Current Suppressor Wait Times: Share Your Story

[Alan]

I'm really curious about how long it's taking for suppressor approvals these days. Have you used eForms or the traditional paper method? Please share your experiences and any tips for newbies in the NFA process.

 

[Driswalds]

I did one a few months ago on the kiosk at the local shop. It took less than a week.

 

[Maynard]

Paperwork submitted on Wednesday last week and currently waiting on approval.

 

[Maynard]

6 days approval time

 

[Detailed Firearms]

This is going to change wildly with the tax change for suppressors and SBRs. I don't know how, but I think there will either be a huge backlog from people registering, or it's going to be dropped completely. My bet is on dropping it, I don't see the ATF having the manpower to process the volume of forms... keep in mind, you can register if you even intend to make the weapon/device, so I've seen people readying dozens of forms ready to submit. That, times the millions of users waiting for the tax to drop to zero, is going to change the landscape significantly.

That said, I'm looking forward to it. I'm just waiting to make a run of Red Bull can .22 suppressors!

 

[Maynard]

Testing the waters again, paperwork submitted Wednesday.

 

[Maynard]

Another 6 day approval. First high flow can, test drive tomorrow.