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I saw several people mention in the tracker that Form 4's are taking longer than Form 1's. Any explanation?
I'm in that boat, 2 SBRs (Form 1 - Individual) approved in 92 days from the date of my checks being cashed.
In the same envelope were 2 Form 2's for suppressors (checks cashed same day) - my dealer has heard nothing.
ETA: I guess the question I have is ... If submitted at the same time I wonder why they would separate out paperwork for the same individual and process at different times? But it's the .fedgov - so there may not be an answer.
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It just depends what they set as a priority. There's never any explanation, other than because they decided it. Form 1's and 4's get put into different stacks, different processes. You could also have had one Form 1 approved, and waited another year for the second.
As far as Form 2's... I think you're off on the numbers. If you submitted a Form 2, it will never get approved. Form 2 is a notice to the ATF that you manufactured something, and no check to get cashed.