Effective Monday 24th, December, 2018, the ATF Distribution Center will initiate the process of moving to a new location. Email requests/orders will be received and held but no orders will be fulfilled until start of business Tuesday 8th January, 2019.
You aren't required to submit the design schematics for your silencer build. However you can, this is up to you. What is required is the model designation, the caliber, the serial number that you have created and the length of the silencer.
If you are going to use the ATF's eForm 1 application process to apply for your ATF 5320.1 Form tax stamp, you will need to make sure your NFA Gun Trust is under 3mb or less. This is due to the upload limitations that the ATF has set for their eForm's website.
The most common names that we see when our customers are creating their NFA Gun Trust names are their last name, or another derivative of their name to create "the name of their trust, e.g. "Murphy Gun Trust", "RSM Gun Trust, Randy Murphy Gun Trust, etc.
If your FD-258 fingerprint cards don't arrive to the ATF within the 10 business days then your application will be disapproved by the ATF. This will require you to submit your application on the ATF eForm's site.
The ATF rules dictate that you must be at least 21 years of age to purchase an already manufactured SBR - short barreled rifle from a dealer. Conversely, you only need to be 18 to purchase a SBR if you are transferring the SBR from an individual.
If you are trying to transfer your NFA firearm with the the ATF 5320.5 - ATF Form 5 application as an heir, you will need to submit additional paperwork and need to understand the process involved.
“All NFA firearms must be identified by a serial number and other specified markings.” This guide will help you with the information that is required to engraved on the NFA firearm that you are making or manufacturing.
If you are planning to use the ATF eForm site to eFile your ATF 5320.1 with your FFL license instead of as individual or through a NFA Gun Trust, then you will need to submit additional information to the ATF.
Navigating the ATF paperwork can be confusing at times. This is the main reason why we created the ATF eForm 1 guide / step by step walk-through guide. In this step by step walk-trough guide we go over ever line item in the ATF eForm 1.
Registering and creating a username/password on the ATF's eForm site is the first step to applying for a tax stamp on the eForm website. In this article we go over the process of registering on the ATF's eForm website.
