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Posted: 11/28/2018 3:04:32 PM EDT
[#1]
Don't know why but I've had 3 earlier this year that only took a little over 3 months from check being cashed and now I've been waiting on one for over 4 months. I called and was told it was pending...go figure.
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Posted: 11/28/2018 3:15:06 PM EDT
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There are a lot of variables at play: individual examiners and their workload, whether everything goes smoothly (no corrections, nothing gets lost, misplaced or accidently shuffled to the bottom of the pile etc.) and so on. One thing that can make a big difference is whether you get an instant approval on the NICS check or not. Getting a delay can quickly tack on 4-6 months or more (as many of us have discovered). It's not like with a Title I NICS delay where you're looking at 3 days... with a Title II NICS delay, the timeline is more "whenever we decide to get around to it." Getting stuck in the "background check blackhole" can, in and of itself, almost be like restarting the wait from the beginning - just as you're approaching the end of the "normal wait."
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Posted: 11/28/2018 6:12:38 PM EDT
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Last call that I put in to check on some 7+ month submissions for customers, the ATF agent/examiner that answered the phone said simply "Once we send it off for the background check, it's on the FBI." Probably just scapegoating it but with Form 1 E-submissions taking 2-3 weeks, who knows....
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Posted: 11/30/2018 6:48:05 PM EDT
[#4]
E file is not taking 10 days currently. Waits are getting longer and longer. I am at 33 days right now.
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Posted: 11/30/2018 7:05:28 PM EDT
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E file is not taking 10 days currently. Waits are getting longer and longer. I am at 33 days right now. |
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Posted: 12/1/2018 12:46:43 PM EDT
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E file is not taking 10 days currently. Waits are getting longer and longer. I am at 33 days right now. |
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Posted: 12/2/2018 11:03:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I just submitted two and got them both back within 14 days. Both were during holidays too. |
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Posted: 12/3/2018 1:25:20 PM EDT
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Then you have a different issue. Something along the lines of the background check hell mentioned in another thread. The EForms are still consistently coming back in ~15 days. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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E file is not taking 10 days currently. Waits are getting longer and longer. I am at 33 days right now.  No idea why I'd get flagged/delayed as I was always instant on NICS checks for purchases. Haven't done one in years since I have an LTC. I've passed two other FBI checks for other stuff so I'm at a loss as to why my check is in limbo. |
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Posted: 12/6/2018 12:38:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you submit as an individual because I’m wanting to submit for my first sbr |
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Posted: 12/6/2018 4:13:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep, something else is going on. I've got an e-file Form 1 at 32 days today. I've been seeing people who filed 2 weeks after me getting approved. Corresponded with Heather Huff this morning and was told "waiting on FBI background check". No idea why I'd get flagged/delayed as I was always instant on NICS checks for purchases. Haven't done one in years since I have an LTC. I've passed two other FBI checks for other stuff so I'm at a loss as to why my check is in limbo. It has nothing do do with you or anything you've done. You're simply a winner of the shit lottery that gets to be processed by a meat brain instead of a computer. |
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Posted: 12/7/2018 12:32:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These numbers are completely made up, but this is the gist of it: 10 forms are submitted, and the ATF requests 10 BG checks from the FBI. 9 of those BG requests the FBI runs through through an automated system. 1 of those 10 is pulled aside and goes into a pile to processed hands on by the FBI examiners for audit and tracking purposes. It has nothing do do with you or anything you've done. You're simply a winner of the shit lottery that gets to be processed by a meat brain instead of a computer. have 2 form 4s I haven't checked on and efiled another 3 days ago. |
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Posted: 12/7/2018 3:45:42 PM EDT
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I Guess I'm an unlucky person, my last paper form 1 and 4 got stuck, now I have an efile stuck. have 2 form 4s I haven't checked on and efiled another 3 days ago. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: These numbers are completely made up, but this is the gist of it: 10 forms are submitted, and the ATF requests 10 BG checks from the FBI. 9 of those BG requests the FBI runs through through an automated system. 1 of those 10 is pulled aside and goes into a pile to processed hands on by the FBI examiners for audit and tracking purposes. It has nothing do do with you or anything you've done. You're simply a winner of the shit lottery that gets to be processed by a meat brain instead of a computer. have 2 form 4s I haven't checked on and efiled another 3 days ago. |
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Posted: 12/12/2018 8:01:40 PM EDT
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I mean some seem to get them in 80 days then others 180. All form 1s Is it new people, depends on agent doing check, o what? And ya i know, efile is like 10 days. 
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Posted: 12/12/2018 9:48:47 PM EDT
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I mean some seem to get them in 80 days then others 180. All form 1s Is it new people, depends on agent doing check, o what? And ya i know, efile is like 10 days. But to answer your question the only thing I can think of is that they don’t really seem to have a formal way on how they process anything. Also you need to remember that part of the wait is the ATF waiting on another government agency (FBI) to complete background checks. |
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Posted: 12/18/2018 6:36:36 PM EDT
[#15]
Just got my stamp yesterday. Took almost exactly 5 months. Individual, paper filing.
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Posted: 12/19/2018 1:30:04 PM EDT
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Just got my stamp yesterday. Took almost exactly 5 months. Individual, paper filing. |
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Posted: 12/19/2018 4:51:30 PM EDT
[#17]
Efile is amazing these days. Took 5 days from time they got my prints delivered (post office took 5 days on a 2 day priority package). 10 days total.
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Posted: 12/20/2018 11:53:09 PM EDT
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Efile is amazing these days. Took 5 days from time they got my prints delivered (post office took 5 days on a 2 day priority package). 10 days total. |
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Posted: 12/21/2018 4:09:19 AM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Pardon the ignorance. Is efile the same as the site reference online for the atf? |
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Posted: 12/21/2018 2:20:23 PM EDT
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Efile is here: eforms.atf.gov Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Pardon the ignorance. Is efile the same as the site reference online for the atf? |
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Posted: 12/21/2018 2:38:02 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That's what I have bookmarked, thanks. And to tie it all together for my dense brain, efile is still taking a matter of weeks, "sporadic" is for a mail in(?), and Silencer Shop is trying to catch up and also currently taking longer than efile |
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Posted: 12/22/2018 3:45:43 PM EDT
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There are also people that filed their own EForms that are 6+ weeks into it. Apparently the BGC issue may extend to EForms for some people. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: That's what I have bookmarked, thanks. And to tie it all together for my dense brain, efile is still taking a matter of weeks, "sporadic" is for a mail in(?), and Silencer Shop is trying to catch up and also currently taking longer than efile |
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Posted: 12/22/2018 4:54:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's what I have bookmarked, thanks. And to tie it all together for my dense brain, efile is still taking a matter of weeks, "sporadic" is for a mail in(?), and Silencer Shop is trying to catch up and also currently taking longer than efile |
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Posted: 12/24/2018 11:41:24 PM EDT
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I got a paper Form 1 I filed in August back in 90 days. Went ahead and did an efile Form 1. Over two weeks on that one now and still waiting..
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Posted: 12/26/2018 12:09:52 PM EDT
[#25]
Yea I called and both of my efiles are "waiting on the fbi bgc"
11/01/18 12/06/18 |
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Posted: 12/26/2018 6:17:02 PM EDT
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Stamp finally came. Almost exactly 4 months.
Does having a carry permit shorten the time at all? |
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Posted: 12/26/2018 7:22:22 PM EDT
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Does having a carry permit shorten the time at all? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 4:41:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Far cry from "weeks" many have seen. Ugh |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 5:17:07 PM EDT
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Yea I called and both of my efiles are "waiting on the fbi bgc" 11/01/18 12/06/18 
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Posted: 1/2/2019 5:19:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I filed an individual paper form 1 back in June and am still waiting. Is there a number to call to ask about the status and what information do you need to provide them? 304-616-4500 You’ll need the registrants (you or the entity you filed as) name and the serial number. |
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Posted: 1/3/2019 3:30:10 PM EDT
[#31]
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NFA Division 304-616-4500 You’ll need the registrants (you or the entity you filed as) name and the serial number. |
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Posted: 1/4/2019 2:52:28 PM EDT
[#32]
My first stamp form 1 took 11 months , the second form 1 took 3 months, and my third form 1 took 6 months.
All of my form 1's where done thru the Silencer Shop. My where all over the place time wise. |
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Posted: 1/5/2019 11:36:48 PM EDT
[#33]
Do we know if approvals are still happening during the whole gov shutdown thing??
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Posted: 1/5/2019 11:40:43 PM EDT
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Do we know if approvals are still happening during the whole gov shutdown thing?? F2s and F3s are, but F1s and F4s are not. |
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Posted: 1/6/2019 11:11:34 AM EDT
[#35]
Hey guys, hoping could help me with this. First time doing a from 1.
I send in a trust based eform 1 on November 1st. I saw that when I logged on November 15th on the website under “my form” is says APPROVED with my form 1 listed below. So now what? Am I supposed to get a stamp and paperwork in the mail, do I need to print something or still waiting on more fbi approval? Not sure what to do. Thanks for the help. J |
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Posted: 1/6/2019 11:19:40 AM EDT
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Hey guys, hoping could help me with this. First time doing a from 1. I send in a trust based eform 1 on November 1st. I saw that when I logged on November 15th on the website under “my form” is says APPROVED with my form 1 listed below. So now what? Am I supposed to get a stamp and paperwork in the mail, do I need to print something or still waiting on more fbi approval? Not sure what to do. Thanks for the help. J You are good to go. Save a .pdf copy (print one out yourself of course). |
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Posted: 1/6/2019 12:44:35 PM EDT
[#37]
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Yes, we do. And no, they’re not. F2s and F3s are, but F1s and F4s are not. |
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Posted: 1/6/2019 2:21:57 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Hey guys, hoping could help me with this. First time doing a from 1. I send in a trust based eform 1 on November 1st. I saw that when I logged on November 15th on the website under “my form” is says APPROVED with my form 1 listed below. So now what? Am I supposed to get a stamp and paperwork in the mail, do I need to print something or still waiting on more fbi approval? Not sure what to do. Thanks for the help. J |
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Posted: 1/6/2019 2:22:23 PM EDT
[#39]
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I'm guessing that means .20s for traveling aren't either? |
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Posted: 1/6/2019 9:52:47 PM EDT
[#40]
The government shut down sucks...I got 3 individual paper form 1"s back this year in 3 months and 1 in 4. Filed through the Silencer shop. Still waiting on a form 4.
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Posted: 1/12/2019 9:49:25 PM EDT
[#41]
Been waiting 64 days and counting for my efile form 1. Hope my next suppressor purchases go smoother than this.
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Posted: 1/13/2019 11:55:15 AM EDT
[#42]
We'll be waiting longer now. The nfa stamp approval department has been hit by the shutdown.
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Posted: 1/22/2019 12:19:28 PM EDT
[#43]
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The government shut down sucks...I got 3 individual paper form 1"s back this year in 3 months and 1 in 4. Filed through the Silencer shop. Still waiting on a form 4. |
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