppressor.
Dave
 
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it took me 6 months to get my can. When I got my stamp from the ATF I looked a my paper work and it was approved 10 before i got it. What a long wait it was but it was well worth it!
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: D_TROS</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: D_TROS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">NFA Item: Suppressor 45 cal
Form Type: Form 1
Transfer Type: LLC
Forms Sent: 01.13.12
Check Cashed: 01.26.12
Pending Date: ...
Approved: <span style="color: #FF0000">06.25.12 - Error, must fill out forms correctly and send in again.</span>
Received: ...
Examiner: ...

NFA Item: SAS 22 Suppressor
Form Type: Form 4
Transfer Type: LLC
Forms Sent: 01.13.12
Check Cashed: 01.26.12
Pending Date: ...
Approved: ...
<span style="color: #FF0000">Received: TODAY! 07.16.2012</span>
Examiner: ...

Now the shitty part... </div></div>

<span style="color: #FF0000">Check Cashed!!</span>
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dave in Idaho</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I mailed mine January 6th.
Form 1/Indiv/SBR
Received my stamp yesterday. Friday the 13th was awesome for me!
Now time to decide on a suppressor.
Dave</div></div>

Form 1's go to Martinsburg, WV and take a few weeks.

Everything else goes to Atlanta and will take an eternity.
 
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Problem with Atlanta is that they go on break every other 15 minutes for 30 minutes, their weaves get caught up in their computer keyboards (they have to call IT), and their 4 inch long fingernails don't allow them to type very fast.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr.Maim</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
spoon063 said:
I heard a little more info about Dana Pickles' assitant/ new trust issues. We had one returned the other day for having "N/A" in the other markings section, his assitant considers the item to be stamped with "N/A" somewhere on it if that's in the blank. The second issue was over trusts. It was returned due to being written somewhere in the trust that "... the assignment of property is to be dispersed to..." while his attached list of previously approved items was titled "schedule A". Dana's assitant informed that it can no longer be titled "schedule A", it has to be titled "the assignment of property" regardless of previous approved copies...
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So are the Assistants making the time to process Trust applications shorter (more people helping out), or longer (kicking back more applications)?
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SAS Ti Arbiter 7.62
Mailed form: 17 January 2012
Check Cashed: 30 January 2012
Approved: 9 July 2012
Picked up: 16 July 2012
 
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NFA Item: SAS 308 Suppressor
Form Type: Form 4
Transfer Type: Indiv
Forms Sent: End of Jan
Check Cashed: 2/7/2012
Pending Date: 2/17/2012
Approved: ????

Called last week and was still pending, hoping I'm getting close but haven't seen much from Ms. Dudash lately.
 
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The NFA lost my form 4. I sent it 3/23/12, they cashed the check on 4/11/12. I called yesterday to make sure it was pending and the guy tells me I have no paperwork in the system. Sorry but I had to vent.
 
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I would call back again in a few days and see if someone else might be able to find it. The person you talked to might not know what they are doing.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ddd oo7</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would call back again in a few days and see if someone else might be able to find it. The person you talked to might not know what they are doing. </div></div>

I called after a month (from my check being cashed) to verify if it went pending.... The lady said nope... Nothing yet.

I called a week later and was told it went pending two weeks prior.... No wonder why this is such a long process.