Originally posted by DaBigBR: I recently received one for a Silencer Shop customer.
He bought the can in March of 2019. I received it from Silencer shop in June of 2019. It was approved almost exactly one year from the date on the Form 4 in March of 2020. I received the stamp exactly 30 days later.
I am curious what the deal is with Silencer Shop taking almost 90 days to get the suppressor to me, the local dealer. I have not had a chance to go back and look at the Form 3 and see if they just dragged their feet on it or what.
I am a past Silencer Shop customer and currently a preferred dealer, but I would keep in mind that when they (Silencer Shop) control submission of the Form 3 and Form 4, you are at their whim.
Could this be one of those times where the cans were on backorder but a limited number of pre-sales were allowed? Once the can showed up the Form 3 and subsequent Form 4 occurred.
This is how I bought my Obsidian 45 back in 2016. Ordered 1/10/16 and made it to the dealer on 5/9/16. Due to the lack of inventory on that model at the time I was just thankful to have secured one.
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May 12, 2020, 05:48 AM
SIGfourme
I have noticed a significant delay in receiving the stamp in the mail after approval. This adds almost a month on to the process. A new examiner at ATF supposedly took applications off the top of the pile rather than the bottom--resulting in different processing times. I'm a little over 400 days from mailing in 4 stamps on a Trust.
May 12, 2020, 12:18 PM
creslin
Form 4 trust (2 people) Check cashed 7/31/2019 Approved 5/11/2020
Now I just gotta wait for the USPS...
This is where my signature goes.
May 15, 2020, 07:28 PM
esdunbar
I mailed in a stack of forms about 3 weeks ago and they still haven’t cashed my check yet. Slower than normal.
May 18, 2020, 05:28 PM
offgrid
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Originally posted by offgrid: TBAC Ultra 7
Checked cashed 9/16 Approved 4/17 Waiting on stamp
Stamp in hand 5/18
Filed individual
June 07, 2020, 05:55 AM
SIGfourme
The delay in receiving Stamps may be due to the NFA "batching" approvals. If the examiners are working from home--they have a stack of forms to go thru. Once the examiner approves the form -all the forms are collected ONCE/month and then processed from the main office. Approval date does NOT mean mail date--a delay of at least a month is now built into the process. Then add the delay from USPS. According to NFA Tracker-the number of stamps approved per day has a high of 10 to a low of zero. Some stamps are approved on Saturday or Sunday. The "new" benchmark is postmark day for the stamp.
June 07, 2020, 05:06 PM
Alyron
I had a Form 4 approved 3/26 but the envelope was postmarked 5/16. Talk about a delay in mailing.
June 09, 2020, 08:40 AM
old rugged cross
i will be in eight months in a couple of weeks. I would love for it to get approved and mailed in Oct. this year. Fingers crossed.
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June 10, 2020, 09:14 PM
inspcalahan
In the dreaded black hole of 2019..... 3 checks mailed and cashed late May 2019. One stamp back 2 days ago. Nothing on the other 2 yet.
June 16, 2020, 09:57 AM
Robert Johnson
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Originally posted by inspcalahan: In the dreaded black hole of 2019..... 3 checks mailed and cashed late May 2019. One stamp back 2 days ago. Nothing on the other 2 yet.
Similar here. 5 submitted first half of 2019. One back two weeks ago. Nothing on the other 4. The only one I 'need' is a Jaeger AAC hunting suppressor, which is well past the one year mark.
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June 16, 2020, 07:03 PM
pcshooter
Rugged Obsidian 9 - Silencer Shop Kiosk
Form 4 Trust (1 responsible party) Submitted: July 07, 2019 Pending: July 18, 2019 Approved: May 13, 2020 Received: June 16, 2020
346 Days
June 25, 2020, 03:37 PM
redlickranch
AAC 308 CAN
Submitted November 12th 2019
Paperwork showed April 28th Approved.
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June 25, 2020, 05:54 PM
SIGfourme
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June 26, 2020, 12:06 PM
SigM4
Form 4 SBR
Went pending 7/20/19 Approved 5/20/20
Only hitch is that the shop I bought this through in N Dallas closed down recently. They had a loose affiliation with a shop in Midland, TX (5.5 hours west on I-20) and so transferred all inventory out there. So I either have to make that drive or wait for them to mail it to me.
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June 27, 2020, 12:36 PM
Dwill104
Just picked up my Nomad 30. Took a little over 5 months from check cashed to approved (good), but almost 2 months from approved to the stamp showing up at my dealer (bad). A lot of people are showing times greater than a month from approval to actually getting the stamp. Probably examiners are working from home, and only sending in the completed forms to the office in batches, and then they get sent out to the dealers in another big batch.
June 29, 2020, 05:08 PM
Johndy
I got an amazing call today, that both of my tax stamps arrived! One, an Omega 9k, was ordered on Feb 17, Form 3 on 2/24, check cashed on 3/1.
The second, a Wolfman 9 was purchased on March 10, Form 3 on March 20, check cashed on 4/1.
Both of these were Form 4 trusts and done via Silencer Shop and their Kiosks. Really pleased with how quickly these went through!!!
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July 01, 2020, 04:42 PM
357fuzz
I got the call from my dealer today. My Form 4 came in today and to come over to pick up my Turbo K.
Purchased on 12/06/19 as an individual from the Silencer Shop Kiosk.
July 01, 2020, 06:04 PM
Chowser
Congrats!
That bodes well for me! I sent two individuals in on 12/18/19.
Bad news for my FFL 01. ATF called me today and the guy was friendly and said he was ready to approve but my city refused to allow private home sales??? So they're refunding me and I have to go fight city hall.
Not minority enough!
July 01, 2020, 06:26 PM
357fuzz
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Originally posted by Chowser: Congrats!
That bodes well for me! I sent two individuals in on 12/18/19.
Bad news for my FFL 01. ATF called me today and the guy was friendly and said he was ready to approve but my city refused to allow private home sales??? So they're refunding me and I have to go fight city hall.
That’s a crock!!! Who cares where you sell from as long as it is on the up and up. Good luck w/ your righteous fight w/ the city bureaucracy!!!!
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