Silencer Shop slower than the government?

[JimFromTN]

I started the process a month ago and they still have not submitted a form 3 yet.  I called the dealer and he said the silencer shop is the new hold up.  The ATF is the fast part of the process now.  How ironic.

[my82cam]

Where is your suppressor, is it at your LGS or out of state?  The form 3 is what's used to ship from dealer to dealer across state lines, silencer shop shouldn't have anything to do with that part of it.  Do you mean form 4?

[Alleycat72]

Silencer shop helped set up efileing with the atf. Silencer shop got preferential treatment on approval time because of it. Atf got their own system up and running. Silencer shops system is now an extra level of paperwork you need to get through if you want a suppressor from them.

[JimFromTN]

48 minutes ago, my82cam said:

Where is your suppressor, is it at your LGS or out of state?  The form 3 is what's used to ship from dealer to dealer across state lines, silencer shop shouldn't have anything to do with that part of it.  Do you mean form 4?

The suppressor is at the silencer shop in TX.  They have not shipped to my LGS who has one of their kiosks.  My LGS says they are backlogged with orders and are taking forever to send out suppressors.

[expendable]

I read somewhere that even though the form 4 times have dropped the form 3 times have gotten longer, so it may not all be Silencer Shops fault. 

[JimFromTN]

The ATF is saying Form 3 filed electronically is averaging 2 days.  That was Sept 1.  The silencer shop is saying 4 days.  I sent the silencer shop an email asking for some kind of eta.  They responded that Form 3 was approved recently and they would be shipping it out soon.  I will be curious to see how long before my LGS gets it.

[expendable]

Now that form 4 wait times are so short I think a lot of businesses are having a hard time keeping up. 
 

What suppressor did you buy?

Edited September 19 by expendable

[JimFromTN]

Thats what my LGS told me.  Everyone is ordering them now because the wait time has been reduced so much.  Thats why I broke down and ordered one.  The suppressor itself is another issue.  I wanted either a dead air nomad 30 or a dead air sandman L.  All the dead air silencers were backordered.  I had not done any research on any others so I had no idea what to choose.  The guy at my LGS recommended JK Armament JK 155 RCX 30 because he had several people order them who liked them allot.  I had nothing else to go on so I went with that.  I went home and researched and found some bad reviews on them which made me a little ill.  There are some good reviews so I have no idea how good it is.  I have never owned a suppressor so if its louder than others, I will have no idea.  Ignorance is my only saving grace.

I am putting it on a bolt action 308 for hunting deer and hogs.  Also, shooting steel off the back porch without rattling the neighbors house.

 

Edited September 19 by JimFromTN

[expendable]

I understand, it’s mind boggling all of the different suppressors to choose from. 
I took forever to decide on my first, just received my 3rd a couple of weeks ago. 

[JimFromTN]

I finally got my suppressor.  5 weeks to get silencer shop to do their part while the fed approved in 2 days.  

I do have another question.   I can get a compensator end cap for my new suppressor. I have been thinking about getting one to hunt with but not for use as a compensator as much as a way to redirect the sound off to the side rather than forward. My thought is to direct the sound away from the game I am shooting at.  Does that make sense?  I am not shooting subsonic loads.

Edited October 7 by JimFromTN

[Fredumseed]

I have purchased a couple suppressors through them. Times vary. I find their suggested turnround to be . . . optimistic.