dealer also has information that they will need to put on the form. You also will need to include two passport type photos of yourself and two sets of fi n- gerprints. Word of warning here: Make sure your fi ngerprints are good copies. If BATF sends them back because they are blurry, it will greatly increase your wait- ing time. Last but not least, your chief local law enforcement offi cial (sheriff, police chief, etc.) has to sign the forms before they are submitted. I mailed my application USPS
Certifi ed, so that I received a card back from the Post Offi ce documenting the date ATF actually received it. I also included a money order instead of a personal check. I fi gured that also would save time if BATF weren’t waiting for a check to clear before they began process- ing it. As far as I know, BATF doesn’t
take credit cards, yet. Make sure you send your application to the correct ad- dress. Some Form 4s you may download have an older address on them. Never forget: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE, BATF or ATF) is not out to help you. They are anti-gun to the core. As one who once had an FFL, I will attest to that fact. Be patient. I received my stamped applica- tion back in a little over two months, but ATF works at their own pace. Three to six months is not unheard of. When you get your stamped Form
4 back, make lots of copies. I laminated one copy to permanently keep in my range bag. I put another one in the case I keep the suppressor in. I really want to be sure I have a copy with me in case the local gendarme stops me to ask about my funny gun. The original Form 4 is in
my safety deposit box. One last thing: Be sure to admire the stamp you get back with your application. It’s nice to know that if you paid $200 for it, the govern- ment at least made the stamp look nice.
Internet location for
the fi rearms transfer form: ATF F 5320.4 (Form 4) — Application For Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm
www.atf.gov/forms/fi rearms/
Address for transfer applications: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Firearms Branch P.O. Box 530298
Atlanta, GA 30353-0298
Let’s Get Organized – Project I Member Tom Wilson
My range ammo cans were get-
ting low – it was time to reload. This brings me to my loading bench. First order of the day, get everything out that will be needed: brass, bullets, powder, etc. Now, where is that little ⁷⁄₁₆" open- end wrench I always use? And I need the special thin combination wrench that fi ts the die lock rings. Loose allen wrenches for various press and die adjustments are handier for me instead of my folding set. One particular small screwdriver is always needed. Why is this stuff always so darned hard to lo- cate? Hmmm, there has to be a solution to my unorganized methods. I resolved to do something to cor-
rect this problem. The time had arrived to make an effi cient bench organizer. First, I laid out all of the items I always need and want close at hand. Had I left anything out? Oh yes, how about my oversized tweezers I use to chase primers. I don’t like to touch a primer … might have oily fi ngers. Wouldn’t it also be nice to have my electronic powder scale, powder measure, and trickler close at hand? Say, a design that positions the powder measure directly above the scale powder pan would be
Items to be included on the organizer.
effi cient. Must not forget space to store the little cartridge locator pins for my progressive press. As long as I’m at it, let’s go all the way and include a space for bullets. I’ll call this the bullet corral.
I’ll make this space the proper size for an empty plastic bullet box I have with the lid cut off. Yes, sir – that is everything I want close at hand, near the press, but not in the way.
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