QueueFragmented—Approval movement is scattered across multiple non-contiguous filing periods.
Form 1 · Trust waits changed direction — rose from 52 to 83 days between Mar 2026 and Jul 2026, then fell to 30 in Aug 2026. No single monthly rate covers both legs.
Form 4 · Trust waits changed direction — rose from 27 to 31 days between Mar 2026 and Jul 2026, then fell to 21 in Aug 2026. No single monthly rate covers both legs.
Movement pressure concentrated near August 2026. Localized activation — cohort compression has not yet dissipated.
Cohort Activity Map
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Frontier:Jul 2026
regime: fragmenting · trajectory: slowing
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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 · IndividualAug 2026
Form 4 · TrustJul 2026
Form 1 · IndividualAug 2026
Form 1 · TrustJun 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 44
Form 15
Combined5
90-Day Wait Distribution
Typical range · median · by filing type
Form 1 · Individual
514 approvals
28dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·6–62d 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
349 approvals
5dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
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3–8d 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
258 approvals
27dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·14–33d 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
252 approvals
69dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·29–82d 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%.
Recent approvals reflect relatively short pending durations across reported filings.
Form 1·Individual
Median wait28d
Typical range6–62d
Approvals514
Form 4·Individual
Median wait5d
Typical range3–8d
Approvals349
Form 4·Trust
Median wait27d
Typical range14–33d
Approvals258
Form 1·Trust
Median wait69d
Typical range29–82d
Approvals252
Last 90 days by ATF approval date · 1,373 approvals
NFA Tracker — ATF Approval Wait Times | NFA Watch
Right now most Form 4 individual e-files clear in about 5 days; Form 1 filings are running about 28 days. Enter your own filing below to see where you stand.
4,138 approvals tracked across 47 states
Latest reported approval: yesterday
Approval distribution by filing week
All types
Filing week
Approvals
Median
Typical range
Active
Aug 31–Sep 6, 2026
13
1d
1–2d
13
Aug 24–30
54
3d
2–4d
54
Aug 17–23
54
3d
2–4d
54
Aug 10–16
87
5d
3–8d
87
Aug 3–9
79
5d
4–8d
77
Jul 27–Aug 2
81
6d
4–9d
43
Jul 20–26
86
11d
5–15d
21
Jul 13–19
70
16d
13–24d
24
Jul 6–12
81
19d
8–23d
4
Jun 29–Jul 5
71
21d
13–28d
8
Jun 22–28
68
22d
6–32d
5
Jun 15–21
68
32d
5–38d
5
Jun 8–14
95
34d
6–38d
4
Jun 1–7
73
22d
7–46d
4
May 25–31
68
35d
7–53d
3
May 18–24
77
15d
5–52d
4
May 11–17
89
33d
9–65d
1
May 4–10
71
32d
7–73d
1
Apr 27–May 3
85
37d
9–77d
—
Apr 20–26
90
21d
8–79d
—
Apr 13–19
88
26d
6–72d
—
Apr 6–12
126
36d
8–78d
—
Mar 30–Apr 5
105
36d
16–73d
—
Mar 23–29
95
66d
29–73d
—
Mar 16–22
100
63d
23–68d
—
Mar 9–15
112
44d
14–65d
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Median = half waited less, half more. Typical range = the middle 50% of filers (25th–75th percentile). Active = approved in the last 30 days.