Recent approvals reflect relatively short pending durations across reported filings.
Form 1·Individual
Median wait58d
Typical range24–70d
Approvals445
Form 4·Individual
Median wait6d
Typical range4–10d
Approvals364
Form 1·Trust
Median wait74d
Typical range66–82d
Approvals234
Form 4·Trust
Median wait31d
Typical range23–37d
Approvals234
Last 90 days by ATF approval date · 1,277 approvals
3,648 approvals tracked across 47 states
Latest reported approval: yesterday
Approval distribution by filing week
All types
Filing week
Approvals
Median
Typical range
Active
Aug 3–9, 2026
1
2d
2–2d
1
Jul 27–Aug 2
30
4d
2–5d
30
Jul 20–26
55
7d
4–12d
55
Jul 13–19
42
14d
5–16d
42
Jul 6–12
74
15d
7–23d
74
Jun 29–Jul 5
61
16d
10–24d
57
Jun 22–28
63
21d
5–29d
35
Jun 15–21
62
27d
4–36d
33
Jun 8–14
64
14d
4–37d
31
Jun 1–7
69
19d
7–40d
22
May 25–31
63
28d
7–52d
25
May 18–24
71
10d
5–41d
16
May 11–17
86
33d
8–64d
27
May 4–10
70
31d
6–73d
25
Apr 27–May 3
80
31d
8–77d
29
Apr 20–26
90
21d
8–79d
24
Apr 13–19
88
26d
6–72d
16
Apr 6–12
126
36d
8–78d
1
Mar 30–Apr 5
105
36d
16–73d
—
Mar 23–29
95
66d
29–73d
—
Mar 16–22
97
62d
22–68d
—
Mar 9–15
111
42d
13–65d
—
Mar 2–8
115
36d
7–64d
—
Feb 23–Mar 1
113
25d
4–63d
—
Feb 16–22
130
28d
4–62d
—
Feb 9–15
139
57d
13–61d
—
Median = half waited less, half more. Typical range = the middle 50% of filers (25th–75th percentile). Active = approved in the last 30 days.
Recent approvals by filing cohort
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Jan
Sep
Dec
Mar
Jun
Frontier
Active (30d)
Historical
Frontier: Jun 2026 (2mo ago)5 active cohorts
Approval movement appears distributed across non-adjacent filing periods.
PeriodActivity#Wait
Aug 2026
1Insufficient sample
Jul 2026
1347d
Jun 2026
2011–50d
May 2026
1911–71d
Apr 2026
2591–89d
Mar 2026
1941–70d
Feb 2026
2961–65d
Jan 2026
6501–75d
Dec 2025
285d
Nov 2025
628d
Oct 2025
742–33d
Sep 2025
4Insufficient sample
Jun 2025
1Insufficient sample
Feb 2025
1Insufficient sample
Jan 2025
106d
Active (last 30 days)
Historical
5 active cohorts
QueueFragmented—Approval movement is scattered across multiple non-contiguous filing periods.
Cohort Activity Map
Two queue surfaces — shared scale, shared timeline, synchronized hover
All↔All
Frontier:Jun 2026
regime: fragmenting · trajectory: flat
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FewerMore approvals— shared scale
HoverSyncFrontier
Queue Intelligence
90-day window
Operational FrontierThe oldest filing months still getting approvals — how far back the ATF is currently working.
Oldest filing months still seeing meaningful recent approvals
Form 4 · IndividualJul 2026
Form 4 · TrustJun 2026
Form 1 · IndividualApr 2026
Form 1 · TrustApr 2026
Active CohortsHow many different filing months saw at least one approval in the last 30 days.
Filing months with recent approvals in the last 30 days
Form 45
Form 15
Combined5
90-Day Wait Distribution
Typical range · median · by filing type
Form 1 · Individual
445 approvals
58dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·24–70d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out. Also called the IQR, or interquartile range.
Form 4 · Individual
364 approvals
6dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
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4–10d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out. Also called the IQR, or interquartile range.
Form 1 · Trust
234 approvals
74dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·66–82d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out. Also called the IQR, or interquartile range.
Form 4 · Trust
234 approvals
31dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·23–37d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out. Also called the IQR, or interquartile range.
Typical range = the middle half of waits. It leaves out the fastest 25% and the slowest 25%.
Right now most Form 4 individual e-files clear in about 6 days; Form 1 filings are running about 58 days. Enter your own filing below to see where you stand.
Form 1 · Individual waits changed direction — rose from 35 to 69 days between Feb 2026 and Jun 2026, then fell to 52 in Jul 2026. No single monthly rate covers both legs.
Form 1 · Trust waits have risen steadily since Feb 2026 — up about 8 days per month. If recent pace holds, later filers are waiting longer than earlier ones.
Movement pressure concentrated near July 2026. Localized activation — cohort compression has not yet dissipated.