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Machineguntony · March 22, 2014, 01:06 AM

I called the ATF today and checked on all my NFA toys, a boatload of 'em, from suppressors to FA rifles.

The person, Mary, who answered the phone recognized me. She said that the wait, from the pending date (not from the check cashed date) is now TEN MONTHS! And it may get longer because they are really backed up. BARF!

What the hell?! I remember reading some regulations somewhere that the ATF was striving to get stamps back in 9 months max.

This pushes me back to late June, and I bought my first NFA items in early June of 2013. They cashed my check in late June, but the forms didn't go pending until late August. So 2.5 months for a form to go pending, and then ten more months from the pending date. OMG!

At this pace, I won't be shooting my M60 until late 2015 or early 2016. Wow the wait is painful.

March 22, 2014, 01:06 AM	#59
Machineguntony Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2013 Posts: 1,277	I called the ATF today and checked on all my NFA toys, a boatload of 'em, from suppressors to FA rifles. The person, Mary, who answered the phone recognized me. She said that the wait, from the pending date (not from the check cashed date) is now TEN MONTHS! And it may get longer because they are really backed up. BARF! What the hell?! I remember reading some regulations somewhere that the ATF was striving to get stamps back in 9 months max. This pushes me back to late June, and I bought my first NFA items in early June of 2013. They cashed my check in late June, but the forms didn't go pending until late August. So 2.5 months for a form to go pending, and then ten more months from the pending date. OMG! At this pace, I won't be shooting my M60 until late 2015 or early 2016. Wow the wait is painful. __________________ Sent from Motorola DynaTac 8000x