September Rimfire Challenge – ARA Modified Benchrest

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Rimfire Challenge – ARA Modified Benchrest 50-Yard Precision Skill Challenge

Experience the fun of a friendly ARA-modified bench-rest shooting event uniquely designed to test and challenge your shooting skills. Join us on Sunday, September 21st, 2025, for a day of fun 22LR shooting.

The shooters will follow a modified version of the ARA Benchrest Shooting Competition, shooting two to four official ARA 25 bull targets, depending on participation.  Each shooter has 20 minutes to complete each target, whether it’s a factory or unlimited target classification. The cost is $5 for ASC Members and $10 for Non-Members.  Please bring exact cash.

All participants must attend the Safety Meeting to shoot!  The range set-up/sighting-in period lasts until 8:30 AM, and then the range goes cold for the 8:30 AM Mandatory Safety Meeting/Instructions. The match starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. and lasts until noon.

All participants must attend the Safety Meeting to shoot!  *** The 25 – 50 Meter Range is Closed for this Event. *** For more information about this event, contact the Match Director, Tom Sanford, at [email protected].

September Bowling Pin Match Results

Bowling Pin Matches

Gentle Shooters,

Saturday dawned bright and temperate for our shooters. Both the ambient and shooting temperature took of quickly once the match began. Paul Lynch and Cort Tompkins went back and forth for the lead for fastest string in Carbine. Boys, you are still over a tenth of a second off of the record held by Cory Allen at 2.03 seconds. December is coming so there will be time to practice. And I would like to extend a personal thanks to my co-match director and plastic car co-conspirator  Art Schoner. His innovative “testing failure points during competition” program ensured that even my poor shooting could not propel me to the bottom of the aggregate rankings.

Next match is Saturday, October 4th. Full results are posted below.

ASC Bowling Pin Match Results August 2025
Carbine Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String
1 Cort Tompkins 2.96 2.42 2.15 3.26 10.79 2.15
2 Paul Lynch 2.27 4.40 2.71 4.01 13.39
3 Steven Gordon 3.57 3.06 6.18 3.46 16.27
4 Taylor Strickland 5.07 3.40 4.32 4.48 17.27
5 Nick Dawell 7.11 5.08 3.11 4.75 20.05
6 Chris Covert 7.16 6.43 35.00 7.19 55.78
7 Erik Josephson 35.00 14.92 7.24 3.95 61.11
8 Art Schoner 2.93 4.52 3.68 55.00 66.13
NFS Nick Dawell 5.13 4.03 4.12 55.00 68.28
9 Chris Covert 10.88 45.00 7.40 6.67 69.95
Major
1 Cort Tompkins 9.08 3.64 6.86 4.58 24.16
2 Paul Lynch 11.22 3.51 4.96 5.37 25.06 3.51
3 Erik Josephson 8.02 4.99 6.06 6.37 25.44
4 Taylor Strickland 4.17 4.91 9.24 12.96 31.28
5 Nick Dawell 9.52 12.83 12.08 9.95 44.38
6 Art Schoner 10.97 12.63 11.73 12.46 47.79
7 Steven Gordon 25.00 14.95 25.00 10.37 75.32
Minor
1 Cort Tompkins 7.49 4.42 4.71 4.25 20.87 4.25
2 Nick Dawell 7.95 5.25 7.37 6.18 26.75
NFS Tom Bockner 8.58 8.86 7.36 6.68 31.48
NFS Tom Bockner 6.94 12.64 6.51 5.52 31.61
3 Tom Bockner 6.31 7.00 7.44 12.32 33.07
4 Paul Lynch 10.20 12.07 6.35 5.91 34.53
NFS Tom Bockner 25.00 6.31 11.17 8.38 50.86
5 Steven Gordon 8.97 10.22 9.38 25.00 53.57
6 Taylor Strickland 25.00 8.71 12.25 7.98 53.94
7 Erik Josephson 7.02 25.00 8.36 35.00 75.38
8 Art Schoner 85.00 55.00 10.42 10.07 160.49
Revolver
1 Cort Tompkins 3.87 3.58 3.28 3.24 13.97 3.28
2 Taylor Strickland 11.40 9.91 10.50 9.75 41.56
3 Art Schoner 8.60 9.91 9.67 25.00 53.18
4 Nick Dawell 14.20 25.00 12.84 35.00 87.04
5 Erik Josephson 5.96 7.07 35.00 45.00 93.03
6 Steven Gordon 25.00 25.00 35.00 14.33 99.33
7 Paul Lynch 25.00 25.00 25.00 45.00 120.00
Sub
1 Erik Josephson 6.72 4.31 3.46 5.40 19.89 3.46
2 Cort Tompkins 4.10 13.13 4.53 4.20 25.96
3 Taylor Strickland 8.24 5.05 6.17 6.72 26.18
4 Art Schoner 13.97 6.25 11.54 8.02 39.78
5 Paul Lynch 35.00 7.92 9.05 6.78 58.75
6 Steven Gordon 35.00 25.00 10.40 14.42 84.82
7 Chris Covert 25.00 13.38 25.00 25.00 88.38
5 Gun Aggregate Carbine Major Minor Revolver Sub Total
1 Cort Tompkins 10.79 24.16 20.87 13.97 25.96 95.75
2 Taylor Strickland 17.27 31.28 53.94 41.56 26.18 170.23
3 Paul Lynch 13.39 25.06 34.53 120 58.75 251.73
4 Erik Josephson 61.11 25.44 75.38 93.03 19.89 274.85
5 Steven Gordon 16.27 75.32 53.57 99.33 84.82 329.31
6 Art Schoner 66.13 47.79 160.49 53.18 39.78 367.37

 

Steven

 

Service Hours Opportunity

ASC Announce

The Center is hosting a work party/day this Saturday, September 6th.  The details are:

 

Hours 9AM to 3PM work.

Lunch at noon.

Swimming, dinner and s’mores afterwards.

Projects include:

Building shelves in the attics, replacing the bench tops at our amphitheater (a dumpster will be there and lumber was delivered yesterday) and Farm Fresh Fire circle, building picnic tables, PAINTING the exterior of SPAIN and Captain Yancey and inside the Farm Fresh building, water sealing decks and benches, picking up sticks around the grounds and moving logs – yep! – burning old files, organizing classrooms and two sheds, hedge trimming around the pool fence, and more. FUN!  FUN! FUN!

Please RSVP with the Center for a head count for lunch.  757-899-4901

If you attend, make sure to leave your name and ASC number with the Center to receive credit for your time.

September Bowling Pin Match

Bowling Pin Matches

Gentle Shooters,

The Airfield Shooting Club is hosting another edition of its moderately famous Bowling Pin Matches at the historically accurate range at the club. While the range is accurate, you may not be. To find out, come to the bucolic ASC range in stunning Wakefield for a 9 AM set up. Rules for the match and directions to the range are available on our web site. www.airfieldshootingclub.org For specific questions, bonk our pinhead at [email protected]

See you Saturday,

Steven

 

Sig 320 Concerns and Rule Changes

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Fellow members,

For those that have not been following social media and news reports, the Sig Sauer P320 has come under a lot of scrutiny lately due to what appears to be un-commanded  discharges.  Currently there is no clear answer as to why this is happening.  The majority of issues we have seen are associated with the gun being in a holster.  Many of us own Sig 320 platforms and have never had an issue.  The safety of the platform however does concern us.  As a result we have done the following:

  1. Modified the range rules to include a TEMPORARY section which includes a BAN on having a Sig P320, LOADED in a holster on ASC property.  You may still shoot the gun without a using a holster.  Keep in mind that we still don’t allow any loaded gun to be set down on a bench unless it is an emergency.
  2. We have added an Sig Sauer P320 Information web page to capture information about the platform. Information about the ban is included here as well as the range rules.

Please understand this ban we hope is temporary until a clear reason and solution (if applicable) is made.  We recognize that many people own this firearm and it is an inconvenience  We also recognize that many popular platforms have gone through similar issues only to be successfully resolved.  We are optimistic that this can happen soon.  Until that time we want to limit the exposure of risk to help ensure our members and their guests remain safe.

Thank you.

August Rimfire Challenge has been canceled.

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Just to let you know, the Rimfire Challenge for this month has been canceled due to a recent death in my immediate family.   I apologize for any inconvenience caused by the late notice.  Thank you for being so supportive during this time,.  We will resume next month as scheduled.   Tom Sanford

New Range Rules Posted

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We have posted new Range Rules.  Below is a summary of the changes.

  • Pg 7, Section I -D1 amplified that no shooting should take place outside of 6 am to 10 pm regardless of sunrise and sunset.
  • Pg 7, Section I-D3.   Removed Sunday noise restriction requirements.
  • Pg 9, Section I-D15. New. Added clarity that shotguns maybe used on the SRB, 50yd and 100m ranges.
  • Pg 10, Section E-5, Removed verbiage about secretary forwarding the waivers to the 4-H center.
  • Pg 11, Section I-G6. Added table to describe the safe distance to shoot steel based on ammunition type. Removed paragraph wording which described the same.
  • Pg 12, Section I-H. Added entire section about ammunition type to be used on the range to include when shooting steel targets and other than steel targets.
  • Pg 23, Section V.  Added AED to the emergency equipment to get during an emergency.

Have a Great Weekend!!!!

Dog Days Bowling Pin Match Results

Bowling Pin Matches

Gentle Shooters,

There were any number of dreams dashed on the ASC’s Pistol Range at the August Match. Some experienced equipment failure while others saw ammo stop working at critical junctures. There were also widespread accusations of practice between matches. The match director pointed out that we shoot matches because there is no time to practice. But with the July match cancelled due to Director apathy, technically there was time to practice, so it was allowed. Will a full slate of matches until December, practice is over until the end of the season .  And as always, the cream rises to the top. Our next match is September 6th. See you at the range.

ASC Bowling Pin Match Results August 2025
Carbine Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String
1 Cort Tompkins 6.86 2.81 2.67 2.49 14.83 2.49
2 Taylor Strickland 3.02 3.83 3.66 4.88 15.39
3 Art Schoner 2.77 5.35 2.72 6.46 17.30
4 Steven Gordon 4.66 4.87 6.51 2.76 18.80
5 Habib Bararat 5.57 5.37 4.99 4.41 20.34
6 Paul Lynch 55.00 3.12 2.96 4.35 65.43
7 Chris Covert 9.21 35.00 35.00 55.00 134.21
8 Chris Covert 65.00 45.00 25.00 55.00 190.00
Major
1 Kenny Hardee 6.26 6.75 3.79 7.94 24.74
2 Paul Lynch 3.34 8.87 7.32 6.02 25.55 3.34
3 Cort Tompkins 5.21 8.91 7.23 5.59 26.94
4 Habib Bararat 12.40 9.81 10.23 25.00 57.44
5 Taylor Strickland 12.95 25.00 12.48 9.35 59.78
6 Steven Gordon 11.46 35.00 5.58 8.20 60.24
7 Dan Kniseley 25.00 25.00 45.00 25.00 120.00
8 Art Schoner 35.00 55.00 25.00 11.04 126.04
Minor
1 Cort Tompkins 4.78 4.52 4.08 4.20 17.58 4.08
2 Kenny Hardee 6.48 8.14 6.00 14.55 35.17
3 Paul Lynch 11.40 11.67 6.32 7.85 37.24
4 Steven Gordon 9.98 7.95 10.22 11.94 40.09
5 Habib Bararat 8.01 10.44 12.89 11.30 42.64
6 Art Schoner 12.68 7.86 11.35 12.44 44.33
7 Taylor Strickland 10.13 14.80 8.33 12.27 45.53
8 Dan Kniseley 45.00 45.00 25.00 55.00 170.00
Revolver
1 Cort Tompkins 3.16 4.59 3.59 3.39 14.73 3.16
2 Taylor Strickland 10.64 10.11 11.04 25.00 56.79
3 Steven Gordon 35.00 9.71 7.94 6.99 59.64
4 Art Schoner 25.00 8.00 8.73 25.00 66.73
5 Habib Bararat 25.00 9.82 25.00 8.37 68.19
6 Paul Lynch 9.93 13.72 25.00 25.00 73.65
7 Dan Kniseley 35.00 7.31 7.09 35.00 84.40
Sub
1 Cort Tompkins 3.23 4.69 5.47 9.09 22.48 3.23
2 Taylor Strickland 7.83 5.15 5.72 4.85 23.55
3 Paul Lynch 8.38 9.00 6.63 8.96 32.97
4 Habib Bararat 12.19 7.13 9.35 8.13 36.80
5 Kenny Hardee 7.10 25.00 6.06 6.72 44.88
6 Art Schoner 6.11 12.34 35.00 25.00 78.45
7 Steven Gordon 25.00 6.43 14.83 55.00 101.26
8 Chris Covert 55.00 14.08 35.00 13.28 117.36
9 Dan Kniseley 45.00 45.00 35.00 45.00 170.00
5 Gun Aggregate Carbine Major Minor Revolver Sub Total
Cort Tompkins 26.94 14.83 17.58 14.73 22.48 96.56
Taylor Strickland 59.78 15.39 45.53 23.55 56.79 201.04
Paul Lynch 25.55 65.43 37.24 32.97 73.65 234.84
Steven Gordon 60.24 18.8 40.09 101.26 59.64 280.03
Art Schoner 126.04 17.3 44.33 78.45 66.73 332.85

Steven

The Umpteenth Dog Days Bowling Pin Shoot

Bowling Pin Matches

Gentle Shooters,

I have called the August shoot the Dog Days shoot for as long as there has been an internet and I have run the matches. But this month, that amounts to false advertising. With temperatures forecast at 80 degrees, this might be the most seasonal dog days ever. Its a great time to join your friends at the August ASC Bowling Pin match, held at the regionally renowned 50 yard range in Wonderful Wakefield. We begin setup at 9AM sharp, more or less Saturday August 2nd. For information about the match, please see our page at the ASC site. You can find rules and suggestions there. For specific questions, we employ a pinhead bot at [email protected] who can give vague and misleading answers on a variety of pin shooting and Corvette topics. Beta 2.0 Use with caution.

See you Saturday.

Steven

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