No es bueno. Any idea who the examiner was?
current ATF wait time
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No es bueno. Any idea who the examiner was?
ericoak
don't drop Aboma on me
Santamaria
You are telling me, I paid for the thing and waited 3 months to see it in person and I still have another 2 months before I can take it home.
You are telling me, I paid for the thing and waited 3 months to see it in person and I still have another 2 months before I can take it home.
IlikeNFA
Certified Gear Queer
SBS + suppressor. The dealer claims they keep checking and its not in a problem status. 3 months is bad enough to wait on a form 1/4, but a year makes we want to pull out my hair.
Micktaco
Active Member
I just sent BAFTE the paperwork for my first suppressor today (22 SWR Warlock)! Wait number 2 begins, I thought I would never get the Form 4s back from MSP (45 day wait from time I dropped off the form 4s with MSP till I received them back).
1. NFA Item: Suppressor
2. Form Type: Form 4
3. Transferee: Individual
4. CLEO Signoff: 6/3/11
5. CLEO Recieved: 7/7/11
6. Forms Sent: 7/7/11
7. Forms Arrived: ?
8. Check Cashed: 7/25/11
9. Pending Date: 8/01/11
10. Examiner Name: Dana Pickles
11. Approved Date: 12/16/2011
12. Forms Received: pending
....
1. NFA Item: Suppressor
2. Form Type: Form 4
3. Transferee: Individual
4. CLEO Signoff: 6/3/11
5. CLEO Recieved: 7/7/11
6. Forms Sent: 7/7/11
7. Forms Arrived: ?
8. Check Cashed: 7/25/11
9. Pending Date: 8/01/11
10. Examiner Name: Dana Pickles
11. Approved Date: 12/16/2011
12. Forms Received: pending
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Congrats on the purchase!
45 days isn't to bad. My last set took 8 weeks, and a set before that took 7 weeks. Still, it definitely seems like the average wait time has been increasing lately. I think Im gonna get a Trust setup before my next NFA purchase. Anything to bypass MSP's wait time is worth the extra money.
Micktaco
Active Member
I sent in my suppressor paper work to ATF on Jul 7th, it's been over two weeks and still no $200 check cashed...
Should I be worried?
Should I be worried?
ATF normally cashes checks in the 1 - 3 week time frame. For my last 20 submissions, the fastest check cashing was 4 days and the slowest was 23 days. Give it another week or so.
Just to double check, did you mail it to Atlanta, GA or Martinsburg, WV? A Form 4 should have gone to Atlanta where they cash the checks and then they will forward your paperwork to WV.
UPDATE: Pending Status & Examiner
NFA Item #1
1. NFA Item: Suppressor
2. Form Type: Form 4
3. Transferee: Individual
4. CLEO Signoff: 5/2/11
5. CLEO Recieved: 6/25/11
6. Forms Sent: 6/27/11
7. Forms Arrived: 6/29/11
8. Check Cashed: 7/1/11
9. Pending Date: 7/12/11
10. Examiner Name: Ann Feltner
11. Approved Date: N/A
12. Forms Received: N/A
NFA Item #2
1. NFA Item: Suppressor
2. Form Type: Form 4
3. Transferee: Individual
4. CLEO Signoff: 3/28/11
5. CLEO Recieved: 5/11/11
6. Forms Sent: 6/29/11
7. Forms Arrived: 7/3/11
8. Check Cashed: 7/6/11
9. Pending Date: 7/19/11
10. Examiner Name: Dana Pickles
11. Approved Date: N/A
12. Forms Received: N/A
Update: Both went pending within 2 weeks of checks being cashed
NFA Item #1
1. NFA Item: Suppressor
2. Form Type: Form 4
3. Transferee: Individual
4. CLEO Signoff: 5/2/11
5. CLEO Recieved: 6/25/11
6. Forms Sent: 6/27/11
7. Forms Arrived: 6/29/11
8. Check Cashed: 7/1/11
9. Pending Date: 7/12/11
10. Examiner Name: Ann Feltner
11. Approved Date: N/A
12. Forms Received: N/A
NFA Item #2
1. NFA Item: Suppressor
2. Form Type: Form 4
3. Transferee: Individual
4. CLEO Signoff: 3/28/11
5. CLEO Recieved: 5/11/11
6. Forms Sent: 6/29/11
7. Forms Arrived: 7/3/11
8. Check Cashed: 7/6/11
9. Pending Date: 7/19/11
10. Examiner Name: Dana Pickles
11. Approved Date: N/A
12. Forms Received: N/A
Update: Both went pending within 2 weeks of checks being cashed
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Micktaco
Active Member
You were right, it took the ATF 19 days to cash my check. They just cashed it on the 25th of Jul. Still slow compared to some of the other times listed in this thread. At least the process is moving forward.
The lady I spoke to was Ashley I believe. She was very nice. Just have the serial # of the NFA item ready as thats how they track it, as well as the shop's name that you purchased it at (unless its a Form 1). It takes all of 30 secs to get your status. You dont speak with an actual examiner. I think you speak with more of an Admin type person. If they've had your Form's since 6/13 Id bet its pending by now. Id be interested to see if you got Mr. Dana Pickles as your examiner since your Form's were in before the switch.
ATF NFA Division: 304-616-4500
Thanks for the info. I will call today and provide an update on examiner.
Received 6/13 status is pending, examiner is William Shipman.
You got lucky! He can be a very fast reviewer. He approved 2 items for me in under a month and 2 more in under 2 weeks.
Good to hear! I hope to get the approval any day now with that info.
BenL
John Galt Speaking.
I just got off the phone with ATF. The woman answering the phone told me that they are swamped right now, and they're telling everyone 5 MONTHS (!) from their pending date.
[rant] WTF takes so long!?!? You look at my background (one clue is that you just approved a Form 4 a few months ago!) and send me the paperwork. What, on God's green earth, takes 5 months?? Why is it that I can buy a 12 gauge and ammo at a Walmart in 10 minutes, but it takes a half a ****ing year just to get something to protect my hearing??[/rant]
[rant] WTF takes so long!?!? You look at my background (one clue is that you just approved a Form 4 a few months ago!) and send me the paperwork. What, on God's green earth, takes 5 months?? Why is it that I can buy a 12 gauge and ammo at a Walmart in 10 minutes, but it takes a half a ****ing year just to get something to protect my hearing??[/rant]
The BATFE probably reassigned people to search and destroy any evidence linked to the Fast and Furious scandal.
ericoak
don't drop Aboma on me
That is probably what they tell people so that they don't get swamped by calls when it has been longer than 3 months. Still seems to be around 3 months from pending. Hopefully...
ar15dave
AR15Dave
OK lets see...
1. NFA Item: SBR
2. Form Type: Form 1
3. Transferee: Trust
4. CLEO Signoff: N/A
5. CLEO Recieved: N/A
6. Forms Sent: 8/6/11
8. Check Cashed: 8/16/11
9. Pending Date: 8/23/11
10. Examiner Name: Dana Pickles
11. Approved Date: N/A
12. Forms Received: N/A
I sent the forms in at approximately 9:30AM on the 6th. Called them at approximately 3PM on the 6th. Check still had not cleared and was not pending yet. Guess I will have to wait a bit longer....
Dave
1. NFA Item: SBR
2. Form Type: Form 1
3. Transferee: Trust
4. CLEO Signoff: N/A
5. CLEO Recieved: N/A
6. Forms Sent: 8/6/11
8. Check Cashed: 8/16/11
9. Pending Date: 8/23/11
10. Examiner Name: Dana Pickles
11. Approved Date: N/A
12. Forms Received: N/A
I sent the forms in at approximately 9:30AM on the 6th. Called them at approximately 3PM on the 6th. Check still had not cleared and was not pending yet. Guess I will have to wait a bit longer....
Dave
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Balnk
Member
ar15dave, you and I are in a race. We are doing the same thing almost at the same time. Check Cashed in 4 days.
1. NFA Item: SBR
2. Form Type: Form 4
3. Transferee: Trust
4. CLEO Signoff: N/A
5. CLEO Recieved: N/A
6. Forms Sent: 8/4/11
8. Check Cashed: 8/8/11
9. Pending Date: N/A
10. Examiner Name: Unknown
11. Approved Date: N/A
12. Forms Received: N/A
1. NFA Item: SBR
2. Form Type: Form 4
3. Transferee: Trust
4. CLEO Signoff: N/A
5. CLEO Recieved: N/A
6. Forms Sent: 8/4/11
8. Check Cashed: 8/8/11
9. Pending Date: N/A
10. Examiner Name: Unknown
11. Approved Date: N/A
12. Forms Received: N/A
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