2008 NFA time lines

[ungawa]

Originally Posted by Seneca Arms Co. Inc.

update,

Form 4 signed for on May 9th, check finally cashed and went pending as of today 6-18-08. My last form 4 start to finish took only a month and a week. According to the NFA there is a very large volume of form 4s coming in and the process is slowing down a little.

Did you ever check with the bank to see if your check was cashed? Nowadays your check being cashed has nothing to do with pending status. Not sure if the two were related in the past, but I think Stack mentioned he thought it might have been different in the past. I know my checks are always cashed within a week or so and pending status comes only after several weeks.

[Seneca Arms Co. Inc.]

my form 4 was lost in Atlanta until I had a supervisor look into it then they cashed it and sent it up to WV. It took 1 month and a week for my check to be cashed and had i not called it might have sat lost for a LOOONG time.

[ungawa]

I checked a status last week and they told me they are not even supposed to say the timeframe anymore. Which is a change from only a month or two ago - if they were being serious. They told me they are increasingly swamped and things are slowing to a crawl.

[Seneca Arms Co. Inc.]

interesting. One of the customer reps Anton Wood is very helpful and the supervisor Mr. Howard went out of his way to locate my lost form 4.

They both said that things are slowing down due to heavy volume. I anticipate transfers closer to the elections taking several months.

I need an SWR Spectre suppressor any idea who in Pa might have one in stock?

[Stack]

Form 4 cleared in less than 2 months this time ... arrived at dealer on 6/16 but I was away. Not bad.. same on F1 minus the Sheriff forgetting to date it so I should have that back next week as well.

Seneca: check your PMs

[Awakened]

Form 1 sent 06/06

Arrived in Martinsburg 06/09

Check cashed 06/17

Does the check being cashed mean anything? Do they automatically do that when they arrive, or does that mean that they have started processing the paperwork?
Also, when do you suggest to call for status, if at all?

[Stack]

They automatically cash it ... I think back in the day it meant something but now it's just a formality.

If you are going to call I'd wait a minimum of 4 weeks but 6 would be a better move.

I usually only call once if at all.

Hope this helps

[Awakened]

Good advice, I'll wait the 6 weeks.It's always good to hear from someone outside the event thinking clearly. I'm driving myself nuts thinking about when I'll be able to put this thing together and shoot it.

[Stack]

I know man, I know... came back from vacation and my F1 was in the mailbox , returned because the Sheriff forgot to date the forms. Good news is my F4 came back approved. Just got done cleaning my new addition.

[ungawa]

More Form 4s approved. Transfer to an LLC, second round of transfers for the LLC. Time from date of receipt by ATF to date of approval was exactly 6 weeks.