current ATF wait time

Dave · Mar 27, 2014

June 17th to... YESTERDAY!!! It's about facking time!!

edit: I believe April 30th was when the whole process started. Had to transfer it from out of state dealer to local first. I think I started the paperwork to do my actual transfer in the end of June. I'll have to doublecheck the paperwork (EDIT: just checked actual date)

SWO Daddy · Mar 27, 2014

Dave said:
April 30th to... YESTERDAY!!! It's about facking time!!

edit: I believe April 30th was when the whole process started. Had to transfer it from out of state dealer to local first. I think I started the paperwork to do my actual transfer in the end of June. I'll have to doublecheck the paperwork.

If that's true, you were lucky.

Dave · Mar 27, 2014

I wasn't expecting it until May at the earliest. I was floored when I got the call.

Dave · Mar 27, 2014

turns out it was even quicker. this was with a trust fyi

snyperdave · Apr 8, 2014

How do you find out where you are in the process? I mailed all my stuff back in July 2013. Is there a number to call and ask where I am?

HT4 · Apr 8, 2014

snyperdave said:
How do you find out where you are in the process? I mailed all my stuff back in July 2013. Is there a number to call and ask where I am?

304-616-4500

Have the serial number, transferor name and transferee name handy.

erwos · Apr 8, 2014

Paper form NFA approvals have been accelerating rapidly lately. The approvals basically maxed at 11 months, and now are at 9 months. If they continue at the current rate, I think we should see them fall to 7 months by June. I admit, seeing my September check-cashed SBRs would be kinda nice.

Mind you, shutting off e-forms might change that, but they hired a whole bunch of new examiners this year, and we might be seeing the effects of those going online (plus the post-Newtown backlog getting worked through). Remember that back in 2010-2011, approvals were only taking 3 months from check cashed... so it might improve even more than we suspect if they're not falling behind anymore.

rsj1231 · Apr 8, 2014

erwos said:
Paper form NFA approvals have been accelerating rapidly lately. The approvals basically maxed at 11 months, and now are at 9 months. If they continue at the current rate, I think we should see them fall to 7 months by June. I admit, seeing my September check-cashed SBRs would be kinda nice.

Mind you, shutting off e-forms might change that, but they hired a whole bunch of new examiners this year, and we might be seeing the effects of those going online (plus the post-Newtown backlog getting worked through). Remember that back in 2010-2011, approvals were only taking 3 months from check cashed... so it might improve even more than we suspect if they're not falling behind anymore.

Reading your post only makes me want to buy more. :sad20:

Is there a mandatory waiting period for approval or is the wait time just because of the backlog?

erwos · Apr 8, 2014

There has been speculation that the BATFE had internal targets for wait times that they staffed to, but there is no statutory minimum wait time. There was a bit of a perfect storm when the budget and hiring got frozen at about the same time NFA trusts got popular... combine that with a panic buying spree, and you can see how times could get out of hand.

BradMacc82 · Apr 8, 2014

Filed in August last year (IIRC), still got a ways to go.

erwos · Apr 9, 2014

BradMacc82 said:
Filed in August last year (IIRC), still got a ways to go.

3-5 weeks, I bet. Of course, that may be me being optimistic - I really want to play my Glock SBR this summer.

SneakySh0rty · Apr 9, 2014

erwos said:
3-5 weeks, I bet. Of course, that may be me being optimistic - I really want to play my Glock SBR this summer.

just remember, if you play with it too much you may go blind! :lol2:

BradMacc82 · Apr 10, 2014

erwos said:
3-5 weeks, I bet. Of course, that may be me being optimistic - I really want to play my Glock SBR this summer.

I'd like to hope so.

Wouldn't mind having my first stamp out of the way. So I can do it all over again for a suppressor. (Glutton for punishment??)

Glock-SBR, hmm. Should be fun.

SWO Daddy · Apr 10, 2014

erwos said:
3-5 weeks, I bet. Of course, that may be me being optimistic - I really want to play my Glock SBR this summer.

That might be about right. There are late September pendings which have been approved per NFA tracker. I'm dying to get my Spectre I submitted paperwork for in July...hoping to hear something by the first week of May....

Topher · Apr 10, 2014

Still have 4 pending.

2 from end of June 2013
1 from end of Aug 2013
and
1 from Feb 2014

Will it ever end???????

bobthefisher · Apr 11, 2014

Topher said:
Still have 4 pending.

2 from end of June 2013
1 from end of Aug 2013
and
1 from Feb 2014

Will it ever end???????

I think you know the real answer to that

Stamp collecting is not just a hobby, it's a lifestyle... or addiction, which ever comes first.

Topher · Apr 11, 2014

bobthefisher said:
I think you know the real answer to that

Stamp collecting is not just a hobby, it's a lifestyle... or addiction, which ever comes first.

So true!

Klunatic · Apr 11, 2014

Form 1 SBR Trust
Submited 7/9/13
Pending 9/13/13
Approved 4/8/14
Received 4/11/14

WahoOO! Now need to get engraving done. Any recommendations in the Monkey County area?

I know Rubber Stamp in Rockville does it but their machine is down right now.

Flipz · Apr 11, 2014

Klunatic said:
Form 1 SBR Trust
Submited 7/9/13
Pending 9/13/14
Approved 4/8/14
Received 4/11/14

WahoOO! Now need to get engraving done. Any recommendations in the Monkey County area?

I know Rubber Stamp in Rockville does it but their machine is down right now.

I guessing your Pending date was actually 9/13/2013. If so, who was your examiner? I have a Form 4 that went pending the same day. I'm hoping the stamp for mine is just around the corner.

USAFRavenR6 · Apr 11, 2014

Klunatic said:
Form 1 SBR Trust
Submited 7/9/13
Pending 9/13/14
Approved 4/8/14
Received 4/11/14

WahoOO! Now need to get engraving done. Any recommendations in the Monkey County area?

I know Rubber Stamp in Rockville does it but their machine is down right now.

Engage did mine. About a week or two turn around. I got mine done while waiting and just assembled the upper tonight. Daniel Defense MK18 in FDE. Looks awesome.

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