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Rimfire Challenge
Rimfire Challenge – ARA Modified Bench-rest 50-Yard Precision Skill Challenge on Dec 15th.
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, December 15th, for a day of precision 22LR shooting.
The shooters will follow a modified version of the ARA Bench-rest Shooting Competition, shooting two to four official ARA 50 YD 25 bull targets. 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 12 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]. This event will be canceled due to poor weather conditions.
Bowling Pin Season Closes – Practice Season Opens
Gentle Shooters,
One of my very favorite match directors, Tom Tyrell used to say “We shoot matches because there is no time to practice.” For me back in the day, that was often true with the varied demands of a young family, career, and of course shooting. We really can’t shoot Bowling Pins in the coldest months of the year because the plastic coating shatters and the pins disintegrate rapidly. Since there are no pin matches until April, I hereby open the 2025 Bowling Pin Practice season today through April 5th. Practice is prohibited during bowling pin season in deference to Tom.
The match Saturday saw several notable performances.Cory Allen turned in a blistering 2.03 second carbine string. He then ruined it by proclaiming that he didn’t think he could do it any faster. Man, have you never fished? There is always a bigger fish. Cort Tompkins and Taylor Strickland both shot the match clean, not leaving a single pin behind. Congratulations. For the rest of us, print out these results, tape them on your mirror, look at them every morning, and vow to do better.
Next Match is Saturday April 6th and don’t forget the defensive matches on the first Saturday on January, February, and March. And most importantly thanks for your fellowship and another great and safe year on the bucolic Airfield Club Range. Happy Holidays!
Steven
| ASC Bowling Pin Match Results December 2024 | ||||||||
| Finish | Competitor | String 1 | String 2 | String 3 | String 4 | Total | Fastest String | |
| Carbine | ||||||||
| 1 | Taylor Strickland | 4.17 | 2.83 | 2.96 | 3.76 | 13.72 | ||
| 2 | Steven Gordon | 4.77 | 3.58 | 2.97 | 2.99 | 14.31 | ||
| 3 | Cort Tompkins | 6.62 | 3.30 | 3.94 | 2.59 | 16.45 | ||
| 4 | Cory Allen | 2.03 | 7.23 | 4.61 | 10.03 | 23.90 | 2.03 | |
| 5 | Habib Bararat | 7.51 | 13.98 | 13.08 | 4.28 | 38.85 | ||
| 6 | Vance Owens | 25.00 | 25.00 | 11.31 | 25.00 | 86.31 | ||
| Major | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 5.89 | 5.78 | 6.46 | 3.53 | 21.66 | 3.53 | |
| 2 | Cory Allen | 4.17 | 5.58 | 6.50 | 7.14 | 23.39 | ||
| 3 | Taylor Strickland | 5.05 | 11.28 | 6.55 | 4.13 | 27.01 | ||
| 4 | Steven Gordon | 13.45 | 13.31 | 5.33 | 6.64 | 38.73 | ||
| NFS | Dave Orwig | 25.00 | 9.17 | 7.56 | 25.00 | 66.73 | ||
| 5 | Mike Orwig | 11.55 | 11.67 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 83.22 | ||
| 6 | Habib Bararat | 10.64 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 25.00 | 115.64 | ||
| 7 | Dave Orwig | 25.00 | 65.00 | 25.00 | 11.82 | 126.82 | ||
| 8 | Vance Owens | 55.00 | 45.00 | 55.00 | 65.00 | 220.00 | ||
| Minor | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 6.32 | 4.74 | 5.96 | 5.31 | 22.33 | ||
| 2 | Steven Gordon | 7.21 | 6.65 | 5.29 | 7.73 | 26.88 | 5.29 | |
| 3 | Taylor Strickland | 9.45 | 7.29 | 8.41 | 7.84 | 32.99 | ||
| 4 | Mike Orwig | 6.60 | 11.91 | 10.22 | 7.77 | 36.50 | ||
| 5 | Habib Bararat | 9.55 | 11.21 | 12.63 | 14.39 | 47.78 | ||
| 6 | Cory Allen | 11.45 | 35.00 | 11.72 | 12.88 | 71.05 | ||
| 7 | Dave Orwig | 10.90 | 45.00 | 13.42 | 14.57 | 83.89 | ||
| Revolver | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.42 | 3.24 | 4.96 | 3.50 | 15.12 | 3.24 | |
| 2 | Cory Allen | 8.19 | 8.91 | 7.96 | 5.12 | 30.18 | ||
| 3 | Taylor Strickland | 9.21 | 9.09 | 11.74 | 9.12 | 39.16 | ||
| 5 | Habib Bararat | 35.00 | 12.88 | 9.41 | 10.16 | 67.45 | ||
| 6 | Steven Gordon | 25.00 | 11.23 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 116.23 | ||
| 7 | Vance Owens | 55.00 | 45.00 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 126.00 | ||
| Sub | ||||||||
| 1 | Taylor Strickland | 3.87 | 4.89 | 5.58 | 4.10 | 18.44 | 3.87 | |
| 2 | Cort Tompkins | 6.06 | 4.93 | 4.42 | 4.26 | 19.67 | ||
| 3 | Cory Allen | 7.34 | 7.14 | 9.29 | 9.43 | 33.20 | ||
| 4 | Steven Gordon | 25.00 | 8.41 | 7.18 | 5.47 | 46.06 | ||
| 5 | Habib Bararat | 13.13 | 13.11 | 12.31 | 25.00 | 63.55 | ||
| 6 | Jenny Owens | 35.00 | 25.00 | 9.93 | 35.00 | 104.93 | ||
| 5 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Total | ||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 16.45 | 21.66 | 22.33 | 15.12 | 19.67 | 95.23 | |
| 2 | Taylor Strickland | 13.72 | 27.01 | 32.99 | 39.16 | 18.44 | 131.32 | |
| 3 | Cory Allen | 23.9 | 23.39 | 71.05 | 30.18 | 33.2 | 181.72 | |
| 4 | Steven Gordon | 14.31 | 38.73 | 26.88 | 116.23 | 46.06 | 242.21 | |
| 5 | Habib Bararat | 38.85 | 115.64 | 47.78 | 67.45 | 63.55 | 333.27 | |
Bowling Pin Season Closes this Saturday
Gentle Shooters,
We have arrived at that sad time of year again. This Saturday, December 7th, will be the last match of the 2024 season. And no one has achieved our ultimate goal of a sub two second string on carbine. Schoner’s eyes are all tuned up and Strickland has several absolutely sick carbines to run. You can never count out Tompkins either. It is expected to be quite a match and it would be a crime to miss it. As always, we will compete at the bucolic Airfield Shooting Club in idyllic Wakefield, VA. We start at 9:30, but if you have questions, you can consult our resident chief adjunct pinhead at [email protected] or refer to our web page.at any time.
See you Saturday,
Steven
The defensive shooting match that was scheduled for November 30th unfortunately is canceled
The defensive shooting match that was scheduled for November 30th unfortunately is canceled two of the three match directors have prior obligations that prevent them from being there the third one is being worked into the ground the next defensive match on schedule is January 4th followed by February 1st and then March 29th
If there are any questions or you are looking for more information contact Taylor Strickland at [email protected]
Note from the MO: Guests of Members
Recently, Tuesday November 12th, on a trip to the range I again noticed a few issues that we as members need to be more cognizant of. When I got to the 50/SRB to do some sighting in I had noticed that some target backers had been left at the back wall and not returned to the sign in shed. If the backers are all shot up an non usable please dispose of them in the trash cans. If the backer are still usable, please strip your spent targets from the backer and return them to the sign in shed. Also there was excessive amounts of brass on the floor area that had not been cleaned up.
While talking to a couple members, I was advised of a recent trip of theirs to the range, specifically the SRB/50. A member had brought numerous guest and were occupying several lanes on the range on the 50 and the SRB and was not doing a very good job of watching over their guest. The worst part to me was that when the members questioned and asked to do a better job of watching over the guest, he was given some attitude about the situation. As members of the club we should be mindful of the rules and be polite to all members when giving and receiving suggestions. I have reposted the rules below from our rule book on bringing guest to the range.
From the rule book, page 9 section E:
E. Guests
1. Except during ASC sponsored functions (i.e. WOT, Sight-In Day, training programs, etc.) anyone who brings a guest shall remain present at the range with that guest (on the same range) at all times until the guest’s departure. Members bringing guests to the range are directly and totally responsible for their conduct and actions while on the range. Members of the immediate family must be accompanied by the related ASC member.
2. Members may not bring more than six guests per visit. Members may not shoot while they have more than 2 guests shooting at one time.
3. All guests (including family members) must be at the same shooting point or an immediately adjacent shooting point.
4. Guests shall be required to sign the Range Release, Waiver, and Indemnification log for each visit to the range. Member sponsors will be responsible to ensure their guest sign the waiver log.
Thank you,
Cory aka The MO
New Range Rules!
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!
November Rimfire Challenge Cancelled
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
November Bowling Pin Match Results
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 | 3.78 | 6.77 | 4.45 | 22.68 | 3.78 | |
| 4 | Taylor Strickland | 4.80 | 4.25 | 6.55 | 10.29 | 25.89 | ||
| 5 | Art Schoner | 8.73 | 9.77 | 8.39 | 11.93 | 38.82 | ||
| 6 | Habib Bararat | 12.06 | 8.87 | 25.00 | 9.57 | 55.50 | ||
| 7 | Courtney Bolze | 12.32 | 14.92 | 10.72 | 25.00 | 62.96 | ||
| 8 | Dan Kniseley | 35.00 | 45.00 | 25.00 | 9.33 | 114.33 | ||
| Minor | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 4.39 | 4.35 | 3.83 | 5.01 | 17.58 | 3.83 | |
| 2 | Kenny Hardee | 6.16 | 7.77 | 3.97 | 7.32 | 25.22 | ||
| 3 | Paul Lynch | 6.65 | 9.03 | 6.74 | 6.85 | 29.27 | ||
| 4 | Art Schoner | 8.20 | 12.98 | 12.23 | 9.72 | 43.13 | ||
| NFS | Tom Landreth | 8.94 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 12.99 | 71.93 | ||
| 5 | Taylor Strickland | 7.01 | 65.00 | 9.57 | 13.50 | 95.08 | ||
| 6 | Tom Landreth | 35.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 13.37 | 98.37 | ||
| 7 | Dan Kniseley | 25.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 110.00 | ||
| 8 | Courtney Bolze | 45.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 12.34 | 117.34 | ||
| 9 | Habib Bararat | 55.00 | 45.00 | 75.00 | 85.00 | 260.00 | ||
| Revolver | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.34 | 3.21 | 3.79 | 3.30 | 13.64 | 3.21 | |
| 2 | Courtney Bolze | 8.05 | 5.82 | 7.27 | 6.42 | 27.56 | ||
| 3 | Kenny Hardee | 25.00 | 4.19 | 4.14 | 5.95 | 39.28 | ||
| 4 | Art Schoner | 8.58 | 7.79 | 11.14 | 25.00 | 52.51 | ||
| 5 | Habib Bararat | 11.00 | 25.00 | 8.73 | 10.25 | 54.98 | ||
| 6 | Taylor Strickland | 12.06 | 13.22 | 35.00 | 12.41 | 72.69 | ||
| 7 | Paul Lynch | 12.23 | 25.00 | 10.79 | 25.00 | 73.02 | ||
| 8 | Vance Owens | 35.00 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 9.18 | 124.18 | ||
| NFS | Vance Owens | 45.00 | 10.37 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 135.37 | ||
| 9 | Jenny Owens | 65.00 | 25.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 180.00 | ||
| Sub | ||||||||
| 1 | Taylor Strickland | 3.78 | 3.93 | 4.27 | 7.05 | 19.03 | ||
| 2 | Cort Tompkins | 3.47 | 7.25 | 5.37 | 5.57 | 21.66 | 3.47 | |
| 3 | Kenny Hardee | 8.03 | 7.71 | 8.05 | 8.17 | 31.96 | ||
| 4 | Art Schoner | 11.36 | 6.16 | 7.15 | 12.77 | 37.44 | ||
| 5 | Paul Lynch | 9.51 | 9.84 | 25.00 | 5.38 | 49.73 | ||
| 6 | Courtney Bolze | 25.00 | 6.68 | 11.49 | 7.15 | 50.32 | ||
| 7 | Tom Landreth | 10.17 | 35.00 | 6.39 | 45.00 | 96.56 | ||
| 8 | Jenny Owens | 35.00 | 11.65 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 136.65 | ||
| 9 | Vance Owens | 65.00 | 55.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 | 250.00 | ||
| 5 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Total | ||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 10.81 | 22.68 | 17.58 | 13.64 | 21.66 | 86.37 | |
| 2 | Kenny Hardee | 18.08 | 20.24 | 25.22 | 39.28 | 31.96 | 134.78 | |
| 3 | Paul Lynch | 12.57 | 22.07 | 29.27 | 73.02 | 49.73 | 186.66 | |
| 4 | Art Schoner | 23.02 | 38.82 | 43.13 | 52.51 | 37.44 | 194.92 | |
| 5 | Taylor Strickland | 12.6 | 25.89 | 95.08 | 72.69 | 19.03 | 225.29 | |
| 6 | Courtney Bolze | 26.04 | 62.96 | 117.34 | 27.56 | 50.32 | 284.22 | |
Steven
November Bowling Pin Match
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