ATF eForm 4: Fastest Way To Get A Suppressor? eFile For Your Silencer!

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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:15 - When did ATF eForms go back online?
0:46 - How long does it take to get a suppressor in 2022?
1:44 - What is the quietest suppressor?
1:56 - How to submit my eform to the ATF
2:20 - Where can I find a Powered By Silencer Shop dealer
2:28 - Paperwork to buy a silencer
2:44 - How to do fingerprints for the ATF
2:51 - Can you do your own fingerprints for ATF?
3:02 - full fingerprint process for buying a suppressor
3:15 - Can I fill out my own FD 258?
3:28 - Demographic information for ATF
3:38 - How to submit photos to Silencer Shop
3:41 - Email photos to Silencer Shop
3:51 - Can you e file ATF Form 4?
4:10 - Demographic information for ATF
4:38 - Getting a Suppressor
4:48 - What does Ready to Certify mean at Silencer Shop for eForm 4
5:05 - Do I have to submit my ATF eForm in person?
5:20 - ATF eForms sign in
5:53 - Approval from ATF for eForm 4
6:00 - Is Silencer Shop legit?
6:25 - How long does it take to get a suppressor tax stamp?
6:35 - How long does it take to get a silencer?
7:17 - How do I do Ready to Certify
7:30 - Contact the ATF for eForms
7:45 - How hard is it to get suppressor?
8:03 - Silencer Shop dealer contact
8:20 - Why are suppressors so regulated?
9:00 - Getting a suppressor in 2021?
9:09 - How long does it take to get a suppressor in 2022?

How long does it take to get a suppressor in 2022? The latest version of eForms is expected to approve eForm 4's within 90 days.

What is the quietest suppressor? Some of the best silencer manufacturers are SilencerCo, Dead Air, Huxworks (OSS), Rugged and Surefire.

How do I submit my ATF eForm? If you register as a Trust or Corporation, you can certify and submit your eForm 4 remotely. Certify in person at the dealer if you register as an Individual.

Can I fill out my own FD 258? The full fingerprint process for buying a suppressor can be done at the Silencer Shop. kiosk.

How do I submit my fingerprints for ATF eForm? Electronic fingerprint files should be included with your application which you can do at the Silencer Shop kiosk.

How long does it take to get a silencer? Your expected 90 days ATF processing starts when the fingerprints are received by the ATF. By partnering with Silencer Shop, those electronic fingerprints will happen immediately.

Why are suppressors so regulated? ATF has made clear there will be very little opportunity to fix errors after the eForm 4 is submitted. That means even minor problems with submissions could force you to wait 90 days for processing.

How long does it take to get a suppressor? The latest version of ATF eForms is expected to approve suppressors in 90 days.

Can you eFile ATF Form 4? Yes! By connecting with Silencer Shop and the kiosk for your processing, the expected approval times for eForm 4 is 90 days.

Buying a suppressor in 2022? Both you and your dealer will receive an email when the application is approved, which is expected to be in 90 days.

Are ATF eForms faster than paper applications?
ATF eForm 4 is expected to be approved in 90 days. eForms makes processing an NFA item such as a suppressor or short barrel riffle (SBR) quicker and easier. Because your Form 4 application is being submitted digitally, the time-consuming back and forth of mailing papers and data-entry from the paper application into the ATF system is eliminated.

How long does it take to get a suppressor in 2022?
ATF eForm 4s are expected to process applications in 90 days and by default all Silencer Shop customers will be filing their applications electronically.

When did ATF eForms go back online?
Since mid-January 2022, all Powered by Silencer Shop dealers are live with ATF eForms and could be online with the Full Auto™ software and the ability to submit eForm 4s.

Can I process an eForm 4 through Silencer Shop? Yes, Silencer Shop can process eForm 4s for all NFA items, even those that aren’t on our site. We look forward to working together, silencers are central to many firearms owners.

How long does it take to purchase a suppressor?
Just contact your local Powered by Silencer Shop dealer and let them know what the item is and where it’s currently located and they’ll initiate the transfer. The same process about the kiosk and “Ready to Certify” will apply.

6:48: photo credit: Instagram @kote_it

[SilencerShop]

Effective immediately (June 3, 2022), customers registering for their ATF eForm 4 as “Individual” can certify their eForm 4 applications remotely! Certifying and submitted remotely for Individuals is identical to the process for customers whom registered as a Trust or Corporation.
 
 ATF is planning to update the online instructions soon, and have confirmed that the current ‘in-person’ instruction is being removed.
 
Silencer Shop is continually working to improve the eForms process and would be glad to answer any questions. Just give us a call or DM on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

[watchdog]

It will always blow my mind that I can buy the "dangerous" part, the rifle, that very day but have to jump through hoops that takes months and months to obtain a suppresor to make that very rifle hearing safe...

[chitterlingsrtasty]

I just kicked this process off today for the first time. This is very impressive. Thanks for providing this service.

[balrog]

Certified with my dealer a couple weeks ago, took all of 5 minutes-spent more time BS’ing with them than actually entering info. Purchase was from late December and was ready to certify within a few weeks all in the middle of the roll out of Eforms, SilencerShop’s new processes and procedures, etc.-overall decent so far all things considered. I’m willing to bet the first wave of us in eforms wont see 90 day approvals from the ATF, but has to be better than current paper forms timelines.

[aaronwundrack]

I loved how simple everything was but it'd been 8 months...and counting

[apisdude]

It took 3 weeks for silencer shop to get my recce5 to my dealer, then a week for my dealer to let me know. After driving to the dealer to fill out more online forms, I'm 30 days beyond the vaunted 90 day grail. I'll believe it when I see it.

[ryanpatton]

If i ever get a suppressor approved in 90 days i would tap dance in front of the gun shop

[robertamie]

Very informative and I'll go with this company when I buy my first Suppresor.

[mothcake]

Tell your representatives to get rid of the ATF. We shouldn’t put up with these infringements on our rights.

[sethreifschneider]

The comments section is full ofpeople complaining about silencer shop and how long its taking. Something to consider...The more streamlined the process, the more people that are going to apply. Not to mention the government isn't efficient at anything they do. I would love to see 90 days be the standard (fingers crossed) but I'm willing to wait. Thanks for doing your best silencer shop.

[ColdPotato]

I'll be honest. This process has been a huge pain, at least with my dealer. 3 times the 'system has been down'. The first submission failed due to 'no finger prints'? A recent try had the system experience an issue where they requested calling me back. I work during the day making it difficult to spend 1/2hr on the phone being in meetings frequently. At this point I'd just prefer to wait 9 months as the slow way has never failed for me. Best case for me it'll take 7 months.

[magnus]

As of 5/17/2023 after talking to four different shops in western Washington, three of which got, and use, these kiosks the wait time is a tad OVER 11 months..! So much for fast processing.

[jnobles]

Eform4 at my shop was a piece of cake. They were terrific. That was June no can

[FunderForge]

This video did not age well (by no fault of Silencershop.) 90 days has turned into 160, 180, now 180+. Better than 340 days? Absolutely. It seems no matter what, "they" are going to make you wait.

[cqblecqb]

I have been ready to certify for about 6 weeks. I’m super glad my silencer is not in the ATF queue and no one knows what they are doing.

[_Mr.Sush_]

So I have been stuck in "Ready to Certify" with no ready-to-certify email since December. Let's say dealers were not ready till mid-January; ok, that's still a month for them to prepare a forum 4 (5-minute task). Am I still on a 90-day track? Or did we just add 1-2 months? Putting me at 120-150 days which isn't much different from filing as paper; at least with paper, there is no need to set up a time with a dealer or have that extra step and reliance on a dealer to certify.

This is a bust for me so far; id instead go paper and have my guarantee. Especially since it does not look any faster right now due to the incompetence of dealers and the reliance on them.

[zososldier]

Start to finish my eform took 1.5 months before all paperwork was done.
Bought the first week of Jan and just finished this week.
Not exactly fast when there were constant site crashes, email updates taking weeks, etc.
Hope things become more stream lined and something needs to be done about the certification process.

[cjlavesser]

These videos are more marketing hype than tutorial.
PLEASE do a video that clearly walks through the steps the customer must take from beginning to end. Stop with the flashy social media graphics and marketing hype.
There are still some points of confusion on your website, in your emails, and with the process.
Example: my account is set with e-forms as my preference, but my order details say "Registration: Traditional". What does this mean?
Example: This video clearly says if you're registered as an individual, you won't get a DocuSign. Well, I got a Docusign. And I'm not a trust.
PLEASE make a CLEAR tutorial.

[collinsingleton]

First of 3 E-filed suppressors took 117 days. Certified on Jan 31st, received on May 27th. Based on this, I should receive my second one on July 12th...we'll see.

[michaelspaulding]

Gotta say, my experience has been far from fast or easy. Made a purchase a month ago and still can't get y'all to even submit the forms. I was told by your staff to go to my local gun store and have them file the paperwork, and apparently they can't do anything until you guys prep the forms. I would say, based off of my experience, use someone else. These guys are a nightmare. Their customer service sucks. It takes days to get a response, and even then, they don't respond to the issue at hand. Whoever "Mike" is in their support is an absolute disaster. He as no desire to resolve issues whatsoever and has no business in customer support. Now that I'm a month in and can't do anything, they want to charge me 35% to cancel an order because they can't seem to do their job. Much like the ATF, they're quick to take your money, but slow to do anything else.