Seems like the best COA would be to put your items in a trust with yourself as trustee, and then add folks later, right?
Have been thinking about doing this for a while- might take your advice and go for it.
Yup. That's what I do. You can add and remove trustees at any time. The only restriction is that you can't add trustees while you have an outstanding application awaiting approval. You have to wait until you get the stamp.
As Gatordev alluded to, multiple trustees, can slow down the background checks and thus the stamp approval. My trust only requires one page to take them off and one page to add them back. If you apply for a stamp with multiple trustees they all have to provide prints and a pic etc.
At any rate I'll confirm that it's easier and quicker than its ever been. If you are "making an SBR" (turning a rifle you already own into an SBR) you can actually submit the application online using the ATF eForms website. The last one I did only took 2 days for approval. I made an SBR from a 10/22. It's an SBR now with a folding stock, an 8 in barrel and a suppressor. It's a blast to shoot. All you hear is a "tic" as the bolt hits the buffer.
DO IT.
