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UPDATE: New DATE & Time!!!! Be sure that you email Dale (email below).  Please do not go out without letting Dale know.  With the weather that we are expecting, we may have to postpone.  Dale will email those that have contacted him in case of that decision. Members (and immediate family only) – Check this out!!! Shooter Tune up Shotgun! Shotgun Fundamentals – Jan 30th 1-3 pm! 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 …

UPDATE: New Time!!!! Be sure that you email Dale (email below) in case of bad weather. Members (and immediate family only) – Check this out!!! Shooter Tune up Shotgun! Shotgun Fundamentals – Jan 29th 1-3 pm! 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 …

Gentle Shooters, As I rode back home yesterday after the last match of the season, in my mind I had prepared a long, poetic reminiscence of another season of bowling pin shooting. However, it is going to be another beautiful day and the car is loaded for a trip to the sporting clays range. I’d love to stay and chat, but daylight is burning, so here are your scores and I will see you in April, or around the range before. Practice up, because I will be! Here are your results. Steven Category Rank Shooter String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Steven Gordon 3.58 3.98 5.46 2.52 15.54 2.52 2 Art Schoner 5.15 5.00 2.91 2.62 15.68 3 Courtney Bolze 4.39 4.19 5.19 3.62 17.39 4 Frank Sanders 7.55 6.35 7.11 6.24 27.25 5 Taylor Strickland 11.15 6.65 9.55 6.39 33.74 Major 1 Terry Miltier 4.32 8.40 4.10 5.93 22.75 4.10 2 Art Schoner 5.94 7.91 5.82 7.15 26.82 3 Steven Gordon 5.56 14.36 10.17 5.68 35.77 4 Courtney Bolze 11.72 8.92 25.00 11.47 57.11 5 Taylor Strickland 10.43 11.26 25.00 25.00 71.69 Minor NFS Terry Miltier 7.03 4.30 6.35 6.35 24.03 1 …

Well Gentle Shooters, We are approaching the end of another season of Bowling Pins. As many of our experienced shooters know, the coating on the pins does not hold up in the cold winter months. So this Saturday, December 4th will be our last match until April. We will begin at 9:30 at the stunning Airfield Shooting Club range in idyllic Wakefield. Directions to the range and rules for the match are available at our web site www.airfieldshootingclub.org and individual questions can be addressed to the pinhead at stevengordon@cox.net. See you Saturday, Steven

Hello Fellow Members! We are in need of an RSO for this Saturday (2 Oct) for a Men’s Church Group.  They will be using the 100m range from 2-4.  If you are available please let us know!  Time counts toward your Service hours! Please contact instructor@airfieldshootingclub.org to volunteer! Thank you for your help! Scott Sampson Chief Instructor #762        

ASC Members, ASC Will be hosting a pistol class, the link to the flyer is below. Please remember to pre-register for the course. PistolClassFlyer-2021-Pt Yancey Conference Room

Folks – Thank you as always for your offers.  The need for the Boy Scout RSO has been filled. I appreciate the fast responses.  This is why I love this club! Scott

RSO Needed!  Please Help! Folks, We have a Boy Scout Troop that has rented the 50 yd range on May 8 from 9 to 4.  This is a great way to get some service hours!  If you are able to help the scouts out, please get in touch with Scott Sampson at sampsonsc67@gmail.com. Thank you!!!  

Fellow members, please join us for virtual training on Gun Storage.  Maybe you are new to shooting or perhaps you want to learn about some of the pros and cons about different storage options you were considering.  Stop in to our virtual classroom and get some sound advice from ASC’s Chief Instructor Scott Sampson. When: April 21st Time: 7:00 PM Where: https://meet.google.com/bpy-qnjz-hbt See ya there!  

The Airfield Shooting Club is NOT accepting new members at the August Board Meeting. We will be hosting a special new member orientation at a later date by RSVP only. If interested in becoming a new member, please email the club secretary for information regarding joining.