Airfield Shooting Club “KEN GROVER MEMORIAL Skeet Shoot”

ASC Announce

The semi-annual NSSA registered skeet shooting competition will be held at the Airfield Shooting Club on 18-19 October. 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 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.

On the day of the shoot you will need:

  1. Cash or check for full amount for each gun. Checks are to be payable to Airfield Shooting Club
  2. NSSA membership card. You may join the NSSA at the shoot, the yearly membership is $30.00
  3. 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), NSSA number and address to:

[email protected]

Additionally, if anyone needs to get their service hours in, I will be asking for help refereeing, scoring and trapping.  Let me know which days (Saturday and/or Sunday) you can work.  Past volunteers or experienced skeet shooters preferred. Any questions, let me know.

Perfect Pin Match Results

Bowling Pin Matches

Gentle Shooters,

I have diligently compiled the results from the latest match. Some of you had a rough day! But penmanship probably suffered the worst. There is a column for time and a column for pins and they are there for a reason. Likewise, form numbers clearly. You learned this in first grade. Along with how to clearly print your first and last name.  Unless you are Art because I know who he is and there is only one Art.

You know, I swore that when I got old, I would not be grumpy. I also swore that I would eventually shoot this match clean. So please temper your expectations of me. If you are tired of the rant, take comfort in the fact that the next match is November 1st. Until then, ponder these results.

Steven

ASC Bowling Pin Match Results October 2025
Carbine Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String
1 Taylor Strickland 4.42 3.36 4.00 4.15 15.93
2 Art Schoner 5.58 4.51 4.90 3.95 18.94
3 Nick Dawell 4.49 7.81 3.18 5.02 20.50 3.18
4 Paul Lynch 4.98 6.73 6.28 4.09 22.08
5 John C 6.54 8.87 13.67 6.21 35.29
6 Erik Josephson 10.12 8.90 11.57 4.97 35.56
7 Dennis Bondi 4.05 25.00 5.96 7.00 42.01
8 Bill Lewis 8.91 8.93 4.96 45.00 67.80
Major
1 Bill Lewis 5.15 5.91 7.74 8.05 26.85
2 Taylor Strickland 4.99 5.12 14.54 4.43 29.08 4.43
3 Frank Sanders 6.59 9.27 6.01 12.21 34.08
4 Erik Josephson 25.00 6.84 13.70 5.01 50.55
5 Paul Lynch 4.23 5.96 6.51 35.00 51.70
6 Nick Dawell 10.48 13.02 10.83 25.00 59.33
7 Phillip Van Cleave 14.52 11.00 25.00 10.75 61.27
NFS Frank Sanders 13.86 25.00 12.69 12.00 63.55
NFS Phillip Van Cleave 8.98 13.17 45.00 25.00 92.15
8 Art Schoner 25.00 25.00 55.00 14.31 119.31
9 Vance Owens 25.00 25.00 35.00 45.00 130.00
10 John C 25.00 35.00 35.00 55.00 150.00
11 Dan Kniseley 35.00 45.00 55.00 45.00 180.00
Minor
1 Erik Josephson 9.54 7.77 11.40 9.53 38.24 7.77
2 Phillip Van Cleave 10.68 10.69 8.53 11.20 41.10
3 Paul Lynch 11.47 8.53 10.44 10.95 41.39
4 Bill Lewis 11.21 8.58 25.00 10.54 55.33
NFS Phillip Van Cleave 8.71 12.44 10.55 25.00 56.70
5 Art Schoner 25.00 10.52 25.00 12.43 72.95
6 John C 35.00 25.00 25.00 9.47 94.47
7 Nick Dawell 45.00 9.95 35.00 12.21 102.16
8 Dennis Bondi 25.00 45.00 25.00 10.67 105.67
9 Taylor Strickland 25.00 65.00 6.14 10.37 106.51
10 Vance Owens 85.00 45.00 45.00 14.94 189.94
11 Dan Kniseley 85.00 45.00 55.00 65.00 250.00
Revolver
1 Paul Lynch 9.71 7.32 10.55 11.24 38.82
2 Nick Dawell 10.20 9.71 12.28 7.82 40.01
3 Bill Lewis 7.36 6.96 8.88 25.00 48.20
4 Art Schoner 12.40 11.40 25.00 9.77 58.57
5 John C 9.62 12.02 12.46 25.00 59.10
6 Erik Josephson 7.03 35.00 7.99 25.00 75.02 7.03
7 Taylor Strickland 35.00 25.00 25.00 14.31 99.31
8 Dan Kniseley 35.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 110.00
9 Vance Owens 45.00 35.00 35.00 25.00 140.00
Sub
1 Erik Josephson 9.79 10.63 7.77 9.94 38.13
2 Phillip Van Cleave 12.17 6.74 10.23 12.33 41.47 6.74
3 Bill Lewis 9.16 25.00 7.95 12.27 54.38
4 Taylor Strickland 7.90 9.31 12.09 35.00 64.30
5 Vance Owens 25.00 25.00 12.87 25.00 87.87
6 Paul Lynch 25.00 14.08 25.00 25.00 89.08
7 Art Schoner 35.00 65.00 45.00 10.75 155.75
8 John C 55.00 45.00 55.00 25.00 180.00
9 Nick Dawell 45.00 65.00 45.00 65.00 220.00
5 Gun Aggregate Carbine Major Minor Revolver Sub Total
1 Erik Josephson 35.56 50.55 38.24 75.02 38.13 237.50
2 Paul Lynch 22.08 51.70 41.39 38.82 89.08 243.07
3 Bill Lewis 67.80 26.85 55.33 48.20 54.38 252.56
4 Taylor Strickland 15.93 29.08 106.51 99.31 64.30 315.13
5 Art Schoner 18.94 119.31 72.95 58.57 155.75 425.52
6 Nick Dawell 20.50 59.33 102.16 40.01 220.00 442.00
7 John C 35.29 150.00 94.47 59.10 180.00 518.86

Dangerous shooting at the club

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I was at the range today on the 100m.  I found a lot of broken clays on the crest of the slight hill just forward of the shooting points. I found bullet strikes on the ground where the shooter missed the clays.  Per our rules we prohibit shooting anything on the ground unless it is at the berm.  You cannot use portable targets anywhere other than at/in the berm.  Because the ground is not stone free, a round could have skipped off a rock and ended up in the road.  We do have cameras just for this type of situation so we will track down who did this or you could save us the trouble and let the board know if it was you.

It doesn’t matter if you were shooting rifle, pistol or shotgun.  This is not allowed.

Perfect Day for a Bowling Pin Match

Bowling Pin Matches

Gentle Shooters,

We have a perfect day with perfect pins on tap for this Saturday, October 4th. Just bring your perfect guns, ammo, grip, sight alignment, stance, breathing, trigger squeeze, and follow through for a phenomenal shooting experience. Please arrive at the soon to be famous Airfield Shooting Club range in historic Wakefield  for set up by 9. For directions to the range or rules for the match, see our web site at airfieldshootingclub.org. For individualized questions, boink our resident pinhead at [email protected].

Steven

September Rimfire Challenge – ARA Modified Benchrest

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Rimfire Challenge – ARA Modified Benchrest 50-Yard Precision Skill Challenge

Experience the fun of a friendly ARA-modified bench-rest shooting event uniquely designed to test and challenge your shooting skills. Join us on Sunday, September 21st, 2025, for a day of fun 22LR shooting.

The shooters will follow a modified version of the ARA Benchrest Shooting Competition, shooting two to four official ARA 25 bull targets, depending on participation.  Each shooter has 20 minutes to complete each target, whether it’s a factory or unlimited target classification. The cost is $5 for ASC Members and $10 for Non-Members.  Please bring exact cash.

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].

September Bowling Pin Match Results

Bowling Pin Matches

Gentle Shooters,

Saturday dawned bright and temperate for our shooters. Both the ambient and shooting temperature took of quickly once the match began. Paul Lynch and Cort Tompkins went back and forth for the lead for fastest string in Carbine. Boys, you are still over a tenth of a second off of the record held by Cory Allen at 2.03 seconds. December is coming so there will be time to practice. And I would like to extend a personal thanks to my co-match director and plastic car co-conspirator  Art Schoner. His innovative “testing failure points during competition” program ensured that even my poor shooting could not propel me to the bottom of the aggregate rankings.

Next match is Saturday, October 4th. Full results are posted below.

ASC Bowling Pin Match Results August 2025
Carbine Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String
1 Cort Tompkins 2.96 2.42 2.15 3.26 10.79 2.15
2 Paul Lynch 2.27 4.40 2.71 4.01 13.39
3 Steven Gordon 3.57 3.06 6.18 3.46 16.27
4 Taylor Strickland 5.07 3.40 4.32 4.48 17.27
5 Nick Dawell 7.11 5.08 3.11 4.75 20.05
6 Chris Covert 7.16 6.43 35.00 7.19 55.78
7 Erik Josephson 35.00 14.92 7.24 3.95 61.11
8 Art Schoner 2.93 4.52 3.68 55.00 66.13
NFS Nick Dawell 5.13 4.03 4.12 55.00 68.28
9 Chris Covert 10.88 45.00 7.40 6.67 69.95
Major
1 Cort Tompkins 9.08 3.64 6.86 4.58 24.16
2 Paul Lynch 11.22 3.51 4.96 5.37 25.06 3.51
3 Erik Josephson 8.02 4.99 6.06 6.37 25.44
4 Taylor Strickland 4.17 4.91 9.24 12.96 31.28
5 Nick Dawell 9.52 12.83 12.08 9.95 44.38
6 Art Schoner 10.97 12.63 11.73 12.46 47.79
7 Steven Gordon 25.00 14.95 25.00 10.37 75.32
Minor
1 Cort Tompkins 7.49 4.42 4.71 4.25 20.87 4.25
2 Nick Dawell 7.95 5.25 7.37 6.18 26.75
NFS Tom Bockner 8.58 8.86 7.36 6.68 31.48
NFS Tom Bockner 6.94 12.64 6.51 5.52 31.61
3 Tom Bockner 6.31 7.00 7.44 12.32 33.07
4 Paul Lynch 10.20 12.07 6.35 5.91 34.53
NFS Tom Bockner 25.00 6.31 11.17 8.38 50.86
5 Steven Gordon 8.97 10.22 9.38 25.00 53.57
6 Taylor Strickland 25.00 8.71 12.25 7.98 53.94
7 Erik Josephson 7.02 25.00 8.36 35.00 75.38
8 Art Schoner 85.00 55.00 10.42 10.07 160.49
Revolver
1 Cort Tompkins 3.87 3.58 3.28 3.24 13.97 3.28
2 Taylor Strickland 11.40 9.91 10.50 9.75 41.56
3 Art Schoner 8.60 9.91 9.67 25.00 53.18
4 Nick Dawell 14.20 25.00 12.84 35.00 87.04
5 Erik Josephson 5.96 7.07 35.00 45.00 93.03
6 Steven Gordon 25.00 25.00 35.00 14.33 99.33
7 Paul Lynch 25.00 25.00 25.00 45.00 120.00
Sub
1 Erik Josephson 6.72 4.31 3.46 5.40 19.89 3.46
2 Cort Tompkins 4.10 13.13 4.53 4.20 25.96
3 Taylor Strickland 8.24 5.05 6.17 6.72 26.18
4 Art Schoner 13.97 6.25 11.54 8.02 39.78
5 Paul Lynch 35.00 7.92 9.05 6.78 58.75
6 Steven Gordon 35.00 25.00 10.40 14.42 84.82
7 Chris Covert 25.00 13.38 25.00 25.00 88.38
5 Gun Aggregate Carbine Major Minor Revolver Sub Total
1 Cort Tompkins 10.79 24.16 20.87 13.97 25.96 95.75
2 Taylor Strickland 17.27 31.28 53.94 41.56 26.18 170.23
3 Paul Lynch 13.39 25.06 34.53 120 58.75 251.73
4 Erik Josephson 61.11 25.44 75.38 93.03 19.89 274.85
5 Steven Gordon 16.27 75.32 53.57 99.33 84.82 329.31
6 Art Schoner 66.13 47.79 160.49 53.18 39.78 367.37

 

Steven

 

Service Hours Opportunity

ASC Announce

The Center is hosting a work party/day this Saturday, September 6th.  The details are:

 

Hours 9AM to 3PM work.

Lunch at noon.

Swimming, dinner and s’mores afterwards.

Projects include:

Building shelves in the attics, replacing the bench tops at our amphitheater (a dumpster will be there and lumber was delivered yesterday) and Farm Fresh Fire circle, building picnic tables, PAINTING the exterior of SPAIN and Captain Yancey and inside the Farm Fresh building, water sealing decks and benches, picking up sticks around the grounds and moving logs – yep! – burning old files, organizing classrooms and two sheds, hedge trimming around the pool fence, and more. FUN!  FUN! FUN!

Please RSVP with the Center for a head count for lunch.  757-899-4901

If you attend, make sure to leave your name and ASC number with the Center to receive credit for your time.

September Bowling Pin Match

Bowling Pin Matches

Gentle Shooters,

The Airfield Shooting Club is hosting another edition of its moderately famous Bowling Pin Matches at the historically accurate range at the club. While the range is accurate, you may not be. To find out, come to the bucolic ASC range in stunning Wakefield for a 9 AM set up. Rules for the match and directions to the range are available on our web site. www.airfieldshootingclub.org For specific questions, bonk our pinhead at [email protected]

See you Saturday,

Steven

 

Sig 320 Concerns and Rule Changes

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Fellow members,

For those that have not been following social media and news reports, the Sig Sauer P320 has come under a lot of scrutiny lately due to what appears to be un-commanded  discharges.  Currently there is no clear answer as to why this is happening.  The majority of issues we have seen are associated with the gun being in a holster.  Many of us own Sig 320 platforms and have never had an issue.  The safety of the platform however does concern us.  As a result we have done the following:

  1. Modified the range rules to include a TEMPORARY section which includes a BAN on having a Sig P320, LOADED in a holster on ASC property.  You may still shoot the gun without a using a holster.  Keep in mind that we still don’t allow any loaded gun to be set down on a bench unless it is an emergency.
  2. We have added an Sig Sauer P320 Information web page to capture information about the platform. Information about the ban is included here as well as the range rules.

Please understand this ban we hope is temporary until a clear reason and solution (if applicable) is made.  We recognize that many people own this firearm and it is an inconvenience  We also recognize that many popular platforms have gone through similar issues only to be successfully resolved.  We are optimistic that this can happen soon.  Until that time we want to limit the exposure of risk to help ensure our members and their guests remain safe.

Thank you.

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