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Skeet 101 and Trap 101
Have you always wanted to learn how to shoot skeet or trap? Now’s your chance!
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 20th 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 instructor@airfieldshootingclub.com.
Range Road Closure
The road to the range will be closed on Tuesday April 23 at 6PM. The culverts under the roadway at the swamp/beaver dam area will be cleaned out. Work will be completed that evening and normal access to the range will resume Wednesday morning.
Art Schoner
ASC President
Airfield Conference Center Work Day
Help our partner and work on your service hours!
Critical Carry Skill – June 1-2 – Last Call
Folks – We will be having an outside instructor coming into ASC, Dave Jenkins form Rochester Personal Defense, to teach a 2 day class on critical carry skills. I have taken this class before and found it to be fantastic. We need a minimum of 10 people paid by April 30 for this class to be confirmed. If we don’t have 10,folks, paid then we will have to cancel the class.
You can find more information about the class here:
The fee $450 for members and $500 for non-members.
To pay for the class, please use the ASC payment portal and enter in the code “8000” into the member number and place your member number or guest in the notes with your name.
You won’t want to miss this!
Scott
1st Quarter 2024 Newsletter.
Critical Carry Skills – June 1-2 – Last Call
Folks – We will be having an outside instructor coming into ASC, Dave Jenkins form Rochester Personal Defense, to teach a 2 day class on critical carry skills. I have taken this class before and found it to be fantastic. We need a minimum of 10 people paid by April 30 for this class to be confirmed. If we don’t have 10,folks, paid then we will have to cancel the class.
You can find more information about the class here:
The fee $450 for members and $500 for non-members.
To pay for the class, please use the ASC payment portal and enter in the code “8000” into the member number and place your member number or guest in the notes with your name.
You won’t want to miss this!
Scott
Shot Size on Shotgun Fields! Read and Heed
Members,
We found today almost a box of fired “00” buck shells on the trap field today (Sunday). This is a reminder that the allowed shot size on ANY shotgun field is 7.5, 8, 8.5, and 9. In other word no shot larger that 7.5. The reason for that is SAFETY! Larger shot size will exceed our safe fall area. Depending on how these were fired, they could have easily left our range.
There is zero reason to have something that large on the trap field. If you want to shot slugs, buck shot etc (anything larger than 7.5 shot, then you are welcome to use the SRB, 50yd or 100m.
Thank you for your attention!!!
April Bowling Pin Match results
Gentle Shooters,
I am a bit full of myself today. We even have a picture. We had a spectacular turnout for the inaugural Bowling Pin Match of 2024. We hosted 20 shooters, fired 296 relays, and finished before 2:30 in the afternoon. I have to shout out to Cory and Dan, who assisted with scoring and safety duties and were instrumental in keeping the match moving.
It is clear to me that some of you were practicing and the scores reflect that. Congratulations to you guys. The rest of us just showed up for fellowship, a good time and to heckle the good shooters. So, a very successful match. As you know, now that the season has started, we shoot matches because there is no time to practice. So I don’t want to see anything like the picture above that the range. PS. There will be no washouts for 2024. We intend to shoot steel pins in the short range berm on rain days! The next match is on Star Wars Day, May the Fourth be with you!
Steven
| Competitor | String 1 | String 2 | String 3 | String 4 | Total | Fastest String | ||
| Carbine | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.23 | 5.31 | 2.51 | 2.97 | 14.02 | ||
| 2 | Paul Lynch | 3.60 | 3.60 | 5.60 | 3.67 | 16.47 | ||
| 3 | Art Schoner | 2.83 | 5.77 | 3.50 | 5.54 | 17.64 | ||
| 4 | Cory Allen | 2.98 | 5.06 | 6.57 | 3.86 | 18.47 | ||
| 5 | Steven Gordon | 6.57 | 5.22 | 4.22 | 4.80 | 20.81 | ||
| 6 | Kenny Hardee | 5.34 | 6.18 | 6.39 | 3.22 | 21.13 | ||
| 7 | Courtney Bolze | 8.13 | 5.34 | 8.28 | 4.20 | 25.95 | ||
| 8 | Zac Huk | 13.96 | 10.93 | 3.05 | 6.41 | 34.35 | ||
| 9 | Dan Kniseley | 9.53 | 8.11 | 7.99 | 9.27 | 34.90 | ||
| 10 | Allen Moran | 8.00 | 6.66 | 10.26 | 10.14 | 35.06 | ||
| 11 | Jason Kossman | 6.06 | 7.23 | 10.97 | 11.17 | 35.43 | ||
| 12 | Brad Crowder | 6.01 | 7.15 | 6.79 | 25.00 | 44.95 | ||
| 13 | Taylor Strickland | 2.23 | 5.23 | 45.00 | 3.36 | 55.82 | 2.23 | |
| Major | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.83 | 6.46 | 3.52 | 4.00 | 17.81 | 3.52 | |
| 2 | Steven Gordon | 6.10 | 10.58 | 7.81 | 8.23 | 32.72 | ||
| 3 | Taylor Strickland | 9.57 | 12.00 | 5.46 | 9.27 | 36.30 | ||
| 4 | Dan Kniseley | 11.67 | 8.92 | 8.74 | 8.41 | 37.74 | ||
| 5 | Cory Allen | 9.07 | 13.41 | 9.78 | 7.19 | 39.45 | ||
| 6 | Tip Wight | 14.10 | 6.89 | 5.95 | 14.55 | 41.49 | ||
| 7 | Paul Lynch | 9.49 | 7.55 | 8.75 | 25.00 | 50.79 | ||
| NFS | Phillip Van Cleave | 9.16 | 25.00 | 7.58 | 13.51 | 55.25 | ||
| 8 | Phillip Van Cleave | 10.03 | 9.68 | 25.00 | 14.78 | 59.49 | ||
| 9 | Courtney Bolze | 7.13 | 8.13 | 10.39 | 35.00 | 60.65 | ||
| 10 | Kenny Hardee | 9.91 | 6.57 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 66.48 | ||
| 11 | Art Schoner | 5.78 | 55.00 | 7.20 | 25.00 | 92.98 | ||
| 12 | Anthony McKenzie | 25.00 | 6.49 | 45.00 | 25.00 | 101.49 | ||
| 13 | Allen Moran | 45.00 | 12.60 | 55.00 | 12.64 | 125.24 | ||
| Minor | ||||||||
| 1 | Taylor Strickland | 6.38 | 5.22 | 12.31 | 5.12 | 29.03 | 5.12 | |
| 2 | Kenny Hardee | 7.48 | 8.31 | 7.38 | 6.24 | 29.41 | ||
| NFS | Don Davis | 7.83 | 7.92 | 9.28 | 8.46 | 33.49 | ||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 9.25 | 7.95 | 8.95 | 8.42 | 34.57 | ||
| 4 | Cory Allen | 9.35 | 5.46 | 9.52 | 10.52 | 34.85 | ||
| 5 | Anthony McKenzie | 9.45 | 9.32 | 7.78 | 12.30 | 38.85 | ||
| NFS | Phillip Van Cleave | 8.33 | 8.51 | 10.77 | 12.26 | 39.87 | ||
| 6 | Paul Lynch | 9.56 | 10.12 | 11.36 | 9.58 | 40.62 | ||
| 7 | Cort Tompkins | 25.00 | 8.93 | 5.41 | 6.33 | 45.67 | ||
| 8 | Don Davis | 35.00 | 12.70 | 8.39 | 10.90 | 66.99 | ||
| 9 | Allen Moran | 13.69 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 8.01 | 71.70 | ||
| 10 | Zac Huk | 45.00 | 14.74 | 9.13 | 10.81 | 79.68 | ||
| 11 | Dan Kniseley | 25.00 | 35.00 | 14.18 | 13.48 | 87.66 | ||
| 12 | Phillip Van Cleave | 35.00 | 35.00 | 9.74 | 8.89 | 88.63 | ||
| 13 | Brad Crowder | 35.00 | 35.00 | 12.94 | 13.27 | 96.21 | ||
| 14 | Courtney Bolze | 12.48 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 107.48 | ||
| 15 | Matt Finch | 65.00 | 25.00 | 12.54 | 25.00 | 127.54 | ||
| NFS | Matt Finch | 45.00 | 13.69 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 128.69 | ||
| 16 | Art Schoner | 25.00 | 85.00 | 9.04 | 9.76 | 128.80 | ||
| 17 | George Woody | 35.00 | 25.00 | 75.00 | 45.00 | 180.00 | ||
| 18 | Jason Kossman | 85.00 | 85.00 | 9.52 | 25.00 | 204.52 | ||
| Revolver | ||||||||
| 1 | Tip Wight | 4.44 | 4.37 | 4.97 | 4.24 | 18.02 | ||
| 2 | Cort Tompkins | 5.83 | 4.34 | 4.23 | 4.08 | 18.48 | 4.08 | |
| 3 | Courtney Bolze | 6.24 | 12.44 | 6.01 | 7.69 | 32.38 | ||
| 4 | Paul Lynch | 8.93 | 9.46 | 9.52 | 8.61 | 36.52 | ||
| 5 | Taylor Strickland | 9.51 | 12.13 | 9.31 | 13.04 | 43.99 | ||
| 6 | Art Schoner | 6.96 | 7.85 | 25.00 | 8.77 | 48.58 | ||
| 7 | Kenny Hardee | 9.61 | 25.00 | 7.61 | 12.23 | 54.45 | ||
| 8 | Cory Allen | 25.00 | 8.79 | 25.00 | 7.04 | 65.83 | ||
| 9 | Steven Gordon | 25.00 | 35.00 | 13.37 | 6.83 | 80.20 | ||
| 10 | Dan Kniseley | 5.69 | 45.00 | 25.00 | 5.92 | 81.61 | ||
| 11 | Allen Moran | 25.00 | 35.00 | 55.00 | 65.00 | 180.00 | ||
| Sub | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 5.34 | 6.25 | 4.73 | 5.89 | 22.21 | ||
| 2 | Courtney Bolze | 6.03 | 5.99 | 5.71 | 6.55 | 24.28 | ||
| 3 | Taylor Strickland | 4.50 | 10.97 | 3.80 | 5.23 | 24.50 | 3.80 | |
| NFS | Phillip Van Cleave | 8.41 | 10.62 | 4.84 | 7.11 | 30.98 | ||
| 4 | Dan Kniseley | 12.38 | 10.14 | 10.99 | 8.69 | 42.20 | ||
| 5 | Steven Gordon | 9.99 | 10.29 | 8.55 | 13.47 | 42.30 | ||
| 6 | Allen Moran | 6.13 | 5.64 | 7.46 | 25.00 | 44.23 | ||
| 7 | Cory Allen | 25.00 | 7.92 | 6.37 | 9.00 | 48.29 | ||
| 8 | Phillip Van Cleave | 6.78 | 35.00 | 7.77 | 6.37 | 55.92 | ||
| 9 | Tip Wight | 25.00 | 5.62 | 25.00 | 9.30 | 64.92 | ||
| 10 | Art Schoner | 25.00 | 45.00 | 7.05 | 14.01 | 91.06 | ||
| 11 | Chris Covert | 45.00 | 11.14 | 25.00 | 45.00 | 126.14 | ||
| 12 | Kenny Hardee | 65.00 | 25.00 | 6.75 | 35.00 | 131.75 | ||
| 13 | Paul Lynch | 45.00 | 55.00 | 55.00 | 55.00 | 210.00 | ||
| 14 | Matt Finch | 65.00 | 55.00 | 45.00 | 55.00 | 220.00 | ||
| 5 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Total | ||
| Cort Tompkins | 14.02 | 17.81 | 45.67 | 18.48 | 22.21 | 118.19 | ||
| Taylor Strickland | 55.82 | 36.30 | 29.03 | 43.99 | 24.50 | 189.64 | ||
| Cory Allen | 18.47 | 39.45 | 34.85 | 65.83 | 48.29 | 206.89 | ||
| Steven Gordon | 20.81 | 32.72 | 34.57 | 80.2 | 42.3 | 210.60 | ||
| Courtney Bolze | 25.95 | 60.65 | 107.48 | 32.38 | 24.28 | 250.74 | ||
| Dan Kniseley | 34.9 | 37.74 | 87.66 | 81.61 | 42.2 | 284.11 | ||
| Kenny Hardee | 21.13 | 66.48 | 29.41 | 54.45 | 131.75 | 303.22 | ||
| Paul Lynch | 16.47 | 50.79 | 40.62 | 36.52 | 210 | 354.40 | ||
| Art Schoner | 17.64 | 92.98 | 128.8 | 48.58 | 91.06 | 379.06 | ||
| Allen Moran | 35.06 | 125.24 | 71.70 | 180.00 | 44.23 | 456.23 | ||
The Pins are Back
Gentle Shooters,
Like the geese that invade my yard, April is when the bowling pins re infest the Airfield Shooting Club range in otherwise bucolic Wakefield, Virginia. And like the geese, the pins will be shot, only not with paint-balls. Yes Virginia, this Saturday, April 6th, the 18th season of Airfield pin shooting kicks off. Rules for the match have not changed and are still here.
Set up will be at 9AM. We are looking for great weather and hey, all of your friends will be there. See you at the range.
Steven