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27 August 2015, 08:23 #16
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27 August 2015, 09:21 #17
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27 August 2015, 09:30 #18
Frustration with Silencer Shop...
Cotton had the same thing happen last year. Took him almost a year I think. They blamed the ATF I believe as well but how many times is it their(ATF) fault before the fault starts falling elsewhere...
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27 August 2015, 09:38 #19WEVO Spell Checker
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Bush fault
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27 August 2015, 15:32 #20LEO / MIL
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I had three transactions through SS. Their prices were the lowest I could find at the time of each purchase. All painless, and easy, with the last suppressor being shipped and delivered hassle free to my door the end of May. I live 10 hours away in basically BFE. I drove up to get the first one, but had the last two shipped. That was easy as well. Given the outrageous volume of paperwork and hardware that is processed and delivered I'm sure there is bound to be an unfortunate snafu or two. Not making excuses, but I've had some of the finest retailers screw things up a time or two as well. Society wants $15/hr to flip a burger, so I can't imagine it's easy to fill a company with the best and brightest. If SS has changed their business model, then so be it. After all, it's his business and he's probably going to do what's best for it. If you don't like it, then just take your money elsewhere.
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27 August 2015, 16:06 #21
Researching, SS was the only shop I could find that had an AAC 762-SD in stock. Placed an online order on July 17th. Received a confirmation email and serial number the next day. On August 25th I sent an email requesting a status update. In less than five minutes I received a reply stating "Your Form-3 was approved yesterday. When we receive the approved form in the mail, we will ship the suppressor to your SOT." Now, not sure how they know my Form-3 was approved if they did not actually receive the approved form in the mail, but ... Not questioning the response unless I don't receive a tracking number in the next few days.
So far, hard for me to complain. But I am not a Texas resident and would have had to do a Form-3 regardless. On social media They posted a picture of a stack of approved Form-4 "Stamps" on their scales that weighed over 3 pounds, with the comment "Some people will be getting an early Christmas." Implication was that all those came in a batch.NRA Benefactor Member
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27 August 2015, 16:28 #22LEO / MIL
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That stack is what they get every month from the ATF.
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28 August 2015, 03:59 #23
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28 August 2015, 04:44 #24
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28 August 2015, 05:11 #25
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28 August 2015, 13:28 #26
Ah, sorry, I misread what occurred on the following date entry. I made the (incorrect) connection the can shipped before the F3 was approved
Lots of people still blame SS for crashing the ATF's servers when the E-File thing was happening, leading to lots of headaches and eventually the ATF shutting it down. They kept mass-uploading and tying up the servers...ultimately the ATF's system couldn't handle it BUT, SS really had no choice as they were paid to do it and they generated a massive amount of Form 3s on a daily basis.
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29 August 2015, 15:59 #27
The crashing of the ststem was probably a result of allowing people to use it for form 1's. Those users probably outnumber dealers 20 to one. Also the interface was graphic heavy and should have been almost like ms dos in order to handle demand. It wasnt silencer shop that crashed the system.
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29 August 2015, 16:51 #28
This is a question more than a statement because I am really new to the whole NFA thing. But can't you file form 1 online right now? I was under the impression that we can log in and do form 1 ourselves. It seems to handle all those just fine.
That said kind of supporting what you are saying to so.e degree...I saw a graphic that showed NFA items that are out there in public...and silencers (form 4) were way outnumbering SBRs. I think it was 4 or 5 to one or something like that.
Just in what little I've seen it seems like just the sheer volume at all of form 4 was probably at fault.
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30 August 2015, 17:05 #29
I was fairly certain SS wasn't to blame; but some articles indicating they did were published and the word sort of circulated forums and got passed around as fact.
I don't (and didn't) use that system so I don't have any first hand experience with it. I have seen a LOT of postings though about people logging on and getting kicked out, unable to upload, etc so I know it did cause a ton of frustration so people were looking for something to blame. Funny they didn't blame the server built and run by the lowest bidder....
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30 August 2015, 17:19 #30
Here is that graphic I was talking about.
It shows 319,797 total SBR and SBS combined vs 792,282 for silencers alone. That's just over 2x the volume.
Last edited by alamo5000; 30 August 2015 at 19:46.