I’ve been bombarded with emails over the past week asking about the NFA rule change reducing the tax stamp price to $0 going along with the ATF Form 4. In short, yes, its real, still on track and yes, you need to take advantage of it.
As some of you know Brushbeater Store, Inc. is not just an FFL now but also a Class 3 SOT. Not only that but we are the only one in our immediate region and one of only a handful in central northern NC. While it was a pain in the ass getting here the ride was certainly worth the struggle and here we are. I have been working overtime to source the areas largest inventory of suppressors from a wide variety of manufacturers including an up-and-coming brand based locally here in NC. Everything from Dead Air, Huxworx, and Yankee Hill to lesser known brands, all coming in at aggressive price points. The mission is the same as it has been from day 1: getting you well equipped for an uncertain future. Having a suppressed weapon, at least in my opinion, is a must have but a thing many have avoided due to the NFA requirements and (formerly) long wait times.
With the rule change there’s some things to know:
- The Tax Stamp on 1 JAN 2026 is being reduced to $0. The tax stamp still exists, but there is no accompanying fee.
- The Form 4 process will remain the same. This requires you to fill out the Form 4 online through the ATF. First time filers will need to also get fingerprinted through an AFIS system. We’re working with the Sheriff’s Office to streamline this process for our customers.
- The ATF has shut down their filing system until 1 JAN in anticipation of high traffic.
- New Form 4 filers are averaging 2-3 days per turnaround. I expect this wait time to extend a day or two due to the volume of new filings.
- Filers who’ve previously been approved, having prints on file, can expect an approval turnaround of 18 hours or less from what we’ve seen.
With that said I’m personally expecting a high volume of sales nationwide to slow the system down, and I do expect significant hiccups. BE PATIENT.
The biggest thing is going to be finding inventory. Once you’ve made your purchase the can is yours pending approval of the Form 4. But with the uptick in filings, so will be the demand in existing inventory. On the manufacturer and distributor side there is a moderate inventory on the shelves for now and companies are not ramping up to expand production based on what might be a 12 month market fluctuation. While demand for cans will go up, there’s no way to tell for how long or how much. In short, we can blame the firearms market slowdown of Trump Slump 2.0, which has the entire industry down around 40% from this time last year. As a manufacturer this is a pretty gloomy number with several well known companies either reducing their overhead inventories or manufacturing capacities, and in some cases (Barnes Precision, Del Ton, Anderson Mfg, etc) closing up shop altogether. The very first words of the safety brief at CANCON (you can see yours truly in the video recap of the event) this year was: THE MARKET IS DOWN ON AVERAGE 35-40%, SO THINGS ARE A LITTLE ROUGH. So what does this mean in short: expect a shortage in supply near term.
And that’s why I’ve built the inventory I have, to stay ahead of the curve. Like always. 🙂