ASC Social Media/Member Interaction

ASC Announce
Members,
At the members meeting a few members asked if we could expand opportunities to interact with other club members online. Of course both of these options are optional and just a means to interact with one another.
The ASC Facebook group is now private, and only verified members are within. You can get there by going here ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/airfieldmembers/ ) . When joining it should prompt and ask for your member number. We’ll only be allowing members in this group. If you don’t supply your member number as a response to the question your request will be rejected.
I also added a forum to the website. Registration may take a bit as reviewing people signing up are actually members is a manual process but it is much more private than Facebook. Facebook isn’t known to be open to pro 2A conversations, or advertising of such events/goods. You can sign up for the ASC Member Forum here: https://airfieldshootingclub.org/forum/ . Once you’re there click register in the top left and register away.
Initially there aren’t many members in either service, but over time we should see more activity. If you should have any issues obtaining access to either please let me know via email to [email protected].

Updated ASC Bylaws

ASC Announce

Attached please find a link to the new Bylaws to the club.  These Bylaws were approved by the Board.  Members are encouraged to read them to become familiar with how their club operates.  The following is simplified overview of the changes that were made:

https://airfieldshootingclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bylaws-Final-2020718.pdf

Administrative Clean Up

  • Cleaned up the way Board, BOD, etc was used.  Made it consistent
  • Cleaned up the way by-laws, bylaws etc was used.  Made it consistent
  • Cleaned up how the 4-H Conference Center was referred to
  • Updated format of the document – added a TOC.

ARTICLE III

  • Added that new members had to take the oath verbally.

Article IV – Membership – Section 1 – Classes of Memberships

  • Cleaned up the formatting of the membership and added a short sentence to introduce the special membership section
  • Added a section called good standing because it was not defined

Article IV – Membership – Section 2 – Duties and Entitlements

  • Adding serving on an ASC committee to community service

Article IV- Membership – Section 3 – Application for Membership

  • Added the sex offender database scrub as required by the 4-H Conference Center

Article IV – Membership – Section 4 – Membership Limit

  • Rewrote to clarify the intent of the section

Article V – Guests

  • Section was rewritten.  Rule based items were moved to the Rules Document.

Article VI – Facilities

  • Section was rewritten.  Rule based items were moved to the Rules Document.

Article VI- Section 4 – Commercial Activity

  • Added to provide clarity for members on use

Article VII – Dues, other Financial Matter & Renewals – Section 1-3

  • Rewrote entire section to provide clarity of dates and procedures
  • Added definition of FY

Article VII – Dues, other Financial Matter & Renewals – Section 4 – Fixed Budget Items

  • Budget lines were clarified and amounts added

Article VII – Dues, other Financial Matter & Renewals – Section 5 – Annual Audit

  • Relocated this to here which was buried in other verbiage.

Article VIII – Expulsion, Suspension and Fines – Section 4 – Appeals

  • Added verbiage allowing a member to obtain a special meeting in a timely manner.

Article IX Meetings – Section 1 – Membership Meetings

  • Removed requirement for Regular meetings.  Made it discretionary.

Article X – Board – Section 1 – Essential Members

  • Retitled this section so “essential Members” could be used later on.
  • Eliminated the quorum requirement for general elections.
  • Modified the quorum requirement for general membership to make it easier to obtain a quorum.

Article X – Board – Section 7 – Abandonment of Office

  • Changed “may” to will.

Article XII – Duties of Directors – Section 6 – Chief Instructor

  • Added function of range rental coordination and made responsible for all instruction at club.

Article XII – Duties of Directors – Section 7 – Executive Officer

  • Added lead abatement function

Article XIV – Committees

  • Removed committees we don’t use.  Still allow President to create any they choose.
  • Changed recommended chairpersons

Article XV – Emergency Operations

  • Added section in its entirety.

Article XVII – Dissolution of Club Assets

  • Added back in.  Some reason verbiage was missing from most recent version

https://airfieldshootingclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bylaws-Final-2020718.pdf

Rules Changes July 2020

ASC Announce

Dear Club Members,

 

After a period of 6 months, we have finally finished and approved a major revision to the Club Rules Document. 

 

Rules Changes July 2020

 

This document has undergone a SIGNIFICANT rewrite.  The format and organization have completely changed to make it easier to find information.  There has been a lot of effort to make things easier to read and clarify items.  The changes in content are primarily focused on the following areas:

 

  1. Moved Guest “rules” from Bylaws to Rules
  2. Moved Facilities “rules” from Bylaws to Rules
  3. Added drawing from the holster – made it clear that drawing form the holster is authorized but muzzle control is paramount (no sweeping of people on the line)
  4. Added target section to include steel rules.  This covers where steel can be placed (Only at the berm on any range), covers minimum distance, covers how to hang the targets etc.  Also provided pictures on where to place paper targets on backers.
  5. Modified Cold Range slightly.  In particular if a member wishes to use a table to place targets on a backer, you must use an empty table or if you are doing it at your shooting point, the gun must be removed (placed in a rack) or cased.  If there are two people shooting at a table the other person does not have to case their firearms.
  6. Added Emergency Procedures in the RSO manual as well as added more detail on how to call the range as an RSO.

 

We will have the rules laminated and placed on the board on the 50 in the near future.  In the meantime, the rules will be placed in the log book binders in the 100m Range and also the Low house on the Shotgun Field.  We will also have Incident report forms in these locations.

 

It is expected as responsible members that you read the document over and become familiar with it before heading out to the range.  Please be patient with each other as we get use to some of the new changes.  If there are any questions you can email instructor@airfieldshootingclub.org.

 

Thank you!

 

Scott Sampson #762

ASC Chief Instructor

Locks on the Gate Officially Changed

ASC Announce

The Airfield Shooting Club’s locks have been changed over to the 2020-2021 membership code. If you have not yet paid your dues, you will need to do so before receiving the code. Dues are still being accepted until Sept 30th without late fees.

Club Elections on July 18th

ASC Announce

The ASC Board of Directors needs you! It is time to vote in a new board of directors. We need you to attend the Airfield Shooting Club’s annual member breakfast and board of directors election on Saturday, July 18th and choose the future leadership of your club.

Do you have ideas on how the club should operate, thoughts on a better renewals process, opinions on the newsletter? Do you have the time and feel you could make a difference?  Consider running for a position on the board of directors . Are you interested in range safety and maintenance? Handy with tools? The XO position might be calling for you! All positions are open during the yearly election.  Please contact the Secretary, if you would like to run for a position. ([email protected])

Our election and breakfast will be held at the Airfield Center’s Gray Building dining hall, with breakfast being served at 8:30 a.m.  After breakfast, the ASC President and other Board members will address Club matters. We will then hold the election to choose the new ASC Board.  All active Members will be eligible to vote.

***RSVP to Jon Welters, ASC Webmaster, at [email protected] by Saturday, July 11th.

Breakfast is paid for by the club for all ASC Members in good standing. Please note that family or guests accompanying Members will not be paid for by the Club.

The Independence Day Pin Shoot Results

Bowling Pin Matches

We normally hold our Dog Days match in August, but this match certainly could have qualified from a temperature perspective. It could have also been easily called the Rust-Oleum and Naval Jelly match since it has been a full half year since any of our competitors have faced the pins. Nevertheless there were some fantastic scores. Courtney Bolze’s rocking new Kriss Vector sporting a new optical sight nearly edged Art Schoner despite a personal best and fastest string of 2.88 seconds. And a note of the passing of the torch to the next generation. Ellie Gordon smoked her dad in Carbine to place third overall in her first recorded pin match, of course using his gun to beat him.  Results are below. Our next match is August 1. See you there.

Steven

Category Rank Shooter String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String
Carbine Art Schoner 4.12 6.54 4.18 2.88 17.72 2.88
Courtney Bolze 4.79 4.49 5.74 3.12 18.14
Ellie Gordon 3.45 9.72 4.60 2.80 20.57
Dennis Bondi 4.65 8.73 6.13 7.63 27.14
George Francis 8.36 10.41 8.08 9.60 36.45
Steven Gordon 2.98 4.01 25.00 4.77 36.76
Tom Aston 14.29 8.96 9.11 7.59 39.95
Amanda Aston 9.91 55.00 45.00 35.00 144.91
Major
NFS Terry Miltier 4.11 4.74 3.80 3.86 16.51
Terry Miltier 5.56 7.72 5.35 5.56 24.19 5.35
Brian Howell 7.20 5.57 8.33 10.06 31.16
Tom Aston 25 7.86 7.11 6.15 46.12
George Francis 13.21 7.51 25.00 7.62 53.34
Dennis Bondi 25.00 25.00 10.87 11.71 72.58
Courtney Bolze 45 11.16 7.65 25.00 88.81
Art Schoner 25 9.81 11.20 45.00 91.01
Steven Gordon 13.72 45.00 65.00 10.61 134.33
Amanda Aston 45.00 35.00 35.00 55.00 170.00
Ellie Gordon 55.00 45.00 45.00 65.00 210.00
Minor
Terry Miltier 7.99 4.73 4.61 4.57 21.90 4.57
NFS Terry Miltier 7.75 6.15 4.76 4.39 23.05
Brian Howell 8.41 6.20 10.37 10.62 35.60
Art Schoner 11.64 14.04 7.40 10.81 43.89
Courtney Bolze 12.02 10.59 14.10 13.83 50.54
Tom Aston 14.12 9.86 10.20 35.00 69.18
NFS Patrick Connolli 11.10 25.00 25.00 9.68 70.78
Dennis Bondi 10.86 25.00 14.56 25.00 75.42
George Francis 35.00 12.46 13.82 25.00 86.28
Steven Gordon 14.86 25.00 35.00 25.00 99.86
Patrick Connolli 55.00 85.00 65.00 55.00 260.00
Amanda Aston 75.00 75.00 85.00 75.00 310.00
Revolver
Terry Miltier 5.53 4.90 6.26 4.66 21.35 4.90
Dennis Bondi 5.76 5.65 8.36 8.52 28.29
Courtney Bolze 5.74 6.60 25.00 8.68 46.02
Art Schoner 45 25.00 25.00 12.82 107.82
Tom Aston 35 85.00 8.75 8.89 137.64
George Francis 35.00 55.00 55.00 35.00 180.00
Amanda Aston 55.00 55.00 35.00 45.00 190.00
Sub
Brian Howell 5.59 7.30 7.30 13.42 33.61 5.59
Courtney Bolze 9.37 6.63 7.46 10.85 34.31
George Francis 8.12 25.00 8.86 7.70 49.68
Art Schoner 9.93 14.84 35.00 25.00 84.77
Tom Aston 65 65.00 11.24 11.68 152.92
Amanda Aston 65.00 65.00 35.00 25.00 190.00
5 Gun Aggregate Carbine Major Minor Revolver Sub Total
Courtney Bolze 18.14 88.81 50.54 46.02 34.31 237.82
Art Schoner 17.72 91.01 43.89 107.82 84.77 345.21
George Francis 36.45 53.34 86.28 180.00 49.68 405.75
Tom Aston 39.95 46.12 69.18 137.64 152.92 445.81
Amanda Aston 144.91 170 310 190 190 1004.91

The 2020 Independence Day Bowling Pin Shoot

Bowling Pin Matches

Yes Virginia, there is a bowling pin shoot. On July 4, 2020 we will gather at 9:30 AM for our inaugural 2020 Pin Match at the lovely ASC range in scenic Wakefield. Please bring a mask and work gloves for set up and take down. We will enforce social distancing on and off the line, but we expect to shoot without masks.

We are also expecting lots of laughs. Nobody’s eyesight got a lot better over the winter and most of us have not had time or facility to practice. The pins will mock us and lay sideways on the table like they always do. But the pins don’t talk. Don’t worry, your friends will be there and this is your opportunity to taunt them! The rules and directions have not changed and are available the ASC web site www.airfieldshootingclub.org. Your associate deputy chief pinhead has not changed either, so reach him with specific questions at [email protected]

See you at the match,

Steven

Airfield Shooting Club Range Update

ASC Announce

Effective immediately, the Airfield Shooting Club is rolling back the Range COVID-19 Protocols. The range is fully open in accordance with the posted range rules. Our members are encouraged to wear masks and follow appropriate social distancing. The club will follow the governor’s order regarding social gathering limits.

Project Appleseed at Airfield Shooting Club

ASC Event
Project Appleseed will be holding a one-day clinic on the 100M range on Saturday, June 20 from 8:00am to 4:00pm.  This event will teach students the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, including concepts such as developing a solid shooting position, natural point of aim, and steps required to fire a successful shot.  In between rifle instruction segments, students will learn about the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and the fateful events that moved the colonials down the path to independence on April 19, 1775.
This is a family friendly event, and all skill levels and age ranges are welcome.  Bring whatever centerfire or rimfire rifle you have.  If you don’t have a rifle, we can provide loaner rifles with some advance notice.
Signup is available at www.appleseedinfo.org, under the Events tab.  Walk-ons are welcome, though space is limited.  Airfield Shooting Club members attending this event will have their range fee waived; bring your credentials with you to the event.
For questions, please contact Jesse at jesse.projectappleseedvirginia@gmail.com .
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