Author: Steven Gordon

Greetings Gentle Shooters, Verizon Fios has resurrected my internet service and so now you may have your match results. Congratulations to Dale Mullin on taking his first five gun aggregate win. I’d like to point out that we actually had a tie for second place in Major this month. I don’t remember a tie ever before. We certainly didn’t know about the tie at the end of the match, so there can’t be an Olympic moment where folks joyously share the silver medal. Besides, we are Americans and there have to winners! Well it is my circus so it’s my monkey and by decree, the winner is Brian Howell. His fastest string was almost a half second faster than the loser. Here are all of the results for the match Steven Category Rank Shooter String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Steven Gordon 3.96 2.80 5.42 5.94 18.12 2.80 2 Courtney Bolze 4.32 5.59 3.79 5.35 19.05 3 Dale Mullin 5.27 5.96 4.67 6.15 22.05 4 Art Schoner 8.14 4.96 2.92 7.49 23.51 5 Bill Lewis 6.59 5.74 7.44 9.16 28.93 6 Taylor Strickland 8.46 6.70 7.89 7.01 30.06 7 Mike Sammons 45.00 35.00 …

And so another summer draws to its unofficial close this weekend. To celebrate, your friends at the Airfield Shooting Club will be hosting our monthly pin match. We are expecting dry weather and not too hot. All of your friends will be there and for one of us, this is a bit of a bachelor party. So come wish our mystery shooter well before the big day. Arrive by 9:30 in the morning at the ASC range in wonderful Wakefield. Directions and match rules are posted on our web site at www.airfieldshootingclub.org. Our chief assistant adjunct pinhead is always available at stevengordon@cox.net for specific questions. See you there, Steven

Greetings Gentle Shooters, This Saturday, August 7th please join your friends for another fun filled installment of how the pins fall (or don’t!) We will hold our monthly pin match beginning at 9:30 at the bucolic Airfield Shooing Club Range in beautiful Wakefield VA. Come see if anyone can dethrone Art and his magic carbine. If you need to brush up on the rules or need directions, they are available at airfieldshootingclub.org. For specific questions, complaints or brickbats, please gently reach out to our associate, adjunct, chief assistant pinhead at stevengordon@cox.net. Steven

Greetings Gentle Shooters, Sometimes a pinhead, like a pin itself, is knocked down but not completely out. In this case, they are still able to deliver results. Art would be crestfallen if I didn’t mention he set another record with his carbine. You know this isn’t going to happen every single month, right? For the rest of us, there is always August. The scores are below and we will reconvene next month. Steven Category Rank Shooter String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Art Schoner 2.34 2.95 3.06 3.40 11.75 2.34 2 Courtney Bolze 6.18 6.32 3.86 5.91 22.27 3 Dale Mullin 5.56 7.86 5.59 4.70 23.71 4 Taylor Strickland 6.73 8.83 10.09 12.81 38.46 5 Chris Covert 10.66 9.38 7.36 25.00 52.40 6 Dennis Strickland 55.00 25.00 25.00 10.54 115.54 Major 1 Joe Ford 8.10 10.92 8.42 6.24 33.68 2 Brian Howell 25.00 7.00 5.07 8.21 45.28 5.07 3 Don Aubuchon 8.08 11.98 25.00 9.52 54.58 4 Courtney Bolze 11.08 35.00 25.00 8.45 79.53 5 Art Schoner 25.00 7.23 11.11 45.00 88.34 6 Taylor Strickland 10.52 12.21 35.00 35.00 92.73 7 Chris Covert 35.00 45.00 45.00 12.35 137.35 8 Tim Radtick 45.00 25.00 …

Thanks to all of our gentle shooters who came out to shoot the match. It was quite warm and humid, but our contestants posted some nice times as captioned below. Our next match will be Saturday, July 3rd. Category Rank Shooter String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Art Schoner 6.95 4.25 2.68 4.71 18.59 2.68 2 Taylor Strickland 5.43 5.03 6.43 4.16 21.05 3 Steven Gordon 7.64 4.42 4.70 5.98 22.74 4 Courtney Bolze 4.85 3.38 11.99 3.50 23.72 5 Chris Covert 7.47 12.52 13.46 5.98 39.43 Major 1 Terry Miltier 5.45 4.26 5.88 4.80 20.39 4.26 2 Brian Howell 6.50 12.91 5.53 5.09 30.03 3 Taylor Strickland 9.38 7.85 4.84 12.73 34.80 5 Don Aubuchon 10.39 7.57 9.59 9.39 36.94 NFS David Lampe 4.82 7.64 11.22 25.00 48.68 5 Paul Lynch 7.46 7.66 25.00 12.06 52.18 6 Steven Gordon 7.82 6.63 35.00 10.46 59.91 7 Courtney Bolze 8.84 9.75 11.02 35.00 64.61 8 Art Schoner 25.00 6.63 25.00 12.85 69.48 9 Frank Sanders 25.00 35.00 10.32 8.19 78.51 NFS Frank Sanders 25.00 25.00 5.61 35.00 90.61 10 Joe Ford 25.00 7.54 35.00 25.00 92.54 11 Mark Lampe 25.00 25.00 55.00 25.00 130.00 …

Gentle Shooters, Just a quick reminder that we will have a Bowling Pin Match on Saturday, June 5th at 9:30 at Airfield Shooting Club range. Please be prompt as we have a pistol class that will need the range shortly after we finish. Rules for the match, as well as directions to the range are available at airfieldshootingclub.org. Individual questions may be directed to your convenient local pinhead at stevengordon@cox.net. Also, we do not need anyone to go to the bowling alley today as previously emailed. They only have a few pins and a member will be retrieving them today. Steven

It was truly a beautiful day at the range. I am not certain why we are not drawing more shooters. Perhaps it is the availability of ammunition. We can’t fix that, but if it is something else, we’d sure like to know. Reach out to our resident pinhead in training at stevengordon@cox.net. For those of your lucky enough to make it to the range today, the scores are posted below. The next match is Saturday, June 5th. See you then Steven Category Rank Shooter String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Art Schoner 3.93 2.86 3.74 6.78 17.31 2.86 2 Taylor Strickland 6.23 5.55 5.13 2.88 19.79 3 Steven Gordon 6.03 5.75 3.78 4.26 19.82 4 Courtney Bolze 3.93 5.72 6.83 7.05 23.53 5 Charles Lankford 3.02 9.62 6.82 7.44 26.90 Major NFS Terry Miltier 5.77 3.67 8.06 4.79 22.29 3.67 1 Terry Miltier 6.74 5.79 9.06 4.14 25.73 2 Steven Gordon 6.25 7.82 5.47 7.78 27.32 3 Charles Lankford 9.45 9.07 5.82 5.55 29.89 4 Joe Ford 10.20 13.06 8.99 8.00 40.25 5 Art Schoner 12.96 14.81 10.30 8.80 46.87 6 Taylor Strickland 7.33 11.26 5.56 25.00 49.15 7 Courtney Bolze 25.00 35.00 …

Greetings Gentle Shooters, We are looking forward to a beautiful Saturday for the May Bowling Pin Match. The event is on Saturday, May 1st at 9:30 at the Airfield Club Shooting range in stunning Wakefield, VA. So if your race .38 Super jammed (repeatedly) last month, or even if it didn’t, its time for another shot at redemption. All of your friends (or perhaps your new friends) will be at the match. Nothing has changed, but you can brush up on the rules and directions to the range at www.airfieldshootingclub.org. And if you have specific questions, feel free to reach out to our assistant adjunct pin sommelier at stevengordon@cox.net. See you Saturday, Steven

It turned out to be crisp but lovely day for a match at the range. I guess a few of you are still practicing or scrounging up ammunition. For the nine of us who did attend, we go to see a little of everything including some spectacular early season failures. In addition, today’s contestants witnessed a new club record for clearing five pins from a table. Art Schoner now holds the club record for a 2.38 second relay. Congratulations. For the rest of us, the good, the bad and the just plain embarrassing results are listed below. See you next month at the range. Steven Category Rank Shooter String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Art Schoner 3.77 2.38 3.47 4.58 14.20 2.38 2 Steven Gordon 5.96 4.89 2.75 2.66 16.26 3 Tim Branbos 5.48 5.74 5.32 4.74 21.28 4 Taylor Strickland 9.03 7.17 4.32 3.73 24.25 5 Courtney Bolze 3.17 14.54 8.46 3.94 30.11 NFS Frank Sanders 13.40 8.65 10.13 8.36 40.54 6 Brian Wells 25.00 8.16 4.19 3.96 41.31 7 Frank Sanders 10.68 11.92 11.00 8.69 42.29 Major 1 Steven Gordon 6.18 7.09 5.73 6.20 25.20 2 Taylor Strickland 8.59 10.62 12.00 …

Yes Virginia, yes we are. We are pleased to announce that the 2021 Bowling Pin Match season kicks off this Saturday, April 3rd at 9:30. As always, the match is at the ASC range in bucolic Wakefield VA. The 2021 tables are built and the pins have been procured in the off season. If you have ever wanted to shoot on brand new tables, (we have seen you shoot so trust me) this is your only chance this year to do so. The rules have not changed for 2021, but it never hurts to refresh yourself. You can find them along with the the directions to the match at www.airfieldshootingclub.com. And of course, our resident assistant chief adjunct pinhead is always available at stevengordon@cox.net for those more perplexing questions like should is use a 9mm for carbine. (not if you want to beat Art) See you Saturday Steven