No longer true.
The ATF, as of earlier this year, began denying form 1 solvent trap based submissions. From what I understand, If you submit a form one now, they require you lathe your own suppressor parts and virtually create it from scratch. They ask for pictures of your setup and all...
I obtained a quietbore form 1 kit in 2021. My Form 1 approval arrived ~2 weeks before the solvent trap came in the mail. QB now requires you to submit a pending form 1 before they will ship. I guess the argument there is that it alleviates the whole concept of criminal intent as @RiverBend...
I know they're free from the ATF. I just feared that it would take weeks to get here. You only have 10 days to submit prints after filing for form 1. Have you ever ordered from the ATF? How long did it take?
If you don't mind me asking, where'd you get your fingerprint cards from? I bought some from nationalguntrust and am waiting for them to get here. I was concerned that requesting them from the ATF would take weeks.
Form 4 Trust - Octane 9
Purchased: 1/13/2021
Check Cashed: 3/2/2021 [Took a stupid amount of time for Silencershop to work up the form 3 and get the item transferred to my SOT.]
Approved: TBD
Stamp in hand: TBD
The issue is that reloading equipment has inflated in price as well!
Most will tell you the benefit of form 1 vs. form 4 is in the drastic reduction in wait times. Cost is typically somewhat comparable. Although, quietbore’s 9MM “solvent trap” is on sale through the end of July for $150. I wouldn’t personally buy their rifle caliber cans. Too heavy and don’t like...