It could be that the bulk of the submissions they receive are paper submissions which are more tedious to sort/process. Additionally with E-File submissions, you are entering your documents directly into their system, eliminating clerical duties. All they have to do is check your work for errors.
Status Update.
Just called the ATF in WV. My Form4 eFile is still pending. The check was cashed by the ATF on 01/06/19.
efile? last I heard 4s were still paper only, efile might be ready sometime this year. Waiting on a 4/individual from 10-22-18, per nfa tracker data seems around an 11mo wait currently, Waiting on efile before buying more F4 NFA stuff given the <30 days form 1s have been running, and almost a year with paper.
Way to be a Debbie downer. Sigh. I am hoping my house sells Friday still. If so I plan to start suppressor shopping for a rimfire can next week. Hell, who knows, if they do go electronic on form 4s this year, maybe I’ll have the scratch to get a second can, efile it and get that one approved before I get back an approval on the 22 can.
Ideally these would be OTC, but eventually need/want a minimum of a rimfire and a .308 can (okay, probably handling 300 magnum as that is what most .30 cal fans are rated for). I’d like to add to that a .45 cal can and a .223 dedicated fan in that order.
Due to a series of mix-ups by ATF, USPS, and my dealer, the Optimus ended up being the first can I bought and one of the last (maybe the last?) can I got ahold of. Regardless, I'm really happy with it. I know everyone says buy purpose built cans instead of modular ones, but I sure seem to end up using the Optimus A LOT. I just think it sounds good. The level of modularity far exceeds any other can I am aware of. Accessories are kind of expensive but generally pretty useful.Waiting 270ish days so far on a Griffin Optimus multi-cal, but want a lightweight or modular 22 direct thread, and 45pistol can to cover most things, was about to plunk down loot, and paperwork for them. Decided to wait after memos were released a couple months back from the ATF that E-file 4s would be available as early as summer '19(pushed back to end of the year), and mean old Trump's 30 day backed them up for 3-6 months on paper.
There's no electronic form 4 yet. There was a comment period for some regulation changes that would aid in having one. Further, the ATF has been pretty clear for a while that they want to get it done, because it would make their lives a ton easier.Anyone have a link to this memo? I have not head of the electronic F4.
Submitted a Form 4 in August of last year, picked up yesterday...individual, not a trust. So figure on 10 months. :-(
I'm sure I am confusing it, as I have no idea what i'm talking about.There's no electronic form 4 yet. There was a comment period for some regulation changes that would aid in having one. Further, the ATF has been pretty clear for a while that they want to get it done, because it would make their lives a ton easier.
haoleboy may be confusing it with a form 1 (unlikely), or not understanding that SilencerShop form 4s are still paper form 4s.
Son of a...
I was thinking of doing a silencer co one shot trust.
Still need prints and photo's. The upside to the SS is your prints and photos stay on file, so WHEN you buy more, it's easy. The downside is that they submit forms in batches and that can mean a several week delay before the cash get checked... No biggie to me. You are already waiting 10 months.
The trusts seem to take longer to process then individuals for some reason.
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It still bothers me, immensely, that it takes 10-12 months. This is the end of the second decade of the 21st Century, we have databases to track felons, the ability to scan fingerprints and run them in near real time. There's no excuse for tying up people's valuable money/property for a year because the Federal Government is slow-rolling the paperwork. I think it's ripe for a 5th Amendment takings lawsuit.