The volunteers for this Friday’s delivery have been identified and notified. If you responded, but have not heard back from me directly, I appreciate your volunteering but you will not be needed this Friday. Thanks again! Art Schoner ASC XO
We’ll have our spring frame and Bowling Pin Table work party this coming Saturday February 26th at 10:00. We will build 7 bowling pin tables and replace the SRB target frames. Some other frames require some repair, but not replacement. We will need at least one table saw to rip the lower cross member of the frames. Some miter saws and drills/drivers should do the rest. If you have Torx drivers, bring T20 through T30. We will be working on the 50-yard range and the hundred will remain open, except for time to retrieve and replace frames for repair. Given sufficient turn out we should be done by noon. I also need volunteers to get service hours for shooting! The wood for the work above will be delivered sometime Friday. I won’t know more about scheduling until late Thursday or Friday morning. I’d like 2 volunteers to cover all day Friday. One from 8 until 12, and the other from 12 until 4. You’re free to shoot, or just lounge around. I just need the range open and someone to accept the delivery. If you’re interested, please contact me via email at [email protected]. Thanks, and see you on the range. …
ASC Members, Due to family and work commitments, after quite some time serving as the club’s webmaster I’ve decided it’s time to step down from the position. I’ve been passively looking for a member that has interest for some time, but it’s time to ramp up efforts to find a quality replacement. I’ll continue serving until we can find a replacement in a limited capacity. If you are interested in becoming a member of the ASC board, maintaining our website and email automation system, and helping out with other technology related needs for the club this might just be the position for you. The website runs on WordPress, and is minimally customized so there shouldn’t be a huge learning curve for anyone who has WordPress experience. If you are interested in the position and want to learn more, please send me an email. Jon [email protected]
Do you have a shotgun that you haven’t shot or haven’t shot in some time? Now is the time! Dale Mullin, who is a very experienced shotgun instructor and a Level II shotgun coach, will be there to help you learn to hit flying targets. Dale will help you with the fundamentals – stance, pointing etc to hit incoming, out-going and slight crossing targets. Please bring your shotgun and 2 boxes (50 shells) of ammunition. The ammunition should contain any of the following shot sizes 7-1/2, 8, or 9 size shot. Boxes labeled for target shooting or “Dove or Quail” will be OK. If you have a choice, look for velocities between 1100 and 1200 feet per second. No need for any higher velocities. If you do not have a shotgun but you have been craving the opportunity to see what it was about, Dale will being some club 20 gauge shotguns. You still need to bring 2 boxes of 20 gauge shotgun shells of 7-1/2, 8, or 9 shot size. Please drop Dale an e-mail to let him know you’re coming so that he can plan how many clay targets we will need. [email protected] If there is enough turn …
ASC Members, Please see the below link to access this December edition of the ASC flyer. Any questions, comments, concerns or submissions to the newsletter can be sent to [email protected]. ASC December Newsletter 2021
On December 4, 2021, the Airfield Shooting Club (ASC) is hosting a Pistol Class including sections on the Law of Concealed Carry and Self Defense and Methods of Concealed Carry. The ASC Pistol Class is intended to provide hands-on orientation to the safe handling of handguns and includes both classroom and live-fire training. Our instructors teach both revolver and semi-auto sections in this class. In addition to the ASC Pistol Class, over an hour long session is scheduled with Timothy W. Drewry, a Virginia licensed attorney, who will discuss some of the legal aspects of carrying concealed firearms and self defense in Virginia. The attorney is acertified pistol instructor too and usually remains with the class until the very end so that he may answer questions which may arise. An additional segment of the course will include a brief discussion of some of the firearms appropriate for concealed carry and the holsters or other devices which might be suited for carrying a firearm concealed. Please note that the ASC Pistol Class, including the legal and concealed carry sections, is a non-NRA course, but it satisfies the handgun competency requirements set forth in Virginia Code § 18.2-308.02 (B). This course is …
Thanks to the hard-working crew of 19 members who showed up and worked hard to get the range cleaned up and the new backers ready for use. A special thanks to Jim Manning for buying the crew lunch. Check out their work next time you visit the range. Art Schoner ASC XO
The weather forecast for tomorrow has improved tremendously. The work party is a go. See you there at 9:30. Don’t forget to set your clocks back! Art ASC XO
Please Be Patient! I have received multiple emails asking about canceling the work party this Sunday. I am aware that the weather forecast for Saturday is horrible. But long term, and recent, experience has shown that while it may be spot on and rain all day Sunday, it could also change. I will post a go/no go notice Saturday sometime afternoon after returning from the bowling pin match. Please check the website if you haven’t received an email as the website updates immediately, but the emails can take a while. Art ASC XO
I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween. But now that the trick-or-treating is done, it’s time to get ready for the next major event, the Fall Clean Up Work Party! It’s scheduled for SUNDAY November 7th at 9:30. Don’t forget Day Light Savings Time ends that morning so we fall back one hour. We’ll be cleaning up the 50 yd, 100 m, and side berms, as well as general range clean up. Hopefully, we’ll also have new backers to grommet with our new grommet press. So come out and help beautify your club’s ranges and get your service hours in. Please bring string trimmers, chain saws, brush cutters, open utility trailers, and whatever other tools you have that may help. Don’t forget your PPE. I apologize for my inability to get the details included, and then correct. (Subconsciously, I think this was a method to bombard everyone with emails in order to get as many members as possible.) Again, sorry for the fiasco! If you have any questions, email me at [email protected].
