i did it the other way around i had,,,my mates 525 semi auto 22 which i swapped for a new bolt action 1417 on my ticket it stated 22lr 525 ser no,,and i put in for a 22lr bolt action ser no so thats whats on there now,,,ie it never said semi auto on there,,,,to be honest most staff dont know the difference till you point it out,,,,and as regards the time period its a lottery which area your in could be days or in our case 8/10/12 weeks,hope that helps a bit, atb doug,