Suppressors Form 4 wait time

#3,551
Just a quick bit of info.
I got off the phone with the NFA branch today she told me they are processing mid to late June right now and are seeing an average turn around of 9 months.
the best part was she said I should have my approval any day now!!!
 
#3,560
Jay McLean said:
My LGS said that I had to have fingerprint and photo for the beneficiary of my trust, even though my trust was established before the new laws. Is this correct?
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Yes. Doesnt matter when the trust was established. If youre going to submit paperwork following 41f then everyone will need to submit prints.

Thats why I contributed to the pre rule change surge, I wasnt going to make my father go out and get printed so I could buy another toy following it.
 
#3,571
My check was cashed on 7/19/16 also. Hoping by end of the month with end of June coming through. Also hoping it made it through before that huge shipment silencer shop sent in.

5RWill said:
Just bringing it over from Scout.
Individual Trust

SilencerCo Omega

Purchased: 7/7/2016

Mailed: 7/9/2016

Cashed: 7/19/2016

Pending: ?

Approved: ?
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#3,574
What's everyone thinking wait times will look like for forms submitted now? I know ones currently coming back were submitted 9 months ago, but from reading the NFA tracker posts and this page it looks like they're almost through what was submitted in the rush prior to 41F. It would seem that submissions after the change should have tanked, given the additional hassle, the numbers that were bought in mid 2016, and the people waiting on HPA, so unless the examiners all decide to go on vacation I'm hoping July - current might go pretty fast. Anyone have any insight?

Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm submitting forms for an Octane 45 and an MPX and I need some hope!

Will
 
#3,575
Finally!!!

Rugged Surge 762
Form 4 Trust
Submitted 6/16/16
Check Cashed 6/27/16
Form 3 Approved 8/15/16
Form 4 Approved 4/4/17
Stamp to Dealer 4/7/17


Rugged Obsidian 45
Form 4 Trust
Submitted 7/5/16
Check Cashed 7/12/16
Form 3 Approved 11/16/16
Form 4 Approved **Pending**
 
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#3,580
Sig Sauer SRD762Ti-QD, AKA The Tactical Buttplug
Form 4 Trust
Purchased: 5/20/2016
Form 4 Submitted: Unknown
Check Cashed: Unknown
Form 4 Approved by Heather Thompson: 4/4/2017
Stamp Arrival @ Dealer: 4/11/2017
 
#3,582
Check cashed 7/27/16 - 259 days and counting. I get pissed every time I see this thread or look at the NFA tracker info. Patience is a virtue.......yeah, yeah....whatever......... And I feel like every time I call, they take my paperwork and shuffle it down the stack a little ways.
 
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#3,586
I submitted four Form 4s to transfer items into a trust. The NFA branch received the package June 22, 2016, so we're at the 10-month point. Today I was told the forms were still in process. I will not be surprised if we go past a full year.

Richard
 
#3,587
NFA Tracker is showing first week of July forms coming back. Not 100% sure on how they track them; it appears as though they go by the date the check is cashed.

I have three pending that were cashed on July 13th. So I'm really hoping in a couple weeks I'll have three or four of my eight pending forms approved and in hand.
 
#3,593
I was told on 4/24 that both went pending on 7/18/16
I called today just for the hell of it and was told the one approved on 4/20/17 went pending 7/8/16
and the other one went pending on 7/18/16
He said I still had a little wait on that one
they were sent in together a couple days before the new law went in affect
 
#3,594
The wait is starting to kill me I think! It's been a week and a half since any later dates have populated. Been holding at July 7th dates continuing to populate. Seems a bit strange to me since it had been going at close to 1:1 rate. I'd find it surprising if they had a sudden, massive jump in forms submitted. I'd expect more of a ramp-up where the dates progressed more slowly over a period of time. Heck, it actually appears that form 4 trust approval times had leveled off for about 3 weeks, coinciding with mid-late June.

One has to admit, this is an interesting display of market reaction to increased regulation. The 6-8mo after the cut-off is going to be really interesting to see
 
#3,597
DP425 said:
The wait is starting to kill me I think! It's been a week and a half since any later dates have populated. Been holding at July 7th dates continuing to populate. Seems a bit strange to me since it had been going at close to 1:1 rate. I'd find it surprising if they had a sudden, massive jump in forms submitted. I'd expect more of a ramp-up where the dates progressed more slowly over a period of time. Heck, it actually appears that form 4 trust approval times had leveled off for about 3 weeks, coinciding with mid-late June.

One has to admit, this is an interesting display of market reaction to increased regulation. The 6-8mo after the cut-off is going to be really interesting to see
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According to multiple conversations w/ the NFA line, they did have a MASSIVE last minute surge in the final days before 41F went into effect on July 13th 2016. Just look at this ad for example: https://www.silencershop.com/41f-guarantee

Seeing 'submissions' (not checks cashed of pending) rolling in post July 13th will be a definitive turning point in wait times, in my opinion.

Once we see late-July submissions (not checked cashed or pending) rolling in, I predict that we will see wait-times start to plummet esp. for 'individual' applications.
 
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#3,599
Okay, my last pre-41f submission came back --signed 02JUN and received 02APR. My dealer always sent all forms within a day or so of receiving them. I went from 4-6 months to 8 months to 10 months wait over the course of last year.

My next one was submitted post 41f in July and I'm guessing should be back in a couple weeks when all the pre-41f stuff is cleared out. Hopefully it'll get back to normal after that or at latest by the end of the year.
 
#3,600
Spoke to ATF this morning. My last pre 41F submission is still pending. Check cashed 7/12/16. My Surge cashed 6/27/16 took 9months1week and was approved exactly a month ago . Hopefully any day.

Rugged Obsidian 45
Form 4 Trust
Submitted 7/5/16
Check Cashed 7/12/16
Form 3 Approved 11/16/16
Form 4 Approved **Pending**
 
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