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Enjoy the next edition of the newsletter! Tom Sanford, Newsletter Editor. ASC Q1 Newsletter 2025

Membership Invoices have been sent out to everyone now. If you have not received it, please check your spam and junk email. The Title of the email is “Invoice”. If you cannot find it, please contact the Secretary. She will be on vacation for several weeks so please be patient in getting a response.

Rimfire Challenge – IBS Modified Benchrest 50-Yard Precision Skill Challenge on April 20th. Experience the fun of a friendly IBS-modified bench-rest shooting event uniquely designed to test and challenge your shooting skills. Join us on Sunday, April 20th, 2025, for a day of fun 22LR shooting. The shooters will follow a modified version of the IBS Benchrest Shooting Competition, shooting two to four official ARA 25 bull targets, depending on participation.  Each shooter gets 20 mins to complete each target: factory or unlimited target classifications. The cost is $5 for ASC Members and $10 for Non-Members. All participants must attend the Safety Meeting to shoot!  The range set-up/sighting-in period lasts until 8:30 AM, and then the range goes cold for the 8:30 AM Mandatory Safety Meeting/Instructions. The match starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. and lasts until noon. All participants must attend the Safety Meeting to shoot!  *** The 25 – 50 Meter Range is Closed for this Event. *** For more information about this event, Contact the Match Director, Tom Sanford, at [email protected].

Gentle Shooters, We has a nice turnout for this month’s match. I apologize for the late results and lack of witty comments for this month. Here are your belated results. ASC Bowling Pin Match Results April 2025 Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Paul Lynch 3.16 3.51 2.82 2.70 12.19 2 Art Schoner 4.16 2.89 2.64 2.72 12.41 3 Courtney Bolze 3.19 3.57 4.83 6.15 17.74 4 Taylor Strickland 4.31 2.22 8.00 3.23 17.76 2.22 5 Cory Allen 5.81 6.83 4.25 6.00 22.89 6 Steven Gordon 4.82 4.71 6.60 6.96 23.09 7 Allen Moran 10.15 7.88 8.95 8.63 35.61 Major 1 Kenny Hardee 3.94 4.38 4.13 3.63 16.08 3.63 2 Paul Lynch 8.04 6.77 9.94 5.29 30.04 3 Cory Allen 6.18 6.45 10.10 10.63 33.36 4 Taylor Strickland 8.65 11.47 14.52 4.03 38.67 5 Allen Moran 10.45 11.79 25.00 7.63 54.87 6 Steven Gordon 11.63 11.24 8.03 25.00 55.90 7 Art Schoner 11.31 9.46 13.55 55.00 89.32 8 Courtney Bolze 14.17 35.00 11.57 35.00 95.74 9 David Petix III 45.00 35.00 9.72 45.00 134.72 Minor 1 Paul Lynch 7.62 6.02 6.45 5.85 25.94 2 Kenny Hardee 7.50 7.19 6.03 5.55 26.27 …

***REMINDER*** For those needing service hours, this is the last work party before renewals. There will be a work party on Sunday April 6th, 9am to 3pmish, weather permitting to start the work on the ballistic wall repairs. We will be attaching 2x6s to both sides of the wall and boring a 1/2 hole thru the wall and using carriage bolts to secure the 2x6s. We will also do a general range cleanup and can always have a few members help make up the remaining target backers. We have some tools on hand but items we will need will be listed below. If time permits we may have to remove some gravel from inside the wall to repair a few troubled spots and then restore the gravel from the top of the wall, good ole bucket brigade possibly. small generators and extension cords, 6 or 8 foot or small extension ladders , 1/2 in drills, 1/2 in wood boring bits at least 12-14 in long(we have a few), impact guns and deep well sockets(I believe it is a 3/4in nut for the carriage bolt) hammer or mallets, chop saw or skill saw, chalk strings, laser level if anyone may have …

It’s that time of year! Membership renewal invoices will be sent out beginning April 7th. There is a work party on April 6th for those of you still needing service hours! Please keep our Treasurer happy by not making any payments until you receive an invoice from me. In the meantime, if you are NOT interested in renewing your membership, please send an email to [email protected].

Due to extremely heavy rains, the road to the range is flooded.  To prevent any problems the Center is closing the road and locking the gate.  The center expects the water level to recede tomorrow and have a contract in place to have the culverts cleared and dredging performed to increase their efficiency,   Art Schoner   ASC President

There will be a work party on Sunday April 6th, 9am to 3pmish, weather permitting to start the work on the ballistic wall repairs. We will be attaching 2x6s to both sides of the wall and boring a 1/2 hole thru the wall and using carriage bolts to secure the 2x6s. We will also do a general range cleanup and can always have a few members help make up the remaining target backers. We have some tools on hand but items we will need will be listed below. If time permits we may have to remove some gravel from inside the wall to repair a few troubled spots and then restore the gravel from the top of the wall, good ole bucket brigade possibly. small generators and extension cords, 6 or 8 foot or small extension ladders , 1/2 in drills, 1/2 in wood boring bits at least 12-14 in long(we have a few), impact guns and deep well sockets(I believe it is a 3/4in nut for the carriage bolt) hammer or mallets, chop saw or skill saw, chalk strings, laser level if anyone may have one, back pack blowers and general hand tools. If you think you can attend …

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, March 16th, 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.” I recommend a minimum of two magazines; I suggest five. 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; 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]

The semi-annual NSSA registered skeet shooting competition will be held at the Airfield Shooting Club on 22-24 March. The competition will have all categories:  12 Ga, 20 Ga, 28 Ga, .410 bore, and Doubles. There will be a cash prize for first place in each category. The cost is  $30.00  per gun. In order to participate you please notify intent to shoot (day, gun, etc.) and be a member of NSSA.  Walkups are subject to waiting and possibly shifting to Sunday or Monday. On the day of the shoot you will need: Cash or check for a full amount for each gun. Checks are to be payable to Airfield Shooting Club NSSA membership card. You may join the NSSA at the shoot, the yearly membership is $30.00.  Or you can just shoot for fun, not reporting the scores.  Cost is $20 for just targets. Classification Sheet. The competition will allow mixed guns each day so you may compete on any of the 3 days.  Once we have all shooters sending their preferences, a draft schedule will be made available to all. Ties for Gun Championships will be decided by long runs from the front or back whichever is longer. Email day(s), gun(s), …