Get ATF Form 5300.11 - Nssf

Use ATF Form 3 if you're an FFL dealer transferring your NFA item to another FFL or government agency. Use ATF Form 4 if you're a private citizen taking ownership of an NFA item in the form of an individual registration, gun trust, or corporation.

The new ATF Form 4473 - Firearms Transaction Record (August 2023 revision) is now available. Starting immediately the ATF Distribution Center will cease providing the current form and only mail the new form. The August 2023 revised form will be mandatory February 1, 2024.

You will need to complete Form 1 if you are creating an NFA-controlled weapon, such as a short-barrelled shotgun (SBS), short-barrelled rifle (SBR), or destructive device (DD).

ATF's eForms allows individuals and members of the firearms industry to file certain forms electronically rather than via paper applications. The electronic filing is designed to be more efficient and accurate and will allow ATF to process the submissions more efficiently.

If you are buying an NFA item, you must file an ATF eForm 4. If you are building your own suppressor or building an SBR, you must file an ATF eForm 1. Details about the electronic submission of the different ATF forms are covered below.

If you submitted a Form 4 through a dealer, the dealer will receive the approved Form 4 with the stamp affixed. Your dealer will then call you to come pick up your NFA item. The trustee who picks up the NFA item will have to fill out a 4473 (the same ATF form used for buying a regular firearm).

Customers often ask, How long does it take to get a suppressor in 2023? As of 7/5/2023 paper ATF form 4 wait times are averaging 12+ months, while ATF eForms wait time is 5-7 months on average.

Form 4 - Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm (ATF Form 5320.4) Application for tax paid transfer and registration of firearm used to request approval to transfer a National Firearms Act (NFA) firearm subject to transfer tax liability.