ATF eForm 4 Approval In 90 Days? Timer Begins Now

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

El Pablo

Sharpshooter
Supporting Member
Special Hen Supporter
Joined
Apr 5, 2007
Messages
7,958
Reaction score
8,777
Location
Yukon
Just got notice my Banish 30 has been approved. Just days short of 1 year.

Purchased it on 2 Feb 2022

Still don't have it in my hand yet. More hoops to jump through. Notify the Sheriff, wait for his certified acknowledgement of the notification. Wait 7 more days before shipping after that.

Sheesh.
Thought they dropped that…
I was told it was approved and it was ready for me to pick up on the same day. Prob took days to notify me.
 

El Pablo

Sharpshooter
Supporting Member
Special Hen Supporter
Joined
Apr 5, 2007
Messages
7,958
Reaction score
8,777
Location
Yukon
Dunno, just repeating what I was told by Silencer Central. I have another one waiting, and will probably buy a third this spring.
Ah. Bought mine at ssp via silencer shop. They were shipped to ssp with days of me purchasing them. I may have bought 3 of them in 15 days…
 

thor447

Sharpshooter
Supporting Member
Special Hen Supporter
Joined
Sep 1, 2012
Messages
4,794
Reaction score
11,496
Location
Newcastle
EForms are currently averaging 260-270 day wait. I’m on day 220 for my RC2. Early on it was 90 days, but when the news got out that it was that fast, the ATF couldn’t handle the influx of volume they received. Sorry man, but at least you got the process started.
My first eForm was approved at 88 days. Second was at 264.
 

HarryBear

HB
Supporting Member
Special Hen Supporter
Joined
Mar 20, 2009
Messages
5,129
Reaction score
3,761
Location
.
So am I missing something else here. Purchased a can Jan 23rd 2023. Was told the form to transfer to an SOT dealer would be 6-10 days. 14 days later still nothing. After say the transfer happens, then what another x amount of days to get approved and another timer starts? Once my FFL receives it I wait again? Been through the silencer shop kiosk, got fingerprints on paper as well as digital. Now what I guess I'll physically own it in 2025??? Is there a place to go and learn and get educated on this? Seems like a dog and pony show just to exercise my 2A. I've got patience but wow just wow.
 

Dumpstick

Sharpshooter
Special Hen
Joined
Dec 11, 2016
Messages
3,097
Reaction score
4,830
Location
Logan county, on a dirt road
So am I missing something else here. Purchased a can Jan 23rd 2023. Was told the form to transfer to an SOT dealer would be 6-10 days. 14 days later still nothing. After say the transfer happens, then what another x amount of days to get approved and another timer starts? Once my FFL receives it I wait again? Been through the silencer shop kiosk, got fingerprints on paper as well as digital. Now what I guess I'll physically own it in 2025??? Is there a place to go and learn and get educated on this? Seems like a dog and pony show just to exercise my 2A. I've got patience but wow just wow.
I think you will take physical possession roughly 10 months after the digital paperwork is turned in. The suppressor itself is probably transferred to the FFL relatively quickly, but it doesn't matter to you. You can't take possession until .Gov says you can.
 

CutBaitNBlowSh*tUp4ALivin

I like rimfire and rimfire accessories. Yup. Mmhmm
Supporting Member
Special Hen Supporter
Joined
Jun 11, 2007
Messages
4,737
Reaction score
4,610
Location
Mustang
On my first one, it took 92 days from winning the can on GB (won't do that again but it was $200 under everyone else's prices) before I could mail in the paperwork. The seller sucked, and took forever to begin the form 3 or whatever it is your dealer has to do.
The second time, on e-file, I hit Buy Now on Silencershop April 1st, and we efiled May 10th. It could have been sooner, but I waited until a Saturday. It really just depends on where you buy and where it's going.
You don't have to do any of the pre-waiting if your FFL has the specific silencer in physical stock in Oklahoma.
Like, if you go to h&h, and you say "I want that one", they'll probably pull one from the back and you file right then and there using the kiosk.
Correct me if I'm wrong
 

ssgrock3

Sharpshooter
Supporting Member
Special Hen Supporter
Joined
Jun 27, 2005
Messages
10,028
Reaction score
5,107
Location
Yukon
On my first one, it took 92 days from winning the can on GB (won't do that again but it was $200 under everyone else's prices) before I could mail in the paperwork. The seller sucked, and took forever to begin the form 3 or whatever it is your dealer has to do.
The second time, on e-file, I hit Buy Now on Silencershop April 1st, and we efiled May 10th. It could have been sooner, but I waited until a Saturday. It really just depends on where you buy and where it's going.
You don't have to do any of the pre-waiting if your FFL has the specific silencer in physical stock in Oklahoma.
Like, if you go to h&h, and you say "I want that one", they'll probably pull one from the back and you file right then and there using the kiosk.
Correct me if I'm wrong
or at Gabes desktop at G&H
 

Latest posts

Top Bottom