timkel Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Same here. Just had 2 E-file F4 approved in 100 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Just had a Efile Form 4 approved in 73 days. MP5 Full Auto Sear. Submitted Dec 6th 2023, approved February 17, 2024. Amazing and refreshing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger1385 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 I had a paper filing come back in about 100 days too! On a C&R Lewis gun! This is horrible (for my wife) as it might motivate me to buy more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillinBama Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 New record for me, I efiled a form 4 December's 22 and it was approved Feb 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJX Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 I see some of you are getting them even faster than I am. E filed 11/16/23 approved 2/20/24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 E-Form 4 to Individual. Submitted 2/10/24 Approved 2/28/24 18 days. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 E-Form 4 from the dealer to me, submitted on 20 December 2023 (using EFT files for the fingerprints) Approved 26 February 2024. I was pleasantly shocked by the speed of service. And then on 27 February E-Forms went down... Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Well, of course I hate all you guys, with my PPSH41 submission date of Feb 6, 2023 and two other items that I was resigned to waiting a year of more.... Until I decided to write a nice note to the Director of the ATF. Naturally I was polite, but made my case for my dissatisfaction with the process. Anyway, two days ago I received approval for all three of my items in jail. Not sure if the letter helped, but thanks to the ATF for recognizing my issues and getting the items approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsider Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Well I submitted a efile form 4 on Feb 9, 2023. Hopefully when they get efile working correctly again I will get an approval notice.... Don't think I will hold my breath on that. Most likely many more months with my luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillinBama Posted March 5 Author Report Share Posted March 5 New record for me, just this morning received notice of a suppressor approval I submitted electronically on Feb. 15. That's 19 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsider Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 It is my lucky day. eform 4 approved today. filed 2/9/23 approved 3/6/23. 26 days! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvt81pvi Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 (edited) Technology sometimes makes things better. Edited March 14 by pvt81pvi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 The sun is shining on E-file.I just E-filed a few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvt81pvi Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 I was very lucky. Dealer did a mail-in application, took 1 year to get approval. 2 weeks after approval, different dealer did an e-file application on a Thursday, approval came on the following Monday, 4 days. Hit the approval jackpot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Just got back 2 Efile approvals after only 6 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 My buddy did an e-file last Saturday. I joked that it would be approved by Tuesday. It was. He picked it up Tuesday afternoon. There is some speculation that ATF is trying to quickly lower the average wait time due to some pressure they received after a funding increase did not improve wait times. We’ll see if it lasts, but it proves that 2-day transfers are possible. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 It is interesting that the ATF can turn the flow up and down at will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 I have Form 3's that have been in the system for 9 days now, but yet Form 4's are clearing faster than a Form 3? WTF is going on here...? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 I have a suspicion a lot depends on what is transferring. If it's junk, like a suppressor or form 1 sb- whatever, there isn't any research to do so they press the easy button and do those fast to boost the numbers. If it's a MG that hasn't been transferred on to a non-dealer in 20 years you will wait...... I have an SBR that should be done in 6 weeks coming back in a week or so with a correction, but MGs that are out 4 months already with no end in sight. None are efiled, so you have to use help available in the office... which is scarce. Switching from FIFO to random easy transfers isn't really going to help anyone long term who has skin in the game IMO. I've never heard of "pressure" on any gov agency....especially these days. You can go here https://www.congress.gov/help/legislative-glossary and type in "performance standard" and you'll find no governmental definition or reference......that is all you need to know. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillinBama Posted March 29 Author Report Share Posted March 29 Just got my latest approval, 11 days with mailing in the fingerprint cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 (edited) I just got a paper form 1 back today on an SBR. About 60 days. The machine guns from Nov. are not approved yet, so the "batch" concept is not real. Have an e-filed form 3 just clear....3 weeks, so as to reiterate, there is no pattern, and what they post about the process seems to be untrue in some cases? On the stuff I've had for sale on sturm, those went out on paper form3's and rarely exceeded 2 weeks including mail time. The pattern of "no pattern" has been in place since probably 2016? Before that, you could make some predictions. For now, all I see is SBR and cans go fast, MG's and more complicated trust and Corp transfers seem to baffle them? Even a transfer of a MG to a C+R took 3 extra months of "research" to see if it was possible? It's like KJP is in charge of all transfers? Maybe she has a sister? Andy is at afte? Then there's this "AUTHORIZED NFA DIVISION OFFICIAL" signature, or not a signature at the bottom? They either brought in a bunch of contractors or other employees that don't work there to do "easy" transfers or ? Or do they not want the stalkers who have the examiner website to keep track of them? When did this start? Edited March 30 by johnsonlmg41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillinBama Posted March 30 Author Report Share Posted March 30 That's a new one, ive not seen that on the signature line. If they indeed are turning over new e-file form 4's quickly( and mine have been very fast the past two months), what about those sent in early in 2023? I'm still waiting on a customer's form 4 that I e-filed in March. Not fair for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBunnyKustoms Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Hey guys, Sammy here and first post! I used the $50 service from Silencer Co. to help process my Form 1 to swap out barrels on my AO 1927a1 (10.5” finned from Apex!) Silencer process took 4-5 business days. Once I hit submit on ATF’s eForms site 16 March and received approval 19 March 2024… THREE DAYS! Hope everyone else’s gets some speed on them too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief762 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 I'm still waiting on a suppressor transfer. E-file trust from Silencer Shop. It went pending 1/15/24. I don't understand how you guys get them approved in a week...smh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Just E-filed for 3-SBR. All were approved in a week or less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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