Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 How long would it take you to obtain a suppressor where you live? Just curious, as I was on the assumption it was quite a lengthy process, taking anywhere up to a year from start to finish.
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 6 months ago, it took 2 months here in Springfield, MO.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 LGS says about 4-6 months at the most.
Still hand Bill Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 Depends. A friend got his in less than a week from scheels last week. Individuals without common names are being approved quickly, ie hours or days. Common names may take up to a couple months. Trusts are slower. My last 3 were all about 3-4 months from submission to approval. as far as time for approval, there has never been a better time to buy a suppressor. Fyi my longest approval was 14 months, but there were several missteps in the process.
ORNERY OAF Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 Now is the time, suppressors are being approved now within a week, some withing 36 hours. Gunshop here has had one at 24 hours.
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 It took is 4 weeks between filling ATF forms out and paying the stamp tax having dealer send in and picking up both. suppressors. But then again, we have a Gun Trust which makes everything easier.
Dantankerous Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 My part of the world... Suppressors in 14 to 1 day. SBRs, 4 weeks. Very fast.
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 Just got one a couple months ago, took about 1 week.
sassnetguy50 Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 Small, local shop said 2-3 weeks if e-filed.
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 Knowing nothing of the process, I'm curious ~ do they have to be registered for a specific firearm? Can you use them on multiple guns...? As an aside, I had a buddy once (no longer with us!) who was a fair machinist. Just for poops and snickers, he set out to make one himself. He had a .303 Enfield, and a broken bayonet, and built the thing on the bayonet stub. It literally snapped onto the rifle - and with subsonic lead loads was MUCH quieter than without. I was impressed! This was a "I wonder if I can do this!" project; he didn't keep it.
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted October 5, 2024 Posted October 5, 2024 14 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: I'm curious ~ do they have to be registered for a specific firearm? Can you use them on multiple guns...? They can be used on any gun they are rated for.
DeaconKC Posted October 6, 2024 Posted October 6, 2024 Individuals applying are seeing approvals within a month. Those setting them up as Trusts are seeing 3-4 months down here.
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted October 6, 2024 Posted October 6, 2024 I have a friend who got one in about a week. He's having it fitted to a Beretta .32 Tomcat. I don't know what that will entail (and neither does he) but it's gonna look funny. It more than doubles the length of the gun
J.D. Daily Posted October 6, 2024 Posted October 6, 2024 11 hours ago, Marshal Dan Troop 70448 said: It took is 4 weeks between filling ATF forms out and paying the stamp tax having dealer send in and picking up both. suppressors. But then again, we have a Gun Trust which makes everything easier. The ATF website has a page that lists current estimate for approval of eForms. The approval time for Trusts is typically 4 weeks longer. My last suppressor was a June 2023 BOGO from Silencer Co. it took an unusually long time for the BOGO form 4 to get approved, July submission approval Sept 2024. I have a gun trust with only me in the trust. I need to add my wife son & daughter to it. My son and daughter will have to move to another state or SCOTUS will have to clearly state that suppressors are protected from government bans per Heller and Caetano (3 million register suppressors is 15 times the threshold for not being unusual). When suppressors are eventually stricken from the NFA a suppressor purchase will be no hassle at all.
Still hand Bill Posted October 6, 2024 Posted October 6, 2024 14 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Knowing nothing of the process, I'm curious ~ do they have to be registered for a specific firearm? Can you use them on multiple guns...? Suppressors are their own entity and are considered a firearm. So in short, they are not registered to a gun unless it’s integrally suppressed. They can be moved between guns at will and provided they are in a trust can be used by anyone listed in the trust. if an individual, then they can only be used under that individuals control. That means no shared access to the storage location. if a trust is used, each person on the trust has to submit for each submission. Not a big deal, but it slows the process down. Also I believe there is a political reason to slow down trust approvals.
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