From the ATF website:
(E5) How much time does a dealer have to record acquisitions and dispositions of firearms in his or her "bound book?" [Back]
Generally, licensees have to enter the acquisition or purchase of a firearm by the close of the next business day after the acquisition or purchase and shall record sales or other dispositions within 7 days. However, if commercial records containing the required information are available for inspection and are separate from other commercial documents, dealers have 7 days from the time of receipt to record the receipt in the "bound book."
If a disposition is made before the acquisition has been entered in the "bound book," the acquisition entry must be made at the same time as the disposition entry.
[27 CFR 478.125]
I (have a 03FFL C&R)book a gun in as soon as it arrives.The few times I have called the ATF they have been both polite and informative,however I do go by the written rulings as that all that would stand up in court.
