Travel restrictions don't apply to suppressors, at least. Anyone that misses the number of times it is emphasized to always keep the paperwork with the suppressor deserves whatever the punishment they get.... I'll never loan mine out anyway, so no worries there. Well, I did put mine in a trust and once anyone is added (likely just my son), he's allowed to have it just as much as me.
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I picked up a Lyman Sonicore Rekkr DT 30 caliber can. Filed out the form on 3-19, got my approval email on 3-24. Amazing!
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Have you bought any suppressors before? My form 4 is dated 3/18 but I haven't received anything yet. I've heard it takes longer for the first one but idk.
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Yeah, my first one was a paper form in 2013 when it took 13 months.Have you bought any suppressors before? My form 4 is dated 3/18 but I haven't received anything yet. I've heard it takes longer for the first one but idk.
Finger prints on the first one and having a trust take sometime.Have you bought any suppressors before? My form 4 is dated 3/18 but I haven't received anything yet. I've heard it takes longer for the first one but idk.
Did my first one, but I also did a trust. It took ~20 days total (and approved on a Sunday).Have you bought any suppressors before? My form 4 is dated 3/18 but I haven't received anything yet. I've heard it takes longer for the first one but idk.
Look at this page: https://www.silencershop.com/atf-wait-times. While the short time is staying in the 1-2 day range, I can tell you that the long end of the wait has been slowly creeping up since January. I remember seeing "1-14 days" earlier this year.
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Im already in the system from the military and a CCL. Too bad they can’t transfer that over. :’(
Apparently the are coming through the USPS mail now, FedEx dropped the ball and UPS doesn't have the stuff in line in some legality so there just stepped back from it
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I would trust FedEx for this -
But I would not trust the USPS, based on prior experience with other shipments, and the horribly rude and unhelpful people I have encountered at the USPS counter in Virginia Beach. (Surprisingly, the USPS people in Orlando seem much happier and much more helpful, perhaps it varies more by locality than I realized).
Even UPS "lost" a Glock that was being shipped. The box, which was shipped with 6 handguns in it, arrived damaged, and only contained 5. My FFL signed for it anyway. I wasn't too happy about that, but they helped me run the trace. Ultimately, the shipper, Hoffman's Gun Shop in CT, would have been out the $$, and we were working through that, when UPS "found" it in their warehouse in Richmond. I wonder how much truth was in the official story. Doesn't matter, I suppose, the Glock showed up a few weeks later.
I take a risk every time I buy a classic/collector piece from another store. It's a risk that has worked out more often than not. I've bought a lot of guns on GunBroker, and a few on other sites, all of which were shipped (via various means) to my local FFL. Many of them via USPS, and all of them arrived, eventually.
My bigger issue - dishonest sellers. Who lie, or hide information, on the firearm they are selling.
But that is a topic for another thread.
But I would not trust the USPS, based on prior experience with other shipments, and the horribly rude and unhelpful people I have encountered at the USPS counter in Virginia Beach. (Surprisingly, the USPS people in Orlando seem much happier and much more helpful, perhaps it varies more by locality than I realized).
Even UPS "lost" a Glock that was being shipped. The box, which was shipped with 6 handguns in it, arrived damaged, and only contained 5. My FFL signed for it anyway. I wasn't too happy about that, but they helped me run the trace. Ultimately, the shipper, Hoffman's Gun Shop in CT, would have been out the $$, and we were working through that, when UPS "found" it in their warehouse in Richmond. I wonder how much truth was in the official story. Doesn't matter, I suppose, the Glock showed up a few weeks later.
I take a risk every time I buy a classic/collector piece from another store. It's a risk that has worked out more often than not. I've bought a lot of guns on GunBroker, and a few on other sites, all of which were shipped (via various means) to my local FFL. Many of them via USPS, and all of them arrived, eventually.
My bigger issue - dishonest sellers. Who lie, or hide information, on the firearm they are selling.
But that is a topic for another thread.
Anyone shipping things like guns (or countless other things) should be as discrete as possible, for example, the return address should NEVER read "Hoffman's Gun Shop". Pretty sure Sig Sauer uses "SGS Inc" or something close like that for their ship-to address as well as their return address.
That is a great point. I don’t remember what the return address said on the box. It may have simply said “Hoffman’s“.
My personal opinion on all of this, and it’s really a matter of supposition, is that the person knew what was in the box, pulled a corner apart, and pulled out the first gun he could get. The box wasn’t damaged in a way a machine would damage it, the corner was pulled apart by hand.
But UPS warehouses are heavily monitored, and this person may have had second thoughts.
I thought it really interesting that UPS “found“ the gun in their warehouse. I certainly didn’t expect that it would ever turn up. One has to wonder about the sequence of events, person removes gun from box. Person then… tries to hide it?
Somebody else finds it and turns it in?
Anyway, the whole thing a bit of a mystery. The official UPS answer was cryptic enough as to not incriminate anyone.
They are monitored extensively (just like Fedex, DHL, etc), but at the same time, no one has time to sort packages, read labels, and take a chance at finding something "good". Hate to say it, the best opportunity is with the drivers, but those guys/girls make plenty of money (at least with UPS) and unless they're in a bad spot, they certainly don't need to. Also, if it happens once, it's easy to deny.... Happens a 2nd time, especially with firearms, they're gone, I'm sure !