Well, this is awful to hear.. I had a suspicion that all these sub 6 month approvals were going to end once the new ATF leadership started to come in... this is terrible news, I'm cashed March 10th, was hoping got September, but I guess I'll be calling my reps around then as the wait is likely to balloon under these people.
Times are increasing, don’t get your hopes up. I have form 4s cashed in October 2020 of last year that still have not been approved. Several guys who have commented have form 4s from early summer 2020 with nothing yet. It sounds like a big part of it is the new ATF admin that had been brought in is likely slowing things down. I’m hearing 10-12 months now from several sources. Let’s hope to god that’s not the case!
Well I guess my argument there would be, suppressor sales have been at an all time high for a year and a half now, and all of last summer into early 2021 I was hearing it was very common to see form 4s back in 4-6 months. I got a form early last year when everything was sold out and still got the stamp in 5 months. Sent another one in early summer and had it in October, and sent a third in a few days later. I’m now about 7 months deep on a can that I should have had 2 months ago according to other SHers with similar check cash dates. That has since changed in just the past 1-2 months from the feel of things. Now every time I call to check I hear 7-9 months, when just 2 months ago they said 5-7 months on the phone. It’s all speculation, but again, something changed and I don’t think it was suppressor sales.
Who knows man, like I said, it's all speculation.
I am resisting the urge the best I can to get one of those mil Sandmans, still waiting on the standard one thats been in jail about 6 and a half months now.
Not everyone, August 31st cashed and still pending.
They were built for DEVGRU (Seal Team 6) for their new Noveske 10.5" 5.56 and .300 BLK rifles. If it was just cerakote, I would have waited, but the fact it has a SMS-MIL-XXXX serial number on it, I had to bite the bullet. That's going to be a conversation piece some day. It's not everyday you get to buy brand new production, currently-being-used, MIL contract items at regular prices. That's why I went ahead. I was already planning on getting another SM-S in the future, but when those got released, I was like...
I’m not following this. I had one mailed back in the first week of March. Check was cashed 8 days later. I have another that was sent on the 5th of this month. I’m sure it will say cashed in the next week or so.
I hope he is just talking. I never call the ATF and check the status of them so I don't no. I do no two guy's were standing at the counter upset because there cards or checks were showing chased at the bank. Butt when they called the ATF they said they were told it could be 90 days before it's putt into the system. That's what when the LGS said that. I pray it's not true.
My last one was approved March 8, dealer didn't get stamp until Late April
I tried yesterday and she mentioned it was with an examiner.. not sure if that means anything but I'm still pending as of 8/19
Called today, Still pending. She (Jenifer) said 7-10months. Being 8/25, I'm approaching 10months.
Honestly it's a complete toss-up right now, brother.
Exactly. I’m not saying SHIT, lol. Also I have a UPIN so I am hoping that clears up any potential confusion.
So quick update. I ended up emailing the NFA email. To try and get an update, and the guy hit me with a generic response telling me to call. I told him that wasn’t good enough because I had to make sure my UPIN was on there, and if I could speak to my direct examiner. He ended up forwarding my email to a lady that told me that she saw both of my form 4’s. Yet neither one of them showed my UPIN. She told me my background had been done in February of this year, but had been delayed and was in a backlog with the FBI and that they were currently somewhere in Nov 2020. She asked me for my UPIN And said that she would make sure it was put on both forms. I sent it to her and she responded about nine hours later telling me she had put it on both forms and had gotten my first background approved and told me she went ahead and spoke to my examiner so that she could push through my form 4. Good day today
If it was Eform, then they’ll email you and you can print it out (according to my cousin with 8 SBRs). Please someone correct me if I’m off!
