Please remember to check the calendar prior to heading to the range as 4H Summer Camps are now in session for the next 8 weeks. We cannot be anywhere on the ranges while the campers are there.
Art Schoner
ASC Pres.
Rimfire Challenge – ARA Modified Benchrest 50-Yard Precision Skill Challenge on June 16th.
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, June 16th, for a day of precision 22LR shooting.
The shooters will follow a modified version of the ARA Benchrest Shooting Competition, shooting four to six official ARA 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].
June Bowling Pin Match Results – Longtime Match Director sets new club record
Gentle Shooters,
I am pleased to post the results of the June 2024 ASC Bowling Pin Match. We set a new record on the range today. Longtime match director Steven Gordon posted a combined aggregate five gun score of 536.01 seconds. That is nearly nine minutes of agonizing struggling on the firing line. When interviewed after the match Gordon was sanguine regarding the achievement. “There is actually a possible 1,300 seconds in a five string aggregate score. With a little more focus on poor trigger control and sight alignment I think we can push the number higher and we are really just beginning to explore jerking the follow through” he stated. For those of you who are less creative about missing the pins, your scores are reported below.
Our next match is July 5th.
Steven
| Finish | Competitor | String 1 | String 2 | String 3 | String 4 | Total | Fastest String | |
| Carbine | ||||||||
| 1 | Art Schoner | 3.35 | 2.83 | 3.01 | 3.00 | 12.19 | ||
| 2 | Paul Lynch | 3.86 | 2.79 | 2.66 | 3.34 | 12.65 | 2.66 | |
| 3 | Frank Sanders | 5.26 | 3.33 | 2.79 | 5.32 | 16.70 | ||
| 4 | Courtney Bolze | 3.77 | 13.22 | 8.25 | 4.79 | 30.03 | ||
| 5 | Steven Gordon | 55.00 | 4.35 | 2.82 | 2.58 | 64.75 | ||
| 6 | Cory Allen | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 3.45 | 78.45 | ||
| 7 | Chris Covert | 7.37 | 25.00 | 14.54 | 45.00 | 91.91 | ||
| 8 | Cort Tompkins | 35.00 | 35.00 | 8.54 | 35.00 | 113.54 | ||
| Major | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 7.17 | 5.39 | 3.35 | 3.37 | 19.28 | 3.35 | |
| 2 | Cory Allen | 11.93 | 12.69 | 6.45 | 8.30 | 39.37 | ||
| 3 | Dennis O’Conner | 11.39 | 13.83 | 9.19 | 11.88 | 46.29 | ||
| 4 | Dan Kniseley | 8.71 | 8.92 | 9.59 | 25.00 | 52.22 | ||
| NFS | Phillip Van Cleave | 12.68 | 25.00 | 7.28 | 12.68 | 57.64 | ||
| 5 | Paul Lynch | 8.32 | 35.00 | 4.61 | 10.40 | 58.33 | ||
| NFS | Dennis O’Conner | 5.45 | 35.00 | 7.29 | 14.01 | 61.75 | ||
| 6 | Frank Sanders | 9.31 | 11.14 | 10.18 | 35.00 | 65.63 | ||
| 7 | Art Schoner | 12.85 | 8.42 | 35.00 | 9.39 | 65.66 | ||
| 8 | Matt Altekruse | 7.64 | 5.68 | 7.37 | 45.00 | 65.69 | ||
| 9 | Courtney Bolze | 25.00 | 10.70 | 14.08 | 25.00 | 74.78 | ||
| 10 | Phillip Van Cleave | 6.89 | 10.96 | 8.59 | 55.00 | 81.44 | ||
| 11 | Steven Gordon | 25.00 | 12.83 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 87.83 | ||
| 12 | Daniel Stayner | 25.00 | 45.00 | 7.42 | 25.00 | 102.42 | ||
| Minor | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 6.05 | 5.80 | 4.43 | 4.47 | 20.75 | 4.43 | |
| NFS | Don Davis | 6.68 | 7.89 | 5.24 | 5.48 | 25.29 | ||
| 2 | Paul Lynch | 11.26 | 7.35 | 6.27 | 8.36 | 33.24 | ||
| NFS | Phillip Van Cleave | 9.50 | 8.50 | 7.16 | 10.00 | 35.16 | ||
| 3 | Art Schoner | 7.45 | 9.85 | 10.32 | 11.92 | 39.54 | ||
| 4 | Matt Altekruse | 25.00 | 8.16 | 8.40 | 8.55 | 50.11 | ||
| 5 | Don Davis | 12.69 | 25.00 | 7.85 | 5.12 | 50.66 | ||
| NFS | Matt Altekruse | 6.66 | 13.61 | 5.99 | 25.00 | 51.26 | ||
| 6 | Bob Coleman | 14.90 | 13.18 | 13.29 | 11.67 | 53.04 | ||
| 7 | Dennis O’Conner | 11.91 | 10.44 | 9.41 | 25.00 | 56.76 | ||
| 8 | Courtney Bolze | 13.37 | 9.26 | 35.00 | 8.91 | 66.54 | ||
| NFS | Dennis O’Conner | 8.46 | 25.00 | 10.85 | 25.00 | 69.31 | ||
| 9 | Cory Allen | 6.56 | 35.00 | 9.43 | 25.00 | 75.99 | ||
| NFS | Bob Coleman | 12.58 | 12.51 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 85.09 | ||
| 10 | Phillip Van Cleave | 8.67 | 7.36 | 65.00 | 8.62 | 89.65 | ||
| 11 | Steven Gordon | 14.24 | 11.30 | 45.00 | 25.00 | 95.54 | ||
| 12 | Dan Kniseley | 45.00 | 35.00 | 12.80 | 11.83 | 104.63 | ||
| 13 | Frank Sanders | 9.82 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 114.82 | ||
| Revolver | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 4.15 | 5.36 | 5.61 | 3.63 | 18.75 | 3.63 | |
| 2 | Art Schoner | 8.84 | 9.78 | 6.03 | 5.80 | 30.45 | ||
| 3 | Cory Allen | 8.85 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 25.00 | 44.83 | ||
| 4 | Courtney Bolze | 8.71 | 5.76 | 7.72 | 25.00 | 47.19 | ||
| 5 | Daniel Stayner | 6.09 | 12.33 | 8.12 | 25.00 | 51.54 | ||
| 6 | Paul Lynch | 11.90 | 25.00 | 9.45 | 10.50 | 56.85 | ||
| 7 | Frank Sanders | 35.00 | 7.51 | 25.00 | 11.33 | 78.84 | ||
| 8 | Chris Covert | 25.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 65.00 | 150.00 | ||
| 9 | Steven Gordon | 25.00 | 25.00 | 45.00 | 65.00 | 160.00 | ||
| Sub | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 5.04 | 9.46 | 6.12 | 4.32 | 24.94 | 4.32 | |
| NFS | Phillip Van Cleave | 8.53 | 8.40 | 12.57 | 6.99 | 36.49 | ||
| 2 | Courtney Bolze | 6.39 | 11.07 | 12.26 | 10.06 | 39.78 | ||
| 3 | Paul Lynch | 8.31 | 7.96 | 10.96 | 25.00 | 52.23 | ||
| 4 | Art Schoner | 12.80 | 7.58 | 25.00 | 11.43 | 56.81 | ||
| 5 | Cory Allen | 35.00 | 10.90 | 10.90 | 7.63 | 64.43 | ||
| NFS | Matt Altekruse | 25.00 | 25.00 | 6.95 | 10.28 | 67.23 | ||
| 6 | Don Davis | 55.00 | 8.58 | 8.84 | 6.22 | 78.64 | ||
| 7 | Dennis O’Conner | 12.91 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 14.36 | 87.27 | ||
| 8 | Phillip Van Cleave | 10.76 | 5.91 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 96.67 | ||
| 9 | Matt Altekruse | 35.00 | 10.93 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 105.93 | ||
| NFS | Don Davis | 55.00 | 6.15 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 111.15 | ||
| NFS | Dennis O’Conner | 13.73 | 25.00 | 65.00 | 9.11 | 112.84 | ||
| 10 | Frank Sanders | 12.76 | 13.29 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 116.05 | ||
| 11 | Steven Gordon | 25.00 | 45.00 | 12.89 | 45.00 | 127.89 | ||
| 12 | Chris Covert | 45.00 | 55.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 160.00 | ||
| 5 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Total | ||
| Cort Tompkins | 113.54 | 19.28 | 20.75 | 18.75 | 24.94 | 197.26 | ||
| Art Schoner | 12.19 | 65.66 | 39.54 | 30.45 | 56.81 | 204.65 | ||
| Paul Lynch | 12.65 | 58.33 | 33.24 | 56.85 | 52.23 | 213.3 | ||
| Courtney Bolze | 30.03 | 74.78 | 66.54 | 47.19 | 39.78 | 258.32 | ||
| Cory Allen | 78.45 | 39.37 | 75.99 | 44.83 | 64.43 | 303.07 | ||
| Frank Sanders | 16.7 | 65.63 | 114.82 | 78.84 | 116.05 | 392.04 | ||
| Steven Gordon | 64.75 | 87.83 | 95.54 | 160 | 127.89 | 536.01 |
Volunteers Needed June 22nd: 4-H District Shoot!
Jim Manning needs six (6) volunteers to help support the 4-H District Shoot. Time will be from 0800 – 1400. This is great opportunity to see some great kids enjoy the shooting sports and restore your faith in our next generation!!!
Please contract Jim Manning at [email protected].
Lets Go Bowling Pin Shooting!
Gentle Shooters,
The long range forecast for this Saturday, June 1st calls for sunny skies, light winds, temps in the low 80’s and times for five carbine powered pins of under two seconds. Yes, there will be a Bowling Pin Match this Saturday, June 1st at the scenic Airfield Shooting Club range in pastoral Wakefield VA. Rules for the match and directions to the range can be found on the ASC Web site. For specific questions about the match, email our resident assistant chief pinhead at [email protected].
See you Saturday
Steven
Rimfire Challenge
This month’s Rimfire Challenge will be the Modified Metal Madness; it is a speed shooting competition consisting of shooting five steel targets in the proper order using a 22LR pistol or rifle. Competitors are scored solely by the time it takes to complete each stage. The course of fire is designed to be completed by even the most inexperienced shooter using one 10-round magazine per string without the need to reload “on the clock.” It is recommended to have 2 – 5 magazines; note a maximum of 10 round limits per string. The match winner is the competitor with the lowest overall time. We will set up a couple of benchrest stations and KYL “Know Your Limits” spinner targets if you want to try them.
The range is set up at 7:00 am, Safety Meeting 8:00-8:30 am, and the safety meeting is mandatory to shoot the match. The match starts immediately after the safety meeting. Contact Match Director: Tom Sanford, [email protected]
**Changes to Lock Combinations**
The lock combinations will be changing this coming Saturday, May 18th by mid-day. If you do not plan on renewing your membership, please email [email protected] so we remove you from the roster.
Renewals from now through May 31st will not be assessed a late fee of $25, which begins June 1st.
May Bowling Pin Results – We are still not quite there yet…
Gentle Shooters,
Far be it for me to stoke the continued fixation around the bowling pin community regarding the lowest elapsed time for a pistol caliber carbine string during a sanctioned competition. No, I am but your humble scribe. None other that our President ushered me into his home Saturday evening to tell me how it went down. Taylor Strickland had just set the club record for carbine only to have it broken the same day by Cory Allen. To paraphrase the ancient Bill Joel song, “If you want to make a hit you gotta make it fit, so they cut it down to 2.05.” Congratulations. Can 1.99 be far away? There was a bunch of other shooting, all of which is listed below. We will do it again June 1st. See you there.
Steven
| Competitor | String 1 | String 2 | String 3 | String 4 | Total | Fastest String | ||
| Carbine | ||||||||
| 1 | Taylor Strickland | 2.54 | 3.37 | 2.33 | 2.53 | 10.77 | ||
| 2 | Paul Lynch | 3.01 | 2.99 | 3.08 | 2.48 | 11.56 | ||
| 3 | Cory Allen | 7.11 | 2.13 | 2.05 | 3.13 | 14.42 | 2.05 | |
| 4 | Kenny Hardee | 6.64 | 3.95 | 4.03 | 3.49 | 18.11 | ||
| 5 | Cort Tompkins | 2.82 | 5.06 | 5.95 | 4.50 | 18.33 | ||
| 6 | Courtney Bolze | 4.16 | 3.81 | 7.52 | 7.32 | 22.81 | ||
| 7 | Rod Quiros | 7.81 | 6.37 | 4.51 | 4.81 | 23.50 | ||
| 8 | Tom Sandford | 10.80 | 25.00 | 11.29 | 25.00 | 72.09 | ||
| Major | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.80 | 3.76 | 3.56 | 3.28 | 14.40 | 3.28 | |
| 2 | Cory Allen | 3.98 | 6.08 | 4.60 | 6.44 | 21.10 | ||
| 3 | Paul Lynch | 8.61 | 4.97 | 3.89 | 5.48 | 22.95 | ||
| 4 | Kenny Hardee | 7.74 | 6.50 | 10.08 | 9.29 | 33.61 | ||
| 5 | Taylor Strickland | 9.69 | 9.58 | 7.13 | 7.97 | 34.37 | ||
| 6 | Art Schoner | 13.06 | 5.82 | 6.86 | 9.24 | 34.98 | ||
| 7 | Matt Altekruse | 6.78 | 8.16 | 6.40 | 45.00 | 66.34 | ||
| 8 | Dan Kniseley | 25.00 | 35.00 | 6.17 | 9.82 | 75.99 | ||
| 9 | Courtney Bolze | 25.00 | 35.00 | 10.84 | 35.00 | 105.84 | ||
| 10 | Chris Covert | 45.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 150.00 | ||
| Minor | ||||||||
| 1 | Taylor Strickland | 6.27 | 5.76 | 4.79 | 5.45 | 22.27 | ||
| 2 | Kenny Hardee | 7.72 | 5.93 | 6.06 | 5.47 | 25.18 | ||
| 3 | Cort Tompkins | 5.45 | 4.44 | 8.55 | 7.39 | 25.83 | 4.44 | |
| 4 | Paul Lynch | 7.60 | 7.57 | 7.66 | 6.56 | 29.39 | ||
| 5 | Matt Altekruse | 5.49 | 11.05 | 10.52 | 6.19 | 33.25 | ||
| 6 | Rod Quiros | 7.80 | 8.60 | 7.47 | 9.97 | 33.84 | ||
| 7 | Cory Allen | 11.32 | 5.27 | 11.17 | 10.31 | 38.07 | ||
| NFS | Rod Quiros | 10.61 | 13.03 | 8.97 | 9.77 | 42.38 | ||
| 8 | Art Schoner | 9.09 | 11.90 | 7.79 | 13.65 | 42.43 | ||
| 9 | Tom Sandford | 11.63 | 13.73 | 11.03 | 14.52 | 50.91 | ||
| 10 | Frank Sanders | 11.92 | 8.06 | 35.00 | 6.52 | 61.50 | ||
| NFS | Matt Altekruse | 8.63 | 11.06 | 35.00 | 11.66 | 66.35 | ||
| 11 | Dan Kniseley | 35.00 | 9.08 | 12.69 | 10.11 | 66.88 | ||
| NFS | Steve Galovics | 25.00 | 35.00 | 10.55 | 35.00 | 105.55 | ||
| 12 | Courtney Bolze | 35.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 120.00 | ||
| 13 | Steve Galovics | 35.00 | 85.00 | 13.82 | 13.74 | 147.56 | ||
| Revolver | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.20 | 3.80 | 5.69 | 3.48 | 16.17 | 3.20 | |
| 2 | Kenny Hardee | 7.00 | 11.95 | 5.88 | 3.72 | 28.55 | ||
| 3 | Cory Allen | 7.23 | 5.44 | 4.46 | 25.00 | 42.13 | ||
| 4 | Paul Lynch | 11.12 | 10.59 | 7.09 | 13.79 | 42.59 | ||
| 5 | Courtney Bolze | 8.09 | 25.00 | 7.86 | 9.19 | 50.14 | ||
| 6 | Dan Kniseley | 25.00 | 7.66 | 7.25 | 14.70 | 54.61 | ||
| 7 | Art Schoner | 7.59 | 45.00 | 6.88 | 5.91 | 65.38 | ||
| 8 | George Woody | 35.00 | 9.28 | 35.00 | 11.26 | 90.54 | ||
| 9 | Taylor Strickland | 25.00 | 11.42 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 96.42 | ||
| 10 | Chris Covert | 35.00 | 25.00 | 14.10 | 35.00 | 109.10 | ||
| Sub | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.96 | 6.42 | 4.02 | 7.23 | 21.63 | 3.96 | |
| 2 | Kenny Hardee | 7.11 | 4.55 | 5.54 | 6.57 | 23.77 | ||
| NFS | Matt Altekruse | 8.54 | 7.39 | 8.12 | 6.93 | 30.98 | ||
| 3 | Dan Kniseley | 6.48 | 10.69 | 6.70 | 9.91 | 33.78 | ||
| 4 | Tom Sandford | 7.19 | 12.12 | 10.41 | 7.06 | 36.78 | ||
| 5 | Art Schoner | 9.21 | 9.63 | 9.58 | 12.35 | 40.77 | ||
| 6 | Paul Lynch | 25.00 | 10.38 | 5.81 | 11.95 | 53.14 | ||
| 7 | Cory Allen | 35.00 | 6.58 | 5.32 | 6.82 | 53.72 | ||
| 8 | Courtney Bolze | 11.01 | 9.00 | 65.00 | 5.44 | 90.45 | ||
| 9 | Frank Sanders | 55.00 | 25.00 | 11.67 | 13.66 | 105.33 | ||
| 10 | Ray Chappell | 11.23 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 45.00 | 106.23 | ||
| 11 | Taylor Strickland | 45.00 | 5.09 | 8.97 | 55.00 | 114.06 | ||
| 12 | Matt Altekruse | 14.36 | 25.00 | 55.00 | 35.00 | 129.36 | ||
| 13 | Chris Covert | 45.00 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 130.00 | ||
| 14 | George Woody | 55.00 | 25.00 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 160.00 | ||
| 5 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Total | ||
| Cort Tompkins | 18.33 | 14.40 | 25.83 | 16.17 | 21.63 | 96.36 | ||
| Kenny Hardee | 18.11 | 33.61 | 25.18 | 28.55 | 23.77 | 129.22 | ||
| Paul Lynch | 30.98 | 11.56 | 22.95 | 29.39 | 42.59 | 137.47 | ||
| Cory Allen | 14.42 | 21.1 | 38.07 | 42.13 | 53.72 | 169.44 | ||
| Taylor Strickland | 10.77 | 34.37 | 22.27 | 96.42 | 114.06 | 277.89 | ||
| Courtney Bolze | 22.81 | 105.84 | 120 | 50.14 | 90.45 | 389.24 |
Skeet and Trap 101!
Have you always wanted to learn how to shoot skeet or trap? Now’s your chance!
Corrected a couple typos from the last post.
Dale Mullin will be leading Skeet 101 on May 11th from 9-5. You must have had the Shotgun 101 or generally be proficient with a shotgun in order to take this class. Dale will take you through the game of skeet shooting while teaching you the fundamentals of shooting skeet.
Scott Sampson will be leading the Trap 101 on May 25th from 9-5. You must have had the Shotgun 101 or generally be proficient with a shotgun in order to take this class. Scott will take you through the game of Trap shooting while teaching you the fundamentals of shooting Trap.
These are two separate courses. You must sign up and pay for each.
The cost for each of the classes is:
- members is $40/person
- non-members is $50/per person.
To sign up contact Scott Sampson at [email protected].
May Bowling Pin Match
Gentle Shooters,
It is time again to blast bowling pins in the name of ever lower elapsed times. This Saturday, May 4th, we will assemble at the stunning Airfield Shooting range is pastoral Wakefield VA. It will be pastoral until 9:30 when the first shots ring out. But you want to be there at 9 to help set up. Directions to the range and rules to the match can be found at the ASC web site airfieldshootingclub.org. For specific questions, contact our assistant adjunct pinhead at [email protected]
Steven