Airfield Shooting Club

Good Evening!  Saturday Feb 4th there will be a Tidewater Friends of NRA banquet at the Greenbrier Country Club in Chesapeake, VA.  Doors Open at 5:30.  If interested we need to get head counts to the Club by Tuesday.  Please go to the Friends of NRA website to purchase your ticket or better yet a Table (and get a gun!).  Our events average 1 gun for every 10 people.  This gives you a great odds to win a gun via raffle, game or live auction.  Dinner is included for your ticket price.

Virginia Friends of NRA just got done assinging grants to the amount of $405K.  The majority of our money goes to 4-H shooting programs, Boy Scout Camps and Councils, JROTC, youth shooting programs and even some college shooting teams.  We also have awarded money to police departments for ballistic vests for K9s and Eddie Eagle Costumes and more.  None of the money goes to salaries.  This is the non-profit side of the NRA so we can’t do any of the politics etc.  We simply raise money to help ensure our shooting sports remain alive.

Visit <here> to purchase tickets!  But don’t wait!!!

If you are interested in volunteering contact Scott Sampson at [email protected].

Thank you!!!!!

Fellow members,

We wanted to give you an update and let you know we have been actively working the repairs to the range.  We worked throughout the holiday period and contacted several contractors most said they were not interested or didn’t call back.  We tried to meet with two contractors.  One did not show up the other did and had a great meeting and we received their proposal just before Christmas.

We are asking for some significant repairs and some upgrades, so the price tag is large.  We actually through the help of the Center got one more contractor to meet with us.  They were at the range on yesterday (Saturday) and will be giving us a bid soon.  At that point the board will be reviewing both and making a determination.

The work will involve replacing the SRB and lengthening it by 12′ to give us more shooting bays.  We are also looking at leveling the ground in front of the SRB and creating a better drainage and repairing both the 50 and 100 berms.  This level of repair is significant but in the end we feel is necessary to ensure our safety and continued enjoyment of the shooting sports.

Please rest assured that we are actively working this issue and take the SRB closure seriously.  We let you know more as things develop.

We are offering a Shotgun fundamentals class January 14th  for 8 people – We only have a few spots left..  It will be taught by Dale Mullin. We plan on offering an advance class covering skeet and trap at some point in the near future and this class will be required to attend those classes.  If you don’t take this class you must be proficient with a shotgun and have participated somewhat regularly in shotgun sports (trap, skeet, 5-stand, sporting clays or hunt).

What to Bring:

•  4 boxes of shells with a shot size of 7-1/2 or 8.
• A shotgun. Keep in mind that a home defense shotgun is probably not the best choice. A semi-automatic or over and under field guns are desired. A pump action shotgun can be used but you will be at a disadvantage in the game of skeet.
• Shell pouch to hold your shells
• Eye and hearing protection
• Dress for the weather

You need to register for this class by contacting Scott Sampson at instructor@airfieldshootingclub.org.  Once you have contacted Scott Sampson he will let you know if there is an open space at that time you can pay.

The Cost is $20.  You must get confirmation from Scott Sampson before paying.  There will be NO refunds regardless of reason.  Once verified you have a space you will pay online via the payment portal with “Shotgun Class” put in the payment description.

Class will start at 10 and run until 3/4.

Thank you!

Since the SRB is closed while we make repairs to it, I wanted to make sure that people knew how to move the firing line closer to the berm.  If you are interested in shooting at closer distances than 25 yds, you are able to move the line forward of the existing firing line.  To do so there are a few things that you need to do:

1. All parties on the line must agree to it (including the RSO).
2. The RSO would call the line cold (ie all parties must case their firearms or holster them).
3. RSO announce we are moving the line down range.
4. Everyone moves to the location as designated by the RSO.  It is great if there is a cone or something that people can see but if not the RSO will do their best to maintain a straight line so no one is forward of someone else.
5. At this point the RSO can all the line hot and commence shooting.

It is imperative that any personnel that are moving behind the firing line have their guns cased or holstered.  There will be NO handling of firearms behind the Firing line only on the firing line.

Recommendations:

1. Bring a folding chair or small table with you to set the gun(s) on during a cold range (ie you are going to change targets etc).  The chairs can also help to mark the firing line.
2. If you don’t have a chair or table then you should put your firearms back in a range bag (or pistol pouch).  I would not recommend placing the firearm on the ground.
3. The RSO (and everyone else) should routinely look behind them to make sure that no one else is attempting to handle firearms behind them.

Otherwise range commands/procedures are the same.

If you have any questions please let me know at [email protected].

Scott Sampson

Chief Instructor
ASC #762

Please find another great edition of the ASC Newsletter!  If you have any questions or suggestions or wish to contribute to future editions, please contact us to let us know!

Thank you to Don Aubuchon for putting this together and all the contributors!

You can see the December ASC Newsletter <Here>