current ATF wait time

tomgreco · May 7, 2012

tomgreco said:
and now the wait to Receive... 9 days so far.....
When I called they said they had 30 days to mail them out. UGH

12 days since approved.... and counting

F-Stop · May 7, 2012

It must be difficult for FFL's who do a lot of nfa stuff to have 7 months of sold items on the shelf plus new inventory.

erwos · May 7, 2012

F-Stop said:
It must be difficult for FFL's who do a lot of nfa stuff to have 7 months of sold items on the shelf plus new inventory.

I suspect that layaway guns take up more space, or such was my impression after talking with one IP.

I've been seeing online that the NFA examiners now each have a couple assistants (currently in training). The assistants are being hired on a contract basis, which is how they're skirting the current BATFE hiring freeze. That's nice, because:
http://www.randominfo.net/NFA/WaitTimeTrend.php

He has a new May update up, and it's not good news. Wait time is now increasing 1 day every 2.5 days. That is just flat-out nuts.

F-Stop · May 9, 2012

erwos said:
I suspect that layaway guns take up more space, or such was my impression after talking with one IP.

I've been seeing online that the NFA examiners now each have a couple assistants (currently in training). The assistants are being hired on a contract basis, which is how they're skirting the current BATFE hiring freeze. That's nice, because:
http://www.randominfo.net/NFA/WaitTimeTrend.php

He has a new May update up, and it's not good news. Wait time is now increasing 1 day every 2.5 days. That is just flat-out nuts.

Didn't think about layaway. I was hoping to see a few stamps in July and September. Now I may only see one this year. Thanks for the info.

Howe · May 9, 2012

Got background back and mailed in form 4 on 4/23/12. You guys think I will get it before Thanksgiving?

dirtybird · May 9, 2012

Good news is there seems to be some movement lately, lots of mid to late November pending dates getting stamps back according to NFA tracker, albeit mostly in the SW region, so 6-7 months from pending is the deal and climbing.

bcr229 · May 10, 2012

F-Stop said:
It must be difficult for FFL's who do a lot of nfa stuff to have 7 months of sold items on the shelf plus new inventory.

Not really. While we're waiting on the forms to come back the firearms just get boxed up or cased up, and stored out of the way in a safe.

erwos · May 10, 2012

Howe said:
Got background backed and mailed in form 4 on 4/23/12. You guys think I will get it before Thanksgiving?

No chance unless things start improving very soon. I sent in some earlier that month, and I'll be immensely pleased if I see them before the end of the year.

Howe · May 10, 2012

erwos said:
No chance unless things start improving very soon. I sent in some earlier that month, and I'll be immensely pleased if I see them before the end of the year.

ARRRRRRR.............

Well, good to know so I won't be bothering Rick at Glad Valley. Good dealer kept putting up with my crap. :thumbsup:

erwos · May 10, 2012

Ha, my Galil SAR build isn't even at the form 4 stage yet... I'll be lucky to be shooting it a year from now. So, yes, I feel your pain.

Billman · May 10, 2012

The waiting is over, approved on 04/26 by Sara Jones. :party29:

It's metal, squarish and Reagan was President when it was manufactured.
Care to guess?

Billman said:
FWIW, I called today to check the status of my form 4, I promised myself I wasn't goin to call. But anyway...

Forms mailed on 09/27
Pending 10/12

Today's update, pending as of 10/12, not the answer I had hoped for.

7 months since the forms were dropped in the mail, oh well, I'll just forget about it for a bit.

rsideout · May 10, 2012

Billman said:
The waiting is over, approved on 04/26 by Sara Jones.
It's metal, squarish and Reagan was President when it was manufactured.
Care to guess?

Is the first name Mac?

Billman · May 10, 2012

It is...

rsideout · May 11, 2012

Billman said:
It is...

Which upper(s) are you going to run?

dirtybird · May 11, 2012

Billman said:
The waiting is over, approved on 04/26 by Sara Jones.
It's metal, squarish and Reagan was President when it was manufactured.
Care to guess?

Harsh..... by that timeline I'm looking at July, Congrats though. :thumbsup:

Billman · May 11, 2012

Lage Max 11 with an Ace side folder and Tango Down quick detach forward grip

rsideout said:
Which upper(s) are you going to run?

Markp · May 11, 2012

Markp said:
Check cashed 4 APR 2012 Clock Ticking.

Approved 11 May 2012!

Damn Fast. Don't ask, it was an exception to the rule.

Lapua Dan · May 11, 2012

Flipz · May 11, 2012

Markp said:
Approved 11 May 2012!

Damn Fast. Don't ask, it was an exception to the rule.

WTF!

One of mine went Pending Dec 9th and Im still waiting! :mad54:

Billman · May 11, 2012

I would spend every spare cent if the NFA wait was shorter. The wait really does discourage me from buying more toys. Maybe "they" know this will happen to some folks.

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