current ATF wait time

HarCo.45 · Aug 24, 2020

Form 4 Individual.

Did my paperwork and prints on January 31st, 2020. Picked up August 14th, 2020 so 196 days.

bbrown · Aug 24, 2020

HarCo.45 said:
Form 4 Individual.

Did my paperwork and prints on July 31st, 2020. Picked up August 14th, 2020 so 196 days.

I presume either the start or end dates are wrong, to get 196 days.

Slim · Aug 24, 2020

HarCo.45 said:
Form 4 Individual.

Did my paperwork and prints on July 31st, 2020. Picked up August 14th, 2020 so 196 days.

bbrown said:
I presume either the start or end dates are wrong, to get 196 days.

Muleskinner · Aug 24, 2020

I did my paperwork in Feb, ATF charged my card in July. I don't know if that means it's going to take 10 months from July or Feb. Last time I bought one I did the paperwork in March and they charged my card in April and I didn't pick up until Oct.

HarCo.45 · Aug 24, 2020

Slim said:

Yeeeaahhhh, about that. January and july both begin with J. July has fewer letters... so apparently my hands disregarded the directions given by my brain. Also, im an idiot.

rsideout · Aug 24, 2020

engineerbrian said:
Does anyone know what the turnaround time is on a form 20 for crossing state lines?

I emailed one in on 8/12. It was approved and back to me on 8/22.

Scan and Email it to the address below
NFAFax@atf.gov

rsideout · Aug 24, 2020

engineerbrian said:
Does anyone know what the turnaround time is on a form 20 for crossing state lines?

DaemonAssassin said:
Send it and forget it.

FHJ69 said:
Hi, I am not doubting you but I thought you needed ATF approval? I believe you can apply for a year long window to go to ranges/states/competitions but I don't even know if that's true any more. Has it changed that much?

Thanks.

ATF does NOT automatically approve all 5320.20 requests. If the laws in the destination state do not allow your NFA item, it will be disapproved. And they often make or request corrections to what you submit. I wait for a signed and approved copy before taking an item across state lines.

Yes, you can fill in a year long time frame for the item to be across state lines. I always list for "occasional target shooting" as the reason. It also fits in well with the year long request.

FHJ69 · Aug 24, 2020

rsideout said:
ATF does NOT automatically approve all 5320.20 requests. If the laws in the destination state do not allow your NFA item, it will be disapproved. And they often make or request corrections to what you submit. I wait for a signed and approved copy before taking an item across state lines.

Yes, you can fill in a year long time frame for the item to be across state lines. I always list for "occasional target shooting" as the reason. It also fits in well with the year long request.

Thanks!

engineerbrian · Aug 24, 2020

rsideout said:
I emailed one in on 8/12. It was approved and back to me on 8/22.

Scan and Email it to the address below
NFAFax@atf.gov

Thanks. Did you send your duplicate form in the same attachment or as two separate attachments?

rsideout · Aug 24, 2020

engineerbrian said:
Thanks. Did you send your duplicate form in the same attachment or as two separate attachments?

No, just one scan of the form is fine. They print it out and send you the signed approved copy.

engineerbrian · Aug 24, 2020

rsideout said:
No, just one scan of the form is fine. They print it out and send you the signed approved copy.

DaemonAssassin · Aug 25, 2020

rsideout said:
ATF does NOT automatically approve all 5320.20 requests. If the laws in the destination state do not allow your NFA item, it will be disapproved. And they often make or request corrections to what you submit. I wait for a signed and approved copy before taking an item across state lines.

Yes, you can fill in a year long time frame for the item to be across state lines. I always list for "occasional target shooting" as the reason. It also fits in well with the year long request.

My comment was poking fun at the length of any timeframe, when dealing with the ATF on any kind of form. Can you imagine what it would be like if the ATF operated NICS? There would be chaos!

mtlcafan79 · Aug 29, 2020

Form 20
Mailed: 8/10/20
Approved: 8/20/20
In hand: 8/29/20

rmbstyle · Sep 2, 2020

E Form 1
Submitted: 8/17
Approved: 9/2

Bob A · Sep 8, 2020

So, I turned in paperwork for a suppressor March 20, 2019. Seventeen months later, I get a heads-up that my stamp has appeared. Approved on Aug 14, my birthday, as it happens, and just arrived at my dealer today.

So color me rather more grey, but happier.

Occam · Sep 8, 2020

Bob A said:
Seventeen months later

So infuriating, and so pointless. Might be a new record, though, so you've got that going for you.

hosspower · Sep 9, 2020

Form 4
Submitted 3/10/20
Approved 8/22/20
In hand today!
Can wait till this weekend

Patattack88 · Sep 14, 2020

E-form 1
Summited 9/14

Boss94 · Sep 17, 2020

A buddy of mine just had a form 4 individual approved in 6 months almost to the day . I consider that good news!!

Oswaldo87 · Sep 18, 2020

Boss94 said:
A buddy of mine just had a form 4 individual approved in 6 months almost to the day . I consider that good news!!

In these instances I imagine the reviewer’s stack of forms spill off their desk and they then process them in the order they were picked up.

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