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12/1/2011 7:27:49 AM EDT
I'm looking to purchase my 1st suppressor.
Can you give me a quick education regarding the process.

Is this what happens:

1.  I order, pay, and provide information about my local SOT.
2.  I wait for a form-3 approval from the BATFE.
3.  Item is transferred to my local SOT.
4.  I submit a form-4 and wait for BATFE approval.
5.  When approved, item is transferred from my local SOT to me.

Do I have two wait 2x sequentially for BATFE approval?
This could take a year.
12/1/2011 7:31:15 AM EDT
[#1]
That's right.  That's why it pays to find a dealer nearby with what you want already in stock.  Form 4's are running around 5 months right now, but form 3's are a lot quicker.
12/1/2011 12:57:41 PM EDT
[#2]
You're right on as far as the process goes.

Fortunately, the form 3 transfers are much faster than the form 4 transfers.  We've been hitting ~2 weeks for all our dealer transfers - and some have been clearing in as little as 1 week.  I suspect that will bump up a bit with the holidays, but it still isn't much in the grand scheme of things.