current ATF wait time

[Bountied]

I went to a UPS Store and got mine scanned. It needs to be in a .eft file format. Then you can upload them to the ATF eForms site as needed for anything.
If you are just buying from Silencer Shop use their kiosk.

Is Silencer shop the fastest and easiest? I need a .30 cal can soon I think.

 

[Bafflingbs]

How do I find the status of my form 4? I see that Individuals are getting them approved in a few days. I did mine as a trust. I'm on week 8.

I’m on week 17, for my two trusts. If your FFL did your certification, you won’t be able to see its progress. PSG did mine, and I can’t see sh!t. Even if they check, most likely, it will only say in progress

 

[Alutacon]

How do I find the status of my form 4? I see that Individuals are getting them approved in a few days. I did mine as a trust. I'm on week 8.

The quick turnaround is for individual not trust.

 

[ar15dave]

I went to a UPS Store and got mine scanned. It needs to be in a .eft file format. Then you can upload them to the ATF eForms site as needed for anything.
If you are just buying from Silencer Shop use their kiosk.

Can any UPS store do it. I am near Frederick, MD. They can save the file if EFT format?

 

[smdub]

Is Silencer shop the fastest and easiest? I need a .30 cal can soon I think.

Finding a local shop that has what you want in stock and will eFile would be fastest. Buying direct from SS and going through one of their dealers is fairly painless and only slightly slower.

 

[Jweiss013]

Finding a local shop that has what you want in stock and will eFile would be fastest. Buying direct from SS and going through one of their dealers is fairly painless and only slightly slower.

Having the item in stock when you buy and having a silencer shop kiosk at the same location means you likely can submit the form 4 immediately, which saves a few weeks and a trip for prints. If you find a local shop with a kiosk, it is a good idea to inquire about what inventory they have in stock or inbound.

I just certified another one today at Archelon, hoping for a quick turn.

Edit: one other thing to keep in mind is that inventory seems to be running thin with these reduced wait times.

 

[ironpony]

Is anyone familiar with silencershop timeline? I signed documents and have been in "Preparing for eforms" for 18 days. I'm just not sure what this step is trying to accomplish.

 

[Todd S]

Is anyone familiar with silencershop timeline? I signed documents and have been in "Preparing for eforms" for 18 days. I'm just not sure what this step is trying to accomplish.

Something is not right. I got my eForms email from ATF with in a 24 hours. I would call your FFL. They might need to resubmit the eforms part.

 

[John from MD]

Is anyone familiar with silencershop timeline? I signed documents and have been in "Preparing for eforms" for 18 days. I'm just not sure what this step is trying to accomplish.

You need to look closely at your file on Silencershops website. Sometimes it may look as if something was submitted correctly but yet something was omitted. The only way you see this is by opening up the various pages in your file.

 

[ironpony]

Yeaaah, still says no fingerprints but they swear everything is good to go, that was two weeks ago. quite a shit show. 2.5 hrs at the kiosk on phone with their tech. Calling both soon.

Thanks, didn't want to bother them again as they told me to wait.

 

[Sundazes]

I’m on week 17, for my two trusts. If your FFL did your certification, you won’t be able to see its progress. PSG did mine, and I can’t see sh!t. Even if they check, most likely, it will only say in progress

Trusts are still done manually.

 

[ironpony]

Silencershop just told me all of the Form 3's are taking 15 days (approved) now and they will ship my item when they can get to it. Yay. Purchased on March 12th so I guess it will be about 30 days to get to the point of filing the form 4.

 

[John from MD]

Silencershop just told me all of the Form 3's are taking 15 days (approved) now and they will ship my item when they can get to it. Yay. Purchased on March 12th so I guess it will be about 30 days to get to the point of filing the form 4.

Good for you.

 

[Sundazes]

Silencershop just told me all of the Form 3's are taking 15 days (approved) now and they will ship my item when they can get to it. Yay. Purchased on March 12th so I guess it will be about 30 days to get to the point of filing the form 4.

It has been my experience that SS submits forms in batches. So it may be a week or two before the ATF gets them from SS.

 

[John from MD]

It has been my experience that SS submits forms in batches. So it may be a week or two before the ATF gets them from SS.

That is how they did it with paper. I don't think they hold electronic files the same way.

 

[Sundazes]

That is how they did it with paper. I don't think they hold electronic files the same way.

Good point. Didn't think of that.

 

[Conundrum]

Submitted: 3/29/2023.

Approved: 4/1/2024.

Trust.

 

[Bafflingbs]

Submitted: 3/29/2023.

Approved: 4/1/2024.

Trust.

 

[DaemonAssassin]

Submitted: 3/29/2023.

Approved: 4/1/2024.

Trust.

It's. About. Damn. Time.

Welcome to the 1 Year Club. It's a very exclusive club, but there are no cookies or milk. No beer either.

 

[DaemonAssassin]

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Meh. I did 420, 407, 407, and 401. This is why I laugh at all the eform people complaining about waiting for more than 3 months.