You're gonna stress me out. I have two certified 5/27.
I have one 6/14….. maybe tomorrow? Next week? Maybe next year.
ATF…..you suck.
Eh, 9 months....90 days....they both have a 9 in them. Good enough for Government work. FFS..
This is the tracking sheet I watch, along with the thread on Reddit NFA sub.
For those who want the Desktop Version (lots more info):
This is the tracking sheet I watch, along with the thread on Reddit NFA sub.
I certified 2 cans very beginning of August, I guess I'm expecting to pick them up sometime in April?
Possible at this rate. Mine from the end of August I’m not expecting until May.
That doesn’t take into account that the average wait time increases weekly as well. My can from March took 252, which was about average in late November. Now, it’s ~270 3 months later. So, if current trends continue by May the average wait could be 300 or so days.
I always hope on the long side. That way when it arrives ‘early’ I’m happily surprised. To hope on the short side just increases the anxiety (“where is it?!!).
Once it arrives I count the days for my NFA chart but only then. There is no rhyme or reason to the ATF time lines. I’ve had 2 at 5 months and one at almost a year. Go figure!
Once it arrives I count the days for my NFA chart but only then. There is no rhyme or reason to the ATF time lines. I’ve had 2 at 5 months and one at almost a year. Go figure!
possibly. in december, mine came back at 257. over the holidays, they let it slip by about 20+ days. to where early january approvals were at about 280. Now, in the last month, its been very steady at 270 days. id like to see it go down, but just looking at recent trends, we arent getting into the 300 day territory yet. also, the number of eforms should have decreased after the initial high volume that happened from January-April 2022.
atleast that decrease is my speculation. The control numbers are averaging about 2500 per day, and thats not just Form 4, thats Form 3 and Form 1 also.
anyway, its all speculation, but i am at 245 for my closest one. thats June 2022
Just so people know how many-ish per day... One of mine is from 6/6 and is 2022548xx. Got certified at about 215pm.
Question for you guys: last week I put in an eform 4 individual application at my local dealer. They don't use Silencer Shop, if it matters. I certified on the spot using my ATF username and PIN. I was looking over the pdf copy that the ATF emailed me and I noticed that where I am supposed to sign it says "Digitally Signed" and next to it in parenthesis is my name in all upper case letters. Is this correct? I read where some peoples applications were rejected because they didn't actually sign, instead it was a computer generated signature.
Patiently waiting.
7/17/2022 here. Sometime in April maybe. Integrated barrel for my 10-22 takedown….
When the taxes (overpaid! ) I’ll do the same for my MPX Gen 1 pistol. Then I’m done!
7/17/2022 here. Sometime in April maybe. Integrated barrel for my 10-22 takedown….
When the taxes (overpaid! ) I’ll do the same for my MPX Gen 1 pistol. Then I’m done!
Honestly I have no idea. I usually pay zero attention to the application until 6-7 months has gone by. (BTW - I purchase mine from Capitol Arms in Austin TX). I do the ATF confirmation thru CA so don't pay much attention to it. They've already got my $$ after all.
When I get close timewise I just call the ATF in WVa, give them my can serial #, to find out where it is. And I do that just to make them look it up and hopefully it triggers it to get completed early. Probably has the same odds of crossing my fingers and turning around 3 times!
That one I mentioned from 6/6 isn't approved yet. I figure its got another few weeks to go. I think they're at about may 25th right now.
Jessica and another examiner are into the first week of June for the past week, according the NFA sub on Reddit.. but yes, most are May 25-30 the past week.
My Nomad Ti was certified April 27 2022.
Subsequently I received the SUBMITTED/IN PROCESS email.
I called ATF this morning to find out the status, as I see later approval dates being posted here.
Was told it was approved Jan-17 2023.....but they had trouble w/ their email system,
so I never received the approval.
Glad I called!
Heading to the FFL this morning, to see if they can pull up the approval.
Subsequently I received the SUBMITTED/IN PROCESS email.
I called ATF this morning to find out the status, as I see later approval dates being posted here.
Was told it was approved Jan-17 2023.....but they had trouble w/ their email system,
so I never received the approval.
Glad I called!
Heading to the FFL this morning, to see if they can pull up the approval.
Your dealer should have also received the same email. I’d find out why the hell he didn’t call you for the last month+…
Yeah, that is fucked up, unless they also weren't notified.
My dealer actually called me on the day it was approved before I even got a chance to call them.
Could have been, but at the same time, the email should have gone to SOMEBODY. And if they did get the email, and never called, or “just forgot”, I’d be finding me a new dealer.
Had one back in the days of paper stamps. They told me the form/stamp was signed and mailed out to the FFL 3 months before! The FFL never received it. Became a huge mess took over a year to fix, but that is truly the only problem I have ever had over the past 10 years. Glad you got it straightened out
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Just returned from the FFL, they had access to the approved form.
Transfered the Nomad-Ti w/o issue, and I am ready to go to the range and (not) make noise!
According to:
It looks like we're up to control # 2022537xxx
It looks like we're up to control # 2022537xxx
According to:
It looks like we're up to control # 2022537xxx
If that's true, and they are really at 270 days, they need to cover 52,600 numbers in the next 20 days. Just as a WAG let's guess that 3/8s of those numbers are Form 4s. That means they need to get through almost 1,000 form 4s a day.
I had 2223051xxx approved about 10 days ago (275 days or so in total) and am waiting on 2212051xxx which was purchased exactly 10 days after the first.
can you check those control numbers? they seem to be messed up for some reason.
Question to all.
I have a friend living in NC. Cans are legal there. He might be moving to WA (also legal) in 4 months. He wants his first can. (puss, I know)
If he buys one today, and expected approval is ~10 months, is there an issue that he will be a WA resident when the approval is granted? Going to assume that he gets a WA driver's license at move time.
I have a friend living in NC. Cans are legal there. He might be moving to WA (also legal) in 4 months. He wants his first can. (puss, I know)
If he buys one today, and expected approval is ~10 months, is there an issue that he will be a WA resident when the approval is granted? Going to assume that he gets a WA driver's license at move time.
Your friend will need to live in the state that he takes possession of the can in. So if he is moving to WA, he needs to wait until he has moved there as there is no way he will be approved in the four months prior to moving. However, if he is military with PCS orders then submitting those orders to ATF will get him approved, usually in less than a week.
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