Author: Scott Sampson

Good Evening!  Saturday Feb 4th there will be a Tidewater Friends of NRA banquet at the Greenbrier Country Club in Chesapeake, VA.  Doors Open at 5:30.  If interested we need to get head counts to the Club by Tuesday.  Please go to the Friends of NRA website to purchase your ticket or better yet a Table (and get a gun!).  Our events average 1 gun for every 10 people.  This gives you a great odds to win a gun via raffle, game or live auction.  Dinner is included for your ticket price. Virginia Friends of NRA just got done assinging grants to the amount of $405K.  The majority of our money goes to 4-H shooting programs, Boy Scout Camps and Councils, JROTC, youth shooting programs and even some college shooting teams.  We also have awarded money to police departments for ballistic vests for K9s and Eddie Eagle Costumes and more.  None of the money goes to salaries.  This is the non-profit side of the NRA so we can’t do any of the politics etc.  We simply raise money to help ensure our shooting sports remain alive. Visit <here> to purchase tickets!  But don’t wait!!! If you are interested in volunteering …

Fellow members, We wanted to give you an update and let you know we have been actively working the repairs to the range.  We worked throughout the holiday period and contacted several contractors most said they were not interested or didn’t call back.  We tried to meet with two contractors.  One did not show up the other did and had a great meeting and we received their proposal just before Christmas. We are asking for some significant repairs and some upgrades, so the price tag is large.  We actually through the help of the Center got one more contractor to meet with us.  They were at the range on yesterday (Saturday) and will be giving us a bid soon.  At that point the board will be reviewing both and making a determination. The work will involve replacing the SRB and lengthening it by 12′ to give us more shooting bays.  We are also looking at leveling the ground in front of the SRB and creating a better drainage and repairing both the 50 and 100 berms.  This level of repair is significant but in the end we feel is necessary to ensure our safety and continued enjoyment of the shooting …

We are offering a Shotgun fundamentals class January 14th  for 8 people – We only have a few spots left..  It will be taught by Dale Mullin. We plan on offering an advance class covering skeet and trap at some point in the near future and this class will be required to attend those classes.  If you don’t take this class you must be proficient with a shotgun and have participated somewhat regularly in shotgun sports (trap, skeet, 5-stand, sporting clays or hunt). What to Bring:  4 boxes of shells with a shot size of 7-1/2 or 8. A shotgun. Keep in mind that a home defense shotgun is probably not the best choice. A semi-automatic or over and under field guns are desired. A pump action shotgun can be used but you will be at a disadvantage in the game of skeet. Shell pouch to hold your shells Eye and hearing protection Dress for the weather You need to register for this class by contacting Scott Sampson at instructor@airfieldshootingclub.org.  Once you have contacted Scott Sampson he will let you know if there is an open space at that time you can pay. The Cost is $20.  You must get …

Since the SRB is closed while we make repairs to it, I wanted to make sure that people knew how to move the firing line closer to the berm.  If you are interested in shooting at closer distances than 25 yds, you are able to move the line forward of the existing firing line.  To do so there are a few things that you need to do: All parties on the line must agree to it (including the RSO). The RSO would call the line cold (ie all parties must case their firearms or holster them). RSO announce we are moving the line down range. Everyone moves to the location as designated by the RSO.  It is great if there is a cone or something that people can see but if not the RSO will do their best to maintain a straight line so no one is forward of someone else. At this point the RSO can all the line hot and commence shooting. It is imperative that any personnel that are moving behind the firing line have their guns cased or holstered.  There will be NO handling of firearms behind the Firing line only on the firing line. Recommendations: …

Please find another great edition of the ASC Newsletter!  If you have any questions or suggestions or wish to contribute to future editions, please contact us to let us know! Thank you to Don Aubuchon for putting this together and all the contributors! You can see the December ASC Newsletter <Here>    

Resending due some issues with server.  Apologize if duplicated. Register now for Handgun Combatives Course Sept 23/24,  2023 ASC is hosting David Jenkins, founder of Rochester Personal Defense to put on Dave Spaulding’s Handgun Combatives Class.  Dave Spaulding retired and has only certified a few folks to continue teaching his course and Dave Jenkins is one of them.  I have known Dave Jenkins for several years and taken instructor classes with him as well as taken classes from him and can recommend Dave completely. This class is something you won’t want to miss. If interested please contact Scott Sampson at instructor@airfieldshootingclub.org.  Once you have contacted him you will be asked to pay on the ASC Payment Portal. Enter Handgun Combatives Class in the payment description.  Your spot is not held until payment is made.  Refunds will only be considered until 1 August.  After that refunds will not be granted as we have to commit. The cost is $450 for Members and $500 for non-members.  Sorry immediate family who are not members are not eligible for the member price.  To pay the $450 price you must enter a valid membership number.  If paying for two members put that in the Payment …

Good Afternoon Folks, Last Friday we inspected the Range Separation wall between the 50 and 100.  We found very disturbing indications that people had shot the wall.  Not only had they shot the wall, but one round impacted the very top row about 18″ from the end of the wall.  It would not surprise me that rounds left the 50 and landed on the 100m range!  I shouldn’t have to tell you how dangerous this is. I implore you to follow the rules and not shoot to the right of the white arrow on the 50 yd range!  Someone’s life may very well be at stake.  We did not make this rule for the heck of it.  There is a reason for it. While I was there we also noted that a 50 yard target frame was in the 25 yd position.  To be fair the target frames are not labeled, however the 25 yd target frames are much taller than the 50 yd target frames.  If you use a 50 yd target frame at the 25, you may very well be shooting the ground.  PLEASE be mindful of which target frames you are using and where your rounds are …

We are offering a Shotgun fundamentals class January 14th  for 8 people.  It will be taught by Dale Mullin. We plan on offering an advance class covering skeet and trap at some point in the near future and this class will be required to attend those classes.  If you don’t take this class you must be proficient with a shotgun and have participated somewhat regularly in shotgun sports (trap, skeet, 5-stand, sporting clays or hunt). What to Bring:  4 boxes of shells with a shot size of 7-1/2 or 8. A shotgun. Keep in mind that a home defense shotgun is probably not the best choice. A semi-automatic or over and under field guns are desired. A pump action shotgun can be used but you will be at a disadvantage in the game of skeet. Shell pouch to hold your shells Eye and hearing protection Dress for the weather You need to register for this class by contacting Scott Sampson at instructor@airfieldshootingclub.org.  Once you have contacted Scott Sampson he will let you know if there is an open space at that time you can pay. The Cost is $20.  You must get confirmation from Scott Sampson before paying.  There will …

Save the date! Sept 23/24,  2023 ASC is hosting David Jenkins, founder of Rochester Personal Defense to put on Dave Spaulding’s Handgun Combatives Class.  Dave Spaulding retired and has only certified a few folks to continue teaching his course and Dave Jenkins is one of them.  I have known Dave Jenkins for several years and taken instructor classes with him as well as taken classes from him and can recommend Dave completely. This class is something you won’t want to miss.  This is why I am telling you to mark your calendars now.  The final price is being worked out, but it will be around $500 per person.  Details will follow shortly. If interested please contact Scott Sampson at instructor@airfieldshootingclub.org. Here is the class description: This course takes the handgun from a sporting, plinking, or recreational implement, to a tool of combat- to be ready and willing to fight if avoidance and evasion fail. The purpose of this course is to build solid essential skills (grip, trigger control, body position, holster skills, reloads, malfunction clearances, etc.) and put them in the fight! Students will be trained to anchor and improve these essential skills under set time frames established in six …