BATF form 1 or 4 for suppressor

[MillenniumC5]

Has anyone here applied for a suppressor form 1 to build or 4 to buy? How long did it take? Did your local athority have any problems filling the paper work?

 

[Don]

Building a can = form 1

Buying a can = form 4

 

[Jack Ryan]

If you build one then do you have to do another form to keep it ?

 

[Don]

The form 1 is for the building/keeping of it.

 

[RonPaulSupporter]

You'd probably get a better response in the NFA part of the forum, a lot guys there have been through the paperwork process to register suppressors.

ie. VUPDBlue and bigcraig
They are probably your best source for all things NFA.

 

[bigcraig]

Building a can = form 1

Buying a can = form 4

This.

 

[VUPDblue]

I've never form 1'd a can before, but I have form 1'd a few SBR's. The good folks at the NFA branch are taking approximately 8-12 weeks to turn around a form right now. Word on the street is that they just hired 4 new examiners, so that time may speed up in the near future. I only know of one CLEO in this state who will not sign the forms and it is in Lake County, the Gary Police Chief IIRC. Indiana is very gun-friendly and pretty much all CLEOs know the drill. I have several cans on form 4s if that makes any difference to you. When I sent the forms in for them, it didn't take any longer than the form 1s I had in at the time.

PS: Moving to the NFA forum...

 

[Britton]

I only know of one CLEO in this state who will not sign the forms and it is in Lake County

Great, I just sold a HALO to a gentleman from that county. Guess I'll have to educate him on a Trust.

 

[VUPDblue]

Great, I just sold a HALO to a gentleman from that county. Guess I'll have to educate him on a Trust.

As long as he lives in the county and not within Gary city limits he should be OK. I know the Sheriff will sign.

 

[tal35]

Can

My first can was a form 1, I think the wait times are probably identical though.

 

[PaulsAirsoftArmory]

I only know of one CLEO in this state who will not sign the forms and it is in Lake County, the Gary Police Chief IIRC. Indiana is very gun-friendly and pretty much all CLEOs know the drill.

PS: Moving to the NFA forum...

Lucky me I live in Lake County

 

[NWI40cal]

Lucky me I live in Lake County

But do you live in gary?

 

[G McBride]

I did a form four and bought a suppressor earlier this year. My dates are posted in the timeline thread. I got my paperwork signed off by Wayne County Sheriff in one day.

 

[fullauto 45]

Marion County sign off time one day on form 4 for suppressors.
ATF time was 34 days until it came back. The time was about the same on all 3 I've done. One for .22, one for .223, and one for .45acp.

 

[oldschoolmuscle]

i am still waiting on a form 4 for a can and tomorrow ill send another off for a aow...

 

[PaulsAirsoftArmory]

But do you live in gary?

No, Hammond. I'm guessing you're headed towards I would need the Hammond Chief of police to sign off? If so, I'm lucky, he's a friend that lives down the street!

 

[CountryBoy19]

I'm currently waiting on a Form 1 for a .308 can and a Form 1 for an SBR. The waits are about the same.