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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Am I the only one doing paper form 1?

Posted: 4/30/2021 11:51:22 AM EDT

I filed paper form 1 for suppressor build in February 2021. I see that there hasn't been much activity in the form 1 tracker for several months.

Is this still way slow? My first can took like 14 months back in 2017 ish.

God I hope it's not this bad still...

Thinking it was a major mistake not to do eform, the SOT who helped me did all the paperwork and everything, prints pics. Guys I know we're bragging about how fast their stuff comes back now days, but now I think they're pulling my leg.

Posted: 4/30/2021 12:59:35 PM EDT

[#1]

From what I've seen, paper forms regardless of whether they are a form 4 or form 1 come back in about the same amount of time. The most recent Form 4 times are about 4-6 months, so i would expect about the same amount of time for your paper form 1. Eform form 1s are still averaging about 25-30 days. All my form 1s have been eforms since they opened them back up.

Posted: 4/30/2021 1:01:34 PM EDT

[#2]

Thanks for the heads up. I completely regret not doing the electronic form. I'm guessing one can do all of this by one's self and it's probably stupid easy too right? (Eform)

Posted: 4/30/2021 1:09:37 PM EDT

[#3]

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Thanks for the heads up. I completely regret not doing the electronic form. I'm guessing one can do all of this by one's self and it's probably stupid easy too right? (Eform)

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Yeah, it isn't that bad as long as you can follow instructions. You can also do your own fingerprints, so that cuts down on some of the cost.

Posted: 5/3/2021 12:26:46 PM EDT

[#4]

It is stupid easy, but the website is finicky and can be a pain in the ass at times.

Also you won't be alone, there will likely always be those who submit by paper for various reasons.

The "big" backlog though is data entry, and the efile process eliminates that portion of time for the most part and jumps ahead of the paper files that need it.

Posted: 5/5/2021 9:19:28 AM EDT

[#5]

I did the paper form 1 just cause I like the actual stamp. Just my thing. I am going to e-file some things as soon as i move in state. Just to see how quickly they work. March 3rd of 2020 I submitted three form 1’s , got approved forms in my mail box on june 6 2020. Quite a surprise. Paper form 1’s .

Posted: 5/5/2021 10:13:38 AM EDT

[#6]

I like the actual stamp also.

All 14 of my SBRs (both Form 1 and Form 4) have been paper.

Some came back quickly, others took time. Once I forgot to sign my fingerprint cards. They sent them back, I returned them, and got my stamps in under 60 days.

I figure it is hit or miss either way.

Posted: 5/5/2021 11:00:33 AM EDT

[#7]

I liked having the actual stamps too, as well as a real picture, but earlier this year I wanted to file 5 different form1s.

I didn't want to drop $1000 at one time though so I figured I'd submit one every four weeks (every other pay check).

I also decided to efile this time. So far (I stopped temp after #3) they have come back approved either just before or just after submitting the next.

Paper has never been that fast on it's best time so I'm likely not going back now, I'll just have to enjoy the form4s now.

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