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11/29/2015 8:49:00 PM EDT
I am finally in a position in my life to purchase some of the toys that I have wanted. I am starting the NFA trust paperwork tomorrow and then plan on buying and SBR and a suppressor.

I was wondering what the current turn around time is for everything. If I begin tomorrow, how soon would I be able to have both the SBR and suppressor in my possession? Thank you for your time.
11/29/2015 8:53:24 PM EDT
[#1]
Check NFA Tracker, but I believe paper F1 and F4 for trusts are running about 4 months, and F3 (if you are having anything shipped from an out of state FFL/SOT to your local FFL/SOT) are running about 3-6 weeks.

11/29/2015 8:57:01 PM EDT
[#2]
I did mine earlier this year, a Sparrow on a Trust:

Paperwork mailed in on April 20, Approved in late August, and I took possession of the suppressor Sept 20 (dealer received the paperwork around the 18th).  So, 5 months for me.  

11/29/2015 9:18:56 PM EDT
[#3]
My experience, in the last few years, has been anywhere between 9 days (eform 1) and 6 months (paper Form 4).  The 9 days was an anomaly; screwed up the initial submission and it got fast tracked when I caught it a few days later.  But it literally was 9 days between initial submission and approved F1.

I'd plan on 6 months and hope for 4 (my last paper Form 4 took 4 months).  Got an eform 1 pending right now, at about a month.
11/30/2015 3:20:58 AM EDT
[#4]
My most recently purchases were 2 E-filed Form 1's. The first Form 1 which I submitted in May took 118 days. The second Form 1 which I submitted in June took 140+ days. Hopefully this helps you somewhat.
11/30/2015 6:49:30 AM EDT
[#5]
you best hurry 41P is on track to start in Jan so it will shred most of the trust benefits.

They say if you app is in process it will not get bounced.
11/30/2015 10:07:26 AM EDT
[#6]

Welcome to the NFA world. Congratulations for making it here.









       The answer depends on what you mean by 'the whole process'.









If the item is in already in your state and at your dealer, the ATF is taking four months to approve forms 1 and 4, according to my experience, which is consistent with ATF tracker.






If the item is out of state, then the dealer must submit a form 3, which is a dealer to dealer transfer. This adds another month to the above time. Some dealers will start the form 4 while the form 3 is pending (I won't get into that issue).






If the item is out of state and is being transferred from an individual to your holding dealer, then that will require a form 4 transfer to the dealer. That can take anywhere from one month to four months before the holding dealer can start the form 4 to you. In effect, if the item is held by an individual, who is out of state, the process requires two form 4s. The good news is that a form 4 to a dealer is often approved quicker than a trust/corp/individual to trust/corp/individual form 4.






There is also the shipping of the tax stamp, once ATF approves your item. Add one week; however, add 30 days if you are unlucky, as testified to by some exasperated souls in other threads.






Also, if your process includes a CLEO sign off, add however long it takes your CLEO to sign. In some places, it's a simple door knock and request, signed the same day. In some places it requires a formal written request.






That's the approval process. I notice you said you're SBRing an item. If you're adding smith work to an item, sometimes, that can be longer than the stamp approval process.






 
11/30/2015 9:00:12 PM EDT
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They say if you app is in process it will not get bounced.
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Don't start rumors
12/1/2015 8:37:12 AM EDT
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you best hurry 41P is on track to start in Jan so it will shred most of the trust benefits.

They say if you app is in process it will not get bounced.


Don't start rumors

Agreed. As of right now there is no evidence that 41p will ever happen. Don't share comments like that unless you can back them up with cold hard facts. Otherwise you're spreading rumors and there are way to many of those floating around about the NFA as is.
12/9/2015 11:45:31 AM EDT
[#9]
I have a NFA trust.

My Dealer shipped out my Form 4, 6/26/2015 for a Silencerco Omega and the paperwork was back 10/8/2015.

I filled out a E Form 1 on 10/5/2015 for a SBR and it hasn't been approved yet.
12/9/2015 1:36:43 PM EDT
[#10]
My recent Efile Form 1 was submitted 8-4-2015 and approved 12-5-2015.  My Form 4 was mailed 10-26-2015 and I don't expect it back until Feb or Mar 2016.
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