When you say you've been getting approved in 5-6 weeks, I assume that means from when you go pending? Correct? So if dwnthehatch's Form 4 was received in Atlanta on 9/29/10, he probably went pending about 11/1/10 - 1/7/10. That would put his pending to approved time in 5-6 weeks also.
I don't know any of this pending stuff. Just from the time I write the check, to the time I get the call to pick the NFA item up. I've never checked with or bugged the ATF branch.
Midcounty can verify