Airfield Shooting Club Members, We are sorry to have to tell you that the Rimfire Challenge scheduled for this month has been canceled. Please watch future announcements for details on next month’s Rimfire Challenge and other sporting events. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We look forward to seeing everyone at future events. Best regards, Tom Sanford
The Tidewater Friends of NRA Banquet is Feb 1st at the Greenbrier Country Club. We could use a couple outgoing volunteers to help run the banquet. In particular we could use some folks to help with running games (this involves taking money basically) or being a table host (showing guests where there reserved tables are, giving them a run down of the events and activities and running their bills to them at the end of the night. Then a little help cleaning up at the end of the night. You will be on your feet all or at least most of the night. This does count for service hours for ASC. The required time would be from 4pm to 10pm. If interested please contact Scott Sampson at [email protected] Thank you!
The Tidewater Friends of NRA annual Banquet is Feb 1st at the Greenbrier Country Club in Chesapeake, VA. This fun event raises money for grants to non-profits. The money goes to non-profit organizations supporting the shooting sports like 4-H, Scouts, Veterans programs, and Women’s Programs. We also have provided money to the police departments and college shooting teams. Airfield Conference Center has benefited from several grants which have supported our club. Would love to see some support from ASC members. You can buy individual tickets or you can purchase a Table of 8 (at different price points) which allows you to get a gun. You can find out more about the event and purchase tickets at: https://www.friendsofnra.org/events/event-details?eventId=60851 Thank you!
ASC has published a new Range Rules document. A quick overview of the changes: Pg 10, Section I-G4 provided clarity on electrical conduit being ok to be used for supporting steel Pgs 10 and 11, have been revised to account for frangible ammo with steel. Non-Jacketed frangible ammo is safer because the bullet is made of a compressed material that when it hits steel is breaks into particles like sand. Please understand that there is Jacketed frangible ammo which has a jacket that will ricochet so it is NOT the same thing. Pg 19, RSO section – added additional guidance on how to run a range. Please take a look. As always if you have any questions please feel free to give us a shout!
Airfield Shooting Club Members, We regret to inform you that the Rimfire Challenge scheduled for this month has been canceled. Please keep an eye on future announcements for details on next month’s Rimfire Challenge and other upcoming sporting events. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We look forward to seeing everyone at future events. Best regards, Tom Sanford
Gentle Shooters, We are almost back to practice season, and judging by some of the scores, the timing seems appropriate. But yet there is time to ponder a few things. Will Art ever shoot the match clean? Will Cort ever miss again. But one thing is for certain, after Tuesday at least for TV ads it will be truck month again. Finally, the election and all of the noise that goes with it will be over. Until then, consider that our last match of 2024 will be on Pearl Harbor Day, Saturday December 7th. Whilst you wait, contemplate the results below. ASC Bowling Pin Match Results November 2024 Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Cort Tompkins 3.31 3.04 2.23 2.23 10.81 2.23 2 Paul Lynch 4.84 3.11 2.32 2.30 12.57 3 Taylor Strickland 2.73 3.69 2.70 3.48 12.60 4 Kenny Hardee 4.73 3.87 3.71 5.77 18.08 5 Art Schoner 3.22 4.16 9.85 5.79 23.02 6 Courtney Bolze 7.63 8.56 5.96 3.89 26.04 7 Habib Bararat 8.71 7.78 7.66 6.81 30.96 Major 1 Kenny Hardee 4.47 6.71 3.89 5.17 20.24 2 Paul Lynch 3.97 4.23 5.85 8.02 22.07 3 Cort Tompkins 7.68 …
Gentle Shooters, We only have two more Bowling Pin Matches this season. We know the weather will be good for this one, so come on down to the idyllic Airfield Shooting Club range in pastoral Wakefield for the match this Saturday, November 2nd at 9:30 AM. If you are curious about Bowling Pin Shooting, you can get more information here. For specific questions, we have a pinhead available at [email protected]. He doesn’t know much, but that never impedes an authoritative answer. Steven
We need to move the clays for the shotgun range from the conex to the shotgun range due to some bug damage. Friday 1 Nov at 10:00 am meet in front of office and bathrooms at the range. Wear old clothes and bring a change of clothes. Wear work gloves Boxes weigh about 20 pounds each.
Gentle Shooters, This Saturday, October 5th. at 9:30 at the bucolic Airfield Shooting Club in scenic Wakefield Virginia, we will hold a heroic bowling pin match. With Halloween just around the corner, you can’t be too careful about those zombies. Bowling Pins are just like zombies. You have to hit them square or they will just hurt your brain. (Or at least your ego.) So select your semi autos, corral your carbines, and round up those revolvers and ride down to the range for the match. Brush up on the rules or get directions from our web page and then come on down to the shoot. Specific questions can be directed to our pinhead at [email protected]. Steven
Modified Metal Madness SRB – 50 yd Range is reserved for the next Rimfire Challenge – Modified Rimfire Steel Challenge for 22LR Pistols and/or Rifles only. This month’s challenge on Sunday, October 20th, is a speed shooting competition for 22LR pistols and rifles consisting of several modified stages with five steel targets. Competitors are scored solely by the time it takes to complete each stage by shooting five strings in order except the stop plate, which must be shot last. Throw out the worst score; the winner is the lowest overall time. The course of fire is designed to be completed by even the most inexperienced shooter using one 10-round magazine without reloading “on the clock.” Recommend a minimum of two magazines; suggest five mags. This is a timed event designed to have 90% of the shooters hit 90% of the targets 90% of the time. It is open to all, and even the young and old can easily participate. $5.00 entry fee for members, $10.00 for guests. I need help to set up the range at 7:00 am. Safety Meeting 8:30-9:00 am. The safety meeting is mandatory to shoot the match. The match starts promptly at 9:00 am. Contact Match Director: Tom Sanford, [email protected]
