TLDR mailing paper prints is faster than uploading electronic prints & approval speed seems to be dropping off significantly since launch. F4 approvals exceed the 90-day goal 78% of the time.
Disclaimer: I didn’t click on any of the links to see the raw data…or read the details. So if I’m discussing something that was already clarified, oh well. 😁
I’m going to disagree with the mailing vs electronic on a technicality. Or at least ad an asterisk to it.
The reason for that is Silencer Shop does all theirs electronically. And they got a slow start on it, and almost every report I’ve read recently talks about how slow their process
can be based on the local dealer. Before the change in Dec ‘21, the local dealer wasn’t really involved until the end. Now they play a vital role…and they’re not all up to speed. When you consider the volume SS handles, any “problem” on their end will skew results.
I’d wager the truth is there’s zero difference in the two. Nobody is touching that form for at least a month, and the prints will arrive before then. And if I posted in another thread is actually true, the BGC isn’t even started until late in the process now.
The overall all averages will (or at least could) include some <48 hour approvals. That’s been happening fairly regularly due to resubmitted forms getting approved in a day or two.
I think it’ll eventually drop down to their target of 90 days…maybe by the end of the year. But the ATF is a prime example of past performance is not indicative of future results.