| One of our members asked if we could pass this along, doing so with the boards consensus: |
| The Public Safety Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates will meet @9am Friday morning. Several anti-gun bills are on the agenda. The following link will allow you to see them and either sign up to speak via phone/computer or to submit written comments:https://hodspeak.house. Suggested comments from a VCDL alert when the bills were in sub-committee: HB1909 – School Boards are offices with adult workers in them, just like thousands of offices across the Commonwealth. It makes no sense to treat them as if they were a school with children in them. HB1992 – This bill expands the number of things that qualify as misdemeanor domestic violence beyond what the federal government uses to take away gun rights. There is no provision to restore rights in the bill and it would create a lifetime ban on gun ownership for a mere misdemeanor. From a gun-rights perspective under this bill, the person charged would be better off seriously harming the other person and getting a felony conviction, from which their gun-rights could eventually be restored. HB2128 – This bill could make a person wait up to five business days for a background check approval, which would take more pressure off the government to do a timely background check. The promise to gun owners is that the background check system is supposed to be an INSTANT CHECK, not a five-day waiting period check, which, with weekends/holidays could be up to NINE-days in realtime. The current three days is more than sufficient. HB2276 – This bill was written without a clear understanding of the current law on homemade guns for a person’s own use, which has been legal since America’s founding. Besides banning personally-made guns completely, the bill makes the owners of such guns instant criminals, even if the owner had applied directly to the ATF for a serial number and put the serial number on the gun. HB2295 – A solution in search of a problem. There has been no events that justify stripping the very people represented by the General Assembly of their right to self-defense. Citizens have been carrying on Capitol grounds and buildings for years responsibly and without incident. |
ASC Email Changes and Bylaws Update
Some of you may have noticed our last email didn’t work quite right, after much testing it looks like the provider we were using was actively removing our links. We later found out that they suspended VA CDL’s service due to their political views. That being said we will be working on moving off from that platform rather quickly.
We will be attempting to simply host the mechanisms that send out email ourselves. What this means for you is:
- We will be sending email in a “newsletter” fashion, meaning each day if there is new information the website will roll that up and send it on out.
- The system will send 100 emails at a time, which means after posting an item to the site it could take a few hours for all members to receive it.
- Certain key emails may still be manually sent, but in general this new workflow is designed to avoid getting us blocked by spam filters and email security mechanisms.
- Please bear with us, we are making this change rather quickly due to a real need to get off from Mailchimp, as such we may experience some issues. If you notice anything or have feedback please email [email protected].
- Initially you may notice in the emails that you only see a portion of articles, if you click the link below it’ll take you to the site with the entire post. We’re going to work on resolving this.
In preparation for any additional attempts at impacting our ability to communicate to members the board also established a standing webmaster budget, that way if our service provider was to discontinue service we could quickly find an alternative one.
We have updated the club Bylaws to reflect a resolution made by the Board at today’s board meeting to add a yearly budget to the webmaster. The Bylaws have been updated to reflect this passed resolution. We have also added a revision page to make it easier to see what has changed.
*Note that this email will be sent using both Mailchimp and the self hosted solution. This should be the last email you receive with both methods.
ASC Service Rifle & Zombie Match – Sat, Jan 9th @ 9am
ASC Service Rifle & Zombie Match is back for the new year, this Saturday, January 9th @ 9am.
Yes we are on for the new year… Come on down and bring you new toys with you! 😉
Saturday should be, Partly cloudy skies. High around 45F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Info: ASC’s Service Rifle & Zombie Matches are open to all ASC members, guest and anyone wanting to shoot Service Rifles, High power rifles, Traditional rifles, Modern sporters and practice for the coming Zombie Apocalypse!
- Event will take place on the on the 100 Meter Range.
- Check-in will begin at 8:45am with safety brief at 9am. followed by the relays.
- Match fee is $5.00 for members
You don’t have to be experienced at rifle competition to shoot in our rifle matches. The event is expected to be over by noon but actual completion time is based on the number of competitors. Need more info contact us here….
ASC Flyer Lobby Day Edition
ASC Members,
Please see the below link to the 2021 Lobby Edition of the ASC Flyer, our clubs newsletter.
For any newsletter articles, questions or feedback please reach out to [email protected].
Gun Show Volunteers
Our gun show coordinator has realized some of our members may not know how to get in touch with him.
He maintains a list of willing members, and reaches out when a gun show is scheduled to solicit workers. Working gun shows is a good way to earn storage hours.
If you are interested in being included on gun show notices and working gun shows please send an email to Gary Wyse ([email protected]).
A Bowling Pin Farewell to 2020
Gentle Shooters,
I am always a bit melancholy for this post, which is my final match report for 2020. It has been an eventful year for all of us. Like many things, our season was shortened. For some of us who are used to being out and in front of people but now relegated to sitting behind a computer screen all day, just seeing old friends and being able to participate in an event we truly love was something to look forward to each month. Thanks to each and every pin shooter who came out in blistering heat and oppressive humidity. Thanks for helping to get the tables built, set up and broken down each month. . For going on pin patrol, finding and carting pins to the warehouse. Thanks for the atmosphere and the camaraderie. And most importantly, thanks for being safe competitors.
On the note of competition, just a reminder to never give up. Our top two five gun aggregate shooters this month were separated 92/100’s of a second. Congratulations to both of them. Kudos to Art Schoner’s decisive carbine win. He has been gunning for it for a while now. Our next match will be Saturday, April 3, 2021. Until then, good luck finding ammunition. Your results are below.
Steven
| Category | Rank | Shooter | String 1 | String 2 | String 3 | String 4 | Total | Fastest String | |
| Carbine | |||||||||
| 1 | Art Schoner | 2.51 | 4.57 | 3.38 | 3.49 | 13.95 | 2.51 | ||
| 2 | Steven Gordon | 3.93 | 5.06 | 6.23 | 3.68 | 18.90 | |||
| 3 | Charles Lankford | 6.60 | 4.43 | 4.86 | 5.81 | 21.70 | |||
| 4 | Courtney Bolze | 4.19 | 6.85 | 7.85 | 5.70 | 24.59 | |||
| 5 | Taylor Strickland | 11.54 | 4.72 | 9.86 | 11.10 | 37.22 | |||
| 6 | Chris Covert | 25.00 | 25.00 | 65.00 | 25.00 | 140.00 | |||
| Major | |||||||||
| 1 | Steven Gordon | 13.46 | 6.70 | 4.37 | 9.13 | 33.66 | 4.37 | ||
| 2 | Taylor Strickland | 12.09 | 7.79 | 10.07 | 11.22 | 41.17 | |||
| 3 | Charles Lankford | 5.77 | 25.00 | 9.08 | 13.28 | 53.13 | |||
| 4 | Brian Howell | 14.95 | 25.00 | 8.00 | 9.14 | 57.09 | |||
| 5 | Brooks Boatwright | 6.78 | 35.00 | 7.71 | 7.67 | 57.16 | |||
| 6 | Don Aubuchon | 45.00 | 14.30 | 9.11 | 9.21 | 77.62 | |||
| 7 | Art Schoner | 11.19 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 12.67 | 83.86 | |||
| 8 | Courtney Bolze | 11.22 | 25.00 | 45.00 | 8.68 | 89.90 | |||
| 9 | Brian Wells | 8.76 | 35.00 | 12.09 | 35.00 | 90.85 | |||
| 10 | Chris Covert | 35.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 120.00 | |||
| Minor | |||||||||
| 1 | Brian Howell | 6.48 | 6.51 | 4.49 | 7.82 | 25.30 | 4.49 | ||
| 2 | Courtney Bolze | 7.35 | 7.18 | 9.28 | 6.60 | 30.41 | |||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 8.68 | 7.83 | 8.95 | 6.84 | 32.30 | |||
| 4 | Don Aubuchon | 10.54 | 10.33 | 10.91 | 10.32 | 42.10 | |||
| 5 | Brian Wells | 11.05 | 9.08 | 12.53 | 12.43 | 45.09 | |||
| 6 | Charles Lankford | 35.00 | 6.62 | 6.77 | 11.41 | 59.80 | |||
| 7 | Art Schoner | 55.00 | 25.00 | 11.91 | 11.94 | 103.85 | |||
| 8 | Taylor Strickland | 85.00 | 25.00 | 14.77 | 13.62 | 138.39 | |||
| Revolver | |||||||||
| 1 | Charles Lankford | 5.82 | 5.43 | 4.42 | 6.15 | 21.82 | 4.42 | ||
| 2 | Art Schoner | 9.47 | 6.05 | 5.90 | 9.84 | 31.26 | |||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 7.87 | 7.55 | 9.71 | 13.95 | 39.08 | |||
| 4 | Courtney Bolze | 6.04 | 7.25 | 25.00 | 7.36 | 45.65 | |||
| 5 | Don Aubuchon | 10.33 | 25.00 | 11.72 | 35.00 | 82.05 | |||
| 6 | Taylor Strickland | 11.65 | 25.00 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 116.65 | |||
| 7 | Chris Covert | 55.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 130.00 | |||
| 8 | Brian Wells | 55.00 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 55.00 | 190.00 | |||
| Sub | |||||||||
| 1 | Charles Lankford | 4.23 | 5.10 | 6.54 | 6.75 | 22.62 | 4.23 | ||
| 2 | Taylor Strickland | 25.00 | 7.53 | 5.35 | 12.96 | 50.84 | |||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 10.72 | 10.59 | 25.00 | 7.90 | 54.21 | |||
| 4 | Courtney Bolze | 8.61 | 4.68 | 8.25 | 35.00 | 56.54 | |||
| 5 | Brian Howell | 24.00 | 6.64 | 13.47 | 25.00 | 69.11 | |||
| 6 | Art Schoner | 12.48 | 35.00 | 13.27 | 11.40 | 72.15 | |||
| NFS | Brian Wells | 12.58 | 25.00 | 9.55 | 35.00 | 82.13 | |||
| 7 | Brian Wells | 25.00 | 35.00 | 13.93 | 9.34 | 83.27 | |||
| 8 | Don Aubuchon | 25.00 | 8.16 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 93.16 | |||
| 9 | Brooks Boatwright | 9.38 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 114.38 | |||
| 10 | Chris Covert | 25.00 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 150.00 | |||
| 5 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Total | |||
| Steven Gordon | 18.90 | 33.66 | 32.30 | 39.08 | 54.21 | 178.15 | |||
| Charles Lankford | 21.70 | 53.13 | 59.80 | 21.82 | 22.62 | 179.07 | |||
| Courtney Bolze | 24.59 | 89.9 | 30.41 | 45.65 | 56.54 | 247.09 | |||
| Art Schoner | 13.95 | 83.86 | 103.85 | 31.26 | 72.15 | 305.07 | |||
| Taylor Strickland | 37.22 | 41.17 | 138.39 | 116.65 | 50.84 | 384.27 |
December Bowling Pin Match
Gentle shooters,
The last installment of how the pins fall for 2020 will occur this Saturday, December 5th at 9 AM at the Airfield shooting club range in scenic Wakefield. If you miss this match, you will not shoot as genuine ASC sanctioned bowling pins until next April. Don’t let that happen. Plan to be at the range this Saturday at 9 AM. Bring your best guns and skills and impress your friends. If you need details about the matches you can find them at airfieldshootingclub.org. Any you can always address questions and concerns to our resident pinhead at [email protected]. See you at the range!
Steven
Work Party Sunday December 6 @ 09:30AM
Next work party is first Sunday in Dec (6 Dec) with starting time at 0930 and the range(s) will be closed. Will need a trailer, chain saws, etc ; any questions, e-mail [email protected].
November Bowling Pin Match Results
Gentle Shooters,
We had an excellent day of both weather and friendship on our range today. The results featured some pitched battles for pin supremacy. In Carbine, the match was decided by under seven tenths of a second and the fastest string was a stingy one-one hundredth of a second. But this isn’t modern youth sports, so not everyone gets a trophy. Your results are listed below. We will see you at the last match of the season on December 5th.
| Category | Rank | Shooter | String 1 | String 2 | String 3 | String 4 | Total | Fastest String | |
| Carbine | |||||||||
| 1 | Steven Gordon | 3.87 | 2.47 | 6.16 | 3.72 | 16.22 | 2.47 | ||
| 2 | Courtney Bolze | 4.19 | 3.89 | 4.00 | 4.80 | 16.88 | |||
| 3 | Art Schoner | 3.83 | 7.28 | 4.55 | 4.03 | 19.69 | |||
| 4 | Steve Johnson | 5.99 | 9.63 | 3.56 | 2.48 | 21.66 | |||
| 5 | Allen Moran | 4.88 | 4.31 | 4.53 | 9.85 | 23.57 | |||
| 6 | Taylor Strickland | 8.24 | 7.24 | 4.55 | 4.44 | 24.47 | |||
| 7 | Jesse Taylor | 25.00 | 8.24 | 35.00 | 9.18 | 77.42 | |||
| Major | |||||||||
| 1 | Allen Moran | 7.57 | 5.42 | 5.90 | 8.67 | 27.56 | |||
| 2 | Courtney Bolze | 8.24 | 6.99 | 10.92 | 10.09 | 36.24 | |||
| 3 | Joe Ford | 11.64 | 25.00 | 13.22 | 13.31 | 63.17 | |||
| 4 | Taylor Strickland | 9.33 | 5.14 | 11.47 | 45.00 | 70.94 | 5.14 | ||
| 5 | Steven Gordon | 45.00 | 14.02 | 10.48 | 9.67 | 79.17 | |||
| 6 | Paul Lynch | 7.80 | 65.00 | 11.33 | 10.28 | 94.41 | |||
| 7 | Brian Howell | 55.00 | 8.79 | 13.39 | 25.00 | 102.18 | |||
| NFS | Paul Lynch | 25.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 13.95 | 108.95 | |||
| 8 | Jim Slee | 7.10 | 35.00 | 12.95 | 55.00 | 110.05 | |||
| 9 | Art Schoner | 25.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 130.00 | |||
| 10 | Don Aubuchon | 11.63 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 136.63 | |||
| Minor | |||||||||
| 1 | Steven Gordon | 7.09 | 6.47 | 9.45 | 7.89 | 30.90 | |||
| 2 | Brian Howell | 10.96 | 9.87 | 7.15 | 5.07 | 33.05 | 5.07 | ||
| 3 | Courtney Bolze | 13.27 | 6.35 | 9.75 | 7.23 | 36.60 | |||
| 4 | Art Schoner | 13.31 | 9.50 | 25.00 | 10.30 | 58.11 | |||
| 5 | Steve Johnson | 25.00 | 14.80 | 11.33 | 12.17 | 63.30 | |||
| 6 | Paul Lynch | 13.66 | 45.00 | 14.44 | 11.17 | 84.27 | |||
| 7 | Jesse Taylor | 12.41 | 13.73 | 14.42 | 45.00 | 85.56 | |||
| 8 | Don Aubuchon | 11.30 | 11.10 | 55.00 | 11.79 | 89.19 | |||
| 9 | Allen Moran | 55.00 | 12.10 | 14.62 | 13.07 | 94.79 | |||
| 10 | Taylor Strickland | 65.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 65.00 | 190.00 | |||
| NFS | Paul Lynch | 35.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 | 35.00 | 220.00 | |||
| 11 | Jim Slee | 75.00 | 35.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 | 260.00 | |||
| Revolver | |||||||||
| Allen Moran | 5.70 | 6.60 | 4.81 | 9.32 | 26.43 | 4.81 | |||
| Courtney Bolze | 7.23 | 5.90 | 7.45 | 7.99 | 28.57 | ||||
| Joe Ford | 9.75 | 5.96 | 6.94 | 6.13 | 28.78 | ||||
| Steven Gordon | 11.36 | 10.80 | 10.63 | 9.94 | 42.73 | ||||
| Art Schoner | 9.08 | 25.00 | 9.13 | 11.13 | 54.34 | ||||
| Don Aubuchon | 25.00 | 7.30 | 25.00 | 10.99 | 68.29 | ||||
| Taylor Strickland | 25.00 | 7.76 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 92.76 | ||||
| Jeff Flanagan | 45.00 | 45.00 | 10.33 | 25.00 | 125.33 | ||||
| Jim Slee | 35.00 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 160.00 | ||||
| Sub | |||||||||
| 1 | Brian Howell | 6.11 | 6.49 | 5.31 | 7.13 | 25.04 | |||
| 2 | Steve Johnson | 10.20 | 4.84 | 5.13 | 10.63 | 30.80 | |||
| 3 | Don Aubuchon | 6.56 | 8.84 | 9.46 | 25.00 | 49.86 | |||
| 4 | Allen Moran | 25.00 | 12.04 | 8.16 | 6.84 | 52.04 | |||
| 5 | D J Charecicz | 35.00 | 8.04 | 4.44 | 5.31 | 52.79 | 4.44 | ||
| 6 | Courtney Bolze | 35.00 | 9.13 | 7.81 | 5.78 | 57.72 | |||
| 7 | Steven Gordon | 14.56 | 14.76 | 8.08 | 25.00 | 62.40 | |||
| 8 | Taylor Strickland | 35.00 | 13.15 | 8.51 | 14.78 | 71.44 | |||
| 9 | Jesse Taylor | 25.00 | 12.18 | 10.60 | 25.00 | 72.78 | |||
| NFS | Taylor Strickland | 45.00 | 13.13 | 8.46 | 8.64 | 75.23 | |||
| 10 | Art Schoner | 35.00 | 14.66 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 99.66 | |||
| 11 | Jim Slee | 45.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 11.11 | 106.11 | |||
| 12 | Diane Charewicz | 65.00 | 55.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 | 250.00 | |||
| 5 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Total | |||
| 1 | Courtney Bolze | 16.88 | 36.24 | 36.6 | 28.57 | 57.72 | 176.01 | ||
| 2 | Allen Moran | 23.57 | 27.56 | 94.79 | 26.43 | 52.04 | 224.39 | ||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 16.22 | 79.17 | 30.9 | 42.73 | 62.4 | 231.42 | ||
| 4 | Art Schoner | 19.69 | 130 | 58.11 | 54.34 | 99.66 | 361.8 | ||
| 5 | Taylor Strickland | 76.36 | 272.97 | 220.40 | 152.07 | 271.82 | 993.62 |
November Bowling Pin Match 9AM Sharp!
Greetings Gentle Shooters,
Get ready for the second to the last installment of “How the Pins Fall 2020” this Saturday, November 7th at the Beautiful Airfield Shooting Club range in in scenic Wakefield. A quick inspection of the club calendar shows that there is an event on the 50 yard range a 2PM, so we are asking shooters to arrive by 9AM to insure the range is available for the next group on time. you can find rules for the match and directions to the range at www.airfieldshootingclub.org. And of course you questions to our resident associate adjunct assistant chief Pinhead are always welcome at [email protected]. See you Saturday.
Steven