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BobbyT · September 13, 2009, 05:27 AM

Just don't try to expedite the process with a form printed offline. There's a guy on CalGuns who did a terrific job turning it into a PDF, complete with editable boxes so you can type the thing out and not worry about messing up or whether they'll read your handwriting all crammed in there.

Unfortunately the ATF will reject the copy, even if you print it double sided identically to theirs. So I got a nice double delay on mine, but at least they were nice enough to cash my check right away (months before I got my C&R)!

http://www.atf.gov/dcof/index.htm
It's form F 7CR (5310.16). Regardless of what you might read elsewhere, you do not need any other forms (no citizenship or passport stuff; on the form you confirm that you're legal and all that).

I requested several of them instead of just the one, and when I finally got the form I sent it off and requested another couple. I'd encourage you guys to do the same so if your local friends decide to do it you can save them the first month or two wait.

September 13, 2009, 05:27 AM	#5
BobbyT Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Posts: 266	Just don't try to expedite the process with a form printed offline. There's a guy on CalGuns who did a terrific job turning it into a PDF, complete with editable boxes so you can type the thing out and not worry about messing up or whether they'll read your handwriting all crammed in there. Unfortunately the ATF will reject the copy, even if you print it double sided identically to theirs. So I got a nice double delay on mine, but at least they were nice enough to cash my check right away (months before I got my C&R)! http://www.atf.gov/dcof/index.htm It's form F 7CR (5310.16). Regardless of what you might read elsewhere, you do not need any other forms (no citizenship or passport stuff; on the form you confirm that you're legal and all that). I requested several of them instead of just the one, and when I finally got the form I sent it off and requested another couple. I'd encourage you guys to do the same so if your local friends decide to do it you can save them the first month or two wait.