does the efile website even work?

[ljk]

I've been trying for 6 days to finish my Form1 application and most of the time it was down for maintenance, even I got through that, 9 out of 10 times I'd get an error msg saying "a connection to the server failed".

WhoTF is in charge of this crap.

rant over.

 

[romad7]

Yep, you just have to keep trying, sucks but it should still save many months of waiting. I got my 2 Form 1s in after a few days.

"Regular maintenance" is going on more than actual uptime it would seem, it is a gov website so I'm not too surprised.

 

[ghostdncr]

WhoTF is in charge of this crap.

Probably the same three college freshmen who are simultaneously trying to manage the Obamacare website.

 

[ljk]

probably hosted by AOL, too.

 

[wsenefeld]

Must be sporadic. Profire just sent me a PM to let me know my efile went through today on my YHM Ti QD.

 

[ljk]

I got stuck at the last step of the application which is "pay and submit". for the last 2 days I have been trying to get it through with credit card in my hand, at least 50 attempts, morning, afternoon, lunch hour, dinner hour, midnight, etc. still, not happening.

 

[curraheeguns]

I have stopped offering Eforms for the time being. I think BGF is about to stop also.

It works .01% of the time right now.

 

[ljk]

well, I finally got it submitted!!!!

it was kinda iffy when the web page freezes after I paid via pay.gov right around midnight. I couldn't get on till 6 o'clock this morning. tried multiple times to have it submitted, it went through around 7:20 and an application number was issued.

I'll keep this thing updated whenever I can.

just to clearify, I'm doing an DIY Form 1, not as an FFL.

 

[romad7]

I have stopped offering Eforms for the time being. I think BGF is about to stop also.

It works .01% of the time right now.

I wouldn't use a dealer that doesn't offer eForms, I would rather the initial process take a week and save months in wait time. My dealer took about a day or 2 to process 3 suppressors and it took me about a week for 2 form 1s. I'd rather wait 3-4 months vs 9 anytime. I don't know your business but I just wanted to offer my feedback as a buyer.

 

[gopurdue02]

apparently their applications uses an older version of JSF that has performance issues. I strongly recommend everyone hit the site after the noon reboote @ 12-1 and use the site after 1. I have done it twice now and both times is was very speedy using the outdated version of IE they require. It sucks, it is a PITA, but it can be done if you do the right timing/planning.

 

[SemperFiUSMC]

I wouldn't use a dealer that doesn't offer eForms, I would rather the initial process take a week and save months in wait time. My dealer took about a day or 2 to process 3 suppressors and it took me about a week for 2 form 1s. I'd rather wait 3-4 months vs 9 anytime. I don't know your business but I just wanted to offer my feedback as a buyer.

Being from Dayton you can't buy from Corey anyway.

Eforms sucks. It is killing our business because we have to submit forms within 24 hours of creating a firearm, and the POS is always down. We end up having to paper form the Form 2, so there is getting to be no benefit to using it. Honestly I wish they would set up one site for B2B and another for B2C.

 

[romad7]

Being from Dayton you can't buy from Corey anyway.

Eforms sucks. It is killing our business because we have to submit forms within 24 hours of creating a firearm, and the POS is always down. We end up having to paper form the Form 2, so there is getting to be no benefit to using it. Honestly I wish they would set up one site for B2B and another for B2C.

My location isn't really relevant since I'm sure that the desire to have a shorter wait time is pretty universal.

I can see how eForms affect you and you make a very valid point for manufacturers but for a dealer the item is already made so the time constraints are different.

I was just offering my sentiment as an NFA buyer. I'm sure that anyone who has gone through the process of forming a trust would prefer to use a dealer that makes the most of their effort and works hard to cut their wait time by using eForms. The reason why I am buying 4 suppressors from one guy is because he works really hard to make sure the customer is happy. If he had told me that he doesn't do eForms then I would have simply went somewhere else.

I'm going to make the wild assumption that folks in Indiana are not so different from this resident of Ohio in this matter.

Also, I am not trying to call out any one business person in Indiana, just offering a general statement.

 

[gopurdue02]

Being from Dayton you can't buy from Corey anyway.

Eforms sucks. It is killing our business because we have to submit forms within 24 hours of creating a firearm, and the POS is always down. We end up having to paper form the Form 2, so there is getting to be no benefit to using it. Honestly I wish they would set up one site for B2B and another for B2C.

The issue is not having enough computing capacity and a memory leak in their crappy JSF app. Fix both and the issues would go away...but I don't see this administration doing much to make this process eaiser.

 

[combat45acp]

be careful around me, e-file is a trigger word!

who even designs a site that sucks that bad????

 

[jd4320t]

it's not working right now.

 

[jd4320t]

It's working now. Wow, it's so easy when it's working

 

[wsenefeld]

It's working now. Wow, it's so easy when it's working

Wishing I could efile but... the HTA Chameleon 5.56 isn't out yet. Just sayin'

 

[jd4320t]

Wishing I could efile but... the HTA Chameleon 5.56 isn't out yet. Just sayin'

Yeah I've been holding back too since he said a new Guardian 9 announcement was coming...I wish they were better at keeping us updated.

 

[wsenefeld]

Yeah I've been holding back too since he said a new Guardian 9 announcement was coming...I wish they were better at keeping us updated.

Hoping I'll also hear anything about a Guardian/Kestrel 45. All the current offerings are more than I'm looking to spend when I know Huntertown could bring a comparable product to market for half the price.

 

[Aszerigan]

I'm a big fan of the Efile system. Yeah - the website is temperamental, but I bring my work home with me and file from my desk at the house. Is it worth it? Yeah, considering you save 9-12 months off the wait. When I manufacture, I file via fax. Solves that problem.

Sometimes it takes me a few days to get the forms filed, but what's 72 hours compared to the additional 300 days of waiting?