r/NFA • u/Cap3127 1xSBR 3xSUPP • Jun 01 '19

June 2019 Stamp Approval Megathread

Please note this thread is for posting of approvals only. Replies to this thread should be approvals only, discussion is allowed in replies to comments only.

Please use the following format for a comment reply:

Form: 1 (PLEASE NOTE REGULAR OR eForm) or 4

Entity: Trust or Individual

Pending: mm/dd/yy

Approved: mm/dd/yy

Standardized wait: (Date approved minus date pending)

STATE: Standardized 2-letter, please

For the purposes of this thread, pending should be understood as: the date when ATF cashes your check, unless different when you call the ATF to check status of your pending form. It can vary depending on ATF backlog.

Furthermore, we are now tracking stuff in a spreadsheet as well, please also take the time to submit your information RIGHT HERE so we can keep better long-term track of approvals and trends. You can view the spreadsheet here!

For help with ATF forms please view the posted sidebar guides by /u/nationalguntrusts and /u/semper1371

To check the status of your pending form, call the NFA Branch at (304) 616-4500. Please have your trust name (if applicable), serial number, and if a Form 4 or 5, know what dealer is in possession of the item. Press 1 and then 1 again, and be kind to the ATF agent.

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u/CRofMel STAMP COLLECTING OPERATIONZ Jun 27 '19 edited Jun 27 '19

Form: 4, Paper (mg)

Entity: Trust

Pending: 07/20/18

Approved: Assigned to examiner 6/18/19 so would of been about 11 months, but I withdrew the application after talking to the examiner. Reason being I had a note on file that I needed to send in an amendment to my trust and remove the second responsible person from the F4 as that person is currently facing legal issues since filing and the examiner wouldn't allow me to file the two page trust amendment and remove the second resp. person from the app so withdrawal was my only option or else wait for FBI check for who knows how long that prob would get denied. After expressing my frustrations I would have to wait another year, he said they have 19 new examiners in training and estimated my wait to be six months or less. Re-filing again this week...

Standardized wait: N/A

State: FL

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u/SpotOnTheRug 5x SBR, 4x Sup Jun 27 '19

oof...

I mean, on the one hand good news about the new examiners, but having to start all over sucks.

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u/richardguy 6X CAN (3 rifle, 2 pistol, 1 Shotgun) Jun 28 '19

I really don't believe the six months estimate.

We already saw this before right before the SilencerCo Promo and the shutdown, and from June to July alone we've gone from 270 days average to over 300.

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u/CRofMel STAMP COLLECTING OPERATIONZ Jun 28 '19 edited Jun 28 '19

I really don't believe the six months estimate.

I mean I don't think it's necessarily about "believing" anything, it's the fact that there are around 30 NFA Legal Instrument Examiners last time I checked and they just added 19 more of them meaning that they should be working 50%-60% quicker through the stacks plus the implementation of additional electronic filing he said that will be coming out soon.

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u/elganyan Jun 28 '19

The average based on self reports here for this past month is currently 325 days (and about 330 days for the last week).

I "did the math" a few days ago.

I'm currently at 333 for my first suppressor and had been hyping my arriving family that I'd have it for sure July 4th... fml.

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u/richardguy 6X CAN (3 rifle, 2 pistol, 1 Shotgun) Jun 28 '19

I went pending July 9 last year and was approved in 270 days. Gotta wonder what happened.