Form approval times w/panic

tmorone · June 15, 2013, 07:52 PM

Has anyone noticed a slowdown in the Form 1/3/4 times from the ATF with all this panic buying going on?

I'm wondering if people have been submitting more forms and buying up all the NFA stuff at a faster rate thinking it won't be available anymore.

Reason I ask is... the last three I had ran 5 months (to the day), then a couple days under six months for the other two. Had a fourth come in today that took about 6.5 months. Maybe my good luck ran out, or approvers are getting slammed. Mind you, it was submitted in November- pre "Sandy Hook" so the panic hadn't begun.

Old Stony · June 15, 2013, 08:00 PM

You're just lucky you live somewhere that will allow such goodies. My last ones took right at 6 months...

CCCLVII · June 16, 2013, 03:53 PM

i have a 22 silencer on pending and its been about 6.5 months now...

Sent the forms friday december 28th 2012. Been pending since jan 7 they the cashed the check Jan 2

Liberty Suppressors · June 20, 2013, 03:44 PM

We are seeing about 6.5 months for Form 4's and about 6 weeks for Form 3's.

tmorone · July 6, 2013, 06:48 PM

Got one today that was four-days-shy of a full 7 months.

Just in case anyone has been wondering about theirs.

Willie Lowman · July 6, 2013, 07:52 PM

What examiners?

It seemed to me that the examiner I always had when they went by dealer's initials was faster than the one I have now that they go by state.

**Tom Servo** · July 6, 2013, 08:51 PM

They're just shy of 7 months in my neck of the woods. The NFA examiners are outside the usual flow of things, so I doubt they're really affected by the Great Panic of 2013.

Theohazard · July 6, 2013, 11:11 PM

It's 6 1/2 to 7 months here too. I also don't think it will be affected by the recent rush. I also don't think the long wait time is soley due to the examiners' workload. Off course it's a factor, but if it were truly a wait based only on workload, wouldn't it vary a lot more? But it's been 6 - 7 months for a long time now, and that seems way too steady for a wait that should fluctuate more if it was truly based only on the BATFE's backlog.

June 15, 2013, 07:52 PM	#1
tmorone Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Posts: 221	Form approval times w/panic Has anyone noticed a slowdown in the Form 1/3/4 times from the ATF with all this panic buying going on? I'm wondering if people have been submitting more forms and buying up all the NFA stuff at a faster rate thinking it won't be available anymore. Reason I ask is... the last three I had ran 5 months (to the day), then a couple days under six months for the other two. Had a fourth come in today that took about 6.5 months. Maybe my good luck ran out, or approvers are getting slammed. Mind you, it was submitted in November- pre "Sandy Hook" so the panic hadn't begun.

June 16, 2013, 03:53 PM	#3
CCCLVII Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 432	i have a 22 silencer on pending and its been about 6.5 months now... Sent the forms friday december 28th 2012. Been pending since jan 7 they the cashed the check Jan 2 __________________ Always looking for a good hunt!

July 6, 2013, 07:52 PM	#6
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	What examiners? It seemed to me that the examiner I always had when they went by dealer's initials was faster than the one I have now that they go by state. __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

July 6, 2013, 08:51 PM	#7
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	They're just shy of 7 months in my neck of the woods. The NFA examiners are outside the usual flow of things, so I doubt they're really affected by the Great Panic of 2013. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

July 6, 2013, 11:11 PM	#8
Theohazard Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Location: Western PA Posts: 3,829	It's 6 1/2 to 7 months here too. I also don't think it will be affected by the recent rush. I also don't think the long wait time is soley due to the examiners' workload. Off course it's a factor, but if it were truly a wait based only on workload, wouldn't it vary a lot more? But it's been 6 - 7 months for a long time now, and that seems way too steady for a wait that should fluctuate more if it was truly based only on the BATFE's backlog. __________________ 0331: "Accuracy by volume."

June 15, 2013, 08:00 PM	#2
Old Stony Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,705	You're just lucky you live somewhere that will allow such goodies. My last ones took right at 6 months...

June 20, 2013, 03:44 PM	#4
Liberty Suppressors Member Join Date: November 29, 2012 Posts: 16	We are seeing about 6.5 months for Form 4's and about 6 weeks for Form 3's.

July 6, 2013, 06:48 PM	#5
tmorone Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Posts: 221	Got one today that was four-days-shy of a full 7 months. Just in case anyone has been wondering about theirs.

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