Paul x2. Fantastic job done on my colt sbr. He does it while you wait and has some other cool stuff to show you while you're there. He does www.makerbullets.com also.
Not torquing it down will cause a baffle/endcap strike almost every time. Do they have QD/ratchet attachments? I have heard good things about Liberty as well. May try one out soon.
I was right there with you when I was waiting on mine brother....
I did a Form 4 first and purposely waited a month to do the form 1 SBR that went with it so I would get them around the same time. The efile Form 1 took 2 months and the form 4 took 3 and some change so it worked out great.
Yes, if you have a felony of any sort or misdemeanor involving drugs or violence you are out....
*CONVICTED of....
If it has been expunged or dropped then you are OK.
From what I gathered when I did mine (and I dealt directly with an ATF/NFA supervisor) the pending date is the day they cash your check. I used a trust and my form 4 took almost exactly 3 months from that date. It is a "set it and forget it" type deal. Once you know they have cashed the check...