The next defensive shooting match is this Saturday May 30th set up 8:30 Shooters brief 9:00 a.m. to compete in the match you must attend the scooters brief, entry fee for members is $5 each additional category is $2 non-members entry fee is $10 each additional category is $2
This time around we will not be using the 10 round magazine limit, load all magazines to capacity there will be specific points in the stage where you are supposed to reload for the stage, This match we will be running the following categories pistol all Centerfire pistols and revolver, rifle all rifles, Two Gun a pistol and rifle combination, and shotgun shotgun goes last for these categories there are no caliber/gauge limits
The stages for the match are listed in the PDF here ->DSM Stages 5-30-2026
In the event that the range conditions or weather is not conducive for a match we now have steel targets that will be set up on the SRB to run what will be referred to as drill Steel if we have to fall back to this option categories are limited to pistol and PCC pistol calibers 44 magnum and smaller only and no rifle calibers
For any questions please contact me at [email protected]
The locks for the gates, bathrooms and sign in sheds have been changed. If you do not have the new codes and you have renewed your membership and have not received your membership card please reach out to the secretary. If you have not renewed and wish to stay a member of the club, please reach out to the secretary to get your renewal completed.
Cory
aka the MO
Unfortunately, I regret to inform the club and fellow participants that the May Rimfire Challenge is canceled. Watch for further rimfire challenge announcements.
Tom Sanford
Who: All women 12 and older. Young ladies age 12-17 must be accompanied by a paying Adult. No experience necessary! Beginners welcome! We will have an intermediate pistol session available as well as an optional safety class.
When: Saturday, check-in begins at 8:45 a.m. Runs until 5 p.m.
Where: Airfield 4-H Conference Center, Wakefield, Virginia 23888
What: Women will have the opportunity to attend 4 out of 11 training sessions. The Classes offered are: Rifle, Archery, Shotgun, EITHER Entry level or Advance Pistol (not both), Stop the Bleed, Use of Deadly Force, After the Use of Force, Handgun Cleaning, Making your Home a Harder Target, Less than Lethal and Situational Awareness.
Agenda:
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Check-in
9:00 – 9:15 am Welcome
9:15 – 12:20 p.m First two training sessions
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:40 – 4:40 p.m. Second two training sessions
4:405 – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks – Awarding of certificates
Cost:
$75.00 (pre-registration required). Cost is non-refundable (unless approved by ASC Board). Cost includes loaner firearms, all ammunition, targets, instruction by
certified instructors and lunch. Attendance limited to the first 48 applicants.
Contact:
Scott Sampson (757) 618-1525 (please, no calls after 9:00 p.m.) or via email at [email protected]
Registration:
Registration will be online. Go to www.airfieldshootingclub.org and click on “Club Programs” and then click on “Women on Target”.
If you are unable to register online, contact Scott Sampson (Contact information above.)
Folks – Unfortunately, we didn’t have anyone sign up for the Stop the Bleed course being hosted this weekend. We are cancelling it. We hope to offer it in July. Stay tuned for more details!
Gentle Shooters,
Our traditional Bowling Pin Shoots don’t lend themselves to rainy days. Each year we lose a date or two because of inclement weather. This month was no exception with a rainy Saturday forecast that turned into reality. Undeterred, your intrepid match directors developed an alternative match we can safely shoot in the rain. Welcome to the Steel Pin Challenge!
We shot the various classes of guns that we usually do under modified conditions. We shot six two foot tall, ½ inch thick steel pins at 50 feet except for revolver, where we shot five pins. I feared that the targets would be too easy, but the times we recorded seemed reasonable and are reported below. We had some smaller pins about a foot tall that we set out for Sub2 pins. They were intended to be more like pin tops as we do in 22lr currently.
We developed some other conventions around this format. As there are only hits and misses and there can be no penalty for a pin left behind, we insisted that each competitor score a hit on each pin to clear the string. Plan to reload and press on as your peers will accept no less.
I think we would all prefer to shoot actual pins, but this match did seem to have a charm that was all its own. I felt that shooters liked it enough to come out when we can’t shoot a standard match. As such, we’ll keep an eye to the sky and plan to haul steel if the forecast doesn’t have a smiley faced sun on it. Our next match is D-Day, June 6.
See you then
Steven
| ASC Steel Pin Challenge | 5/2/2026 | ||||||||
| Finish | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Fastest String | |||
| Carbine | 1 | Cort Tompkins | 2.61 | 3.29 | 3.20 | 3.66 | 12.76 | 2.61 | |
| 2 | Erik Josephson | 3.65 | 3.09 | 3.50 | 3.18 | 13.42 | |||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 3.41 | 3.82 | 4.49 | 3.73 | 15.45 | |||
| 4 | Phillip Van Cleave | 4.07 | 4.08 | 5.95 | 5.31 | 19.41 | |||
| 5 | Jalen So | 2.64 | 6.04 | 7.74 | 3.91 | 20.33 | |||
| 6 | Kaitlin McHale | 7.52 | 6.28 | 5.07 | 7.13 | 26.00 | |||
| 7 | Allen Moran | 7.91 | 5.81 | 8.74 | 7.55 | 30.01 | |||
| 8 | Chris Heffley | 13.64 | 8.35 | 8.04 | 6.97 | 37.00 | |||
| 9 | Taylor Strickland | 25.11 | 4.90 | 4.17 | 4.20 | 38.38 | |||
| 10 | Art Schoner | 16.16 | 6.87 | 69.26 | 5.73 | 98.02 | |||
| Major | |||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 4.75 | 6.88 | 4.43 | 5.07 | 21.13 | 4.43 | ||
| 2 | Steven Gordon | 4.46 | 10.02 | 10.57 | 5.15 | 30.20 | |||
| 3 | Phillip Van Cleave | 6.15 | 10.15 | 7.45 | 9.06 | 32.81 | |||
| 4 | Erik Josephson | 11.37 | 11.67 | 8.83 | 6.40 | 38.27 | |||
| 5 | Art Schoner | 9.39 | 9.35 | 9.86 | 9.85 | 38.45 | |||
| 6 | Chris Heffley | 5.94 | 14.71 | 11.90 | 16.00 | 48.55 | |||
| 7 | Allen Moran | 9.18 | 18.83 | 22.56 | 5.91 | 56.48 | |||
| 8 | Taylor Strickland | 18.22 | 15.85 | 12.24 | 20.91 | 67.22 | |||
| Minor | |||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 5.43 | 3.26 | 4.17 | 3.32 | 16.18 | 3.26 | ||
| 2 | Erik Josephson | 5.20 | 6.16 | 5.71 | 5.23 | 22.30 | |||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 6.38 | 7.65 | 4.26 | 4.73 | 23.02 | |||
| 4 | Taylor Strickland | 4.25 | 10.49 | 4.88 | 5.09 | 24.71 | |||
| 5 | Jalen So | 7.86 | 7.57 | 6.04 | 3.40 | 24.87 | |||
| 6 | Chris Heffley | 5.92 | 5.93 | 9.98 | 7.32 | 29.15 | |||
| 7 | Wei Mar | 7.84 | 7.78 | 10.24 | 6.48 | 32.34 | |||
| 8 | Allen Moran | 5.23 | 10.32 | 8.98 | 10.35 | 34.88 | |||
| 9 | Kaitlin McHale | 13.87 | 8.83 | 12.99 | 16.05 | 51.74 | |||
| 10 | Art Schoner | 21.59 | 24.75 | 19.07 | 16.04 | 81.45 | |||
| Revolver | |||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.22 | 3.05 | 3.28 | 3.42 | 12.97 | 3.05 | ||
| 2 | Erik Josephson | 7.14 | 6.03 | 6.46 | 6.16 | 25.79 | |||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 7.22 | 8.42 | 5.85 | 10.48 | 31.97 | |||
| 4 | Allen Moran | 8.41 | 7.22 | 10.84 | 9.95 | 36.42 | |||
| 5 | Taylor Strickland | 6.76 | 9.86 | 10.97 | 11.08 | 38.67 | |||
| 6 | Art Schoner | 8.58 | 13.88 | 15.98 | 46.97 | 85.41 | |||
| 7 | Chris Heffley | 27.53 | 24.32 | 32.09 | 44.10 | 128.04 | |||
| Sub | |||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 3.04 | 2.74 | 4.38 | 3.00 | 13.16 | 2.74 | ||
| 2 | Erik Josephson | 3.62 | 4.59 | 4.00 | 4.61 | 16.82 | |||
| 3 | Chris Heffley | 6.33 | 7.50 | 8.39 | 4.20 | 26.42 | |||
| 4 | Steven Gordon | 4.88 | 10.05 | 7.79 | 7.78 | 30.50 | |||
| 5 | Art Schoner | 7.24 | 18.46 | 4.10 | 4.02 | 33.82 | |||
| 6 | Allen Moran | 3.48 | 28.39 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 39.27 | |||
| 7 | Phillip Van Cleave | 4.33 | 4.59 | 3.44 | 27.02 | 39.38 | |||
| 8 | Taylor Strickland | 47.79 | 16.98 | 21.08 | 14.20 | 100.05 | |||
| 9 | Kaitlin McHale | 116.00 | 6.96 | 5.66 | 6.52 | 135.14 | |||
| Sub2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Phillip Van Cleave | 5.05 | 5.60 | 6.88 | 4.49 | 22.02 | 4.49 | ||
| 2 | Taylor Strickland | 5.29 | 8.76 | 5.27 | 6.60 | 25.92 | |||
| 3 | Steven Gordon | 5.70 | 5.85 | 7.05 | 8.53 | 27.13 | |||
| 4 | Cort Tompkins | 4.90 | 7.99 | 10.43 | 5.26 | 28.58 | |||
| 5 | Erik Josephson | 9.50 | 7.39 | 8.31 | 7.11 | 32.31 | |||
| 6 | Allen Moran | 7.41 | 6.47 | 5.36 | 35.21 | 54.45 | |||
| 7 | Art Schoner | 30.64 | 13.15 | 5.92 | 4.77 | 54.48 | |||
| 8 | Chris Heffley | 26.54 | 18.11 | 9.58 | 10.02 | 64.25 | |||
| 9 | Kaitlin McHale | 11.96 | 9.02 | 18.25 | 31.14 | 70.37 | |||
| 6 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Sub2 | Total | ||
| Cort Tompkins | 12.76 | 21.13 | 16.18 | 12.97 | 13.16 | 28.58 | 104.78 | ||
| Erik Josephson | 13.42 | 38.27 | 22.30 | 25.79 | 16.82 | 32.31 | 148.91 | ||
| Steven Gordon | 15.45 | 30.20 | 23.02 | 31.97 | 30.50 | 27.13 | 158.27 | ||
| Allen Moran | 30.01 | 56.48 | 34.88 | 36.42 | 39.27 | 54.45 | 251.51 | ||
| Taylor Strickland | 38.38 | 67.22 | 24.71 | 38.67 | 100.05 | 25.92 | 294.95 | ||
| Chris Heffley | 37.00 | 48.55 | 29.15 | 128.04 | 26.42 | 64.25 | 333.41 | ||
| Art Schoner | 54.45 | 98.02 | 38.45 | 81.45 | 85.41 | 33.82 | 391.60 | ||
This edition is geared towards competition shooting, practice strategies, rifle scope information, pre-shot routines, and much more! Hope you enjoy!
Tom Sanford, Newsletter Editor
Gentle Shooters,
This Saturday, May 2nd devoted pin shooters will be at the regionally renowned Airfield Shooting Club Range regardless of the weather. In the event of rain, we will be trying out bowling pin shaped steel targets. If it is dry, then we will hold a regular match. Either way, the festivities kick off promptly around 9ish. The rules for the regular match are posted on our handy web site www.airfieldshootingclub.org. We have no idea what kind of rules we will end up with for the steel. It will be fun. Bring lots of ammo. Questions or comments, ping a pinhead at [email protected].
See you at the range
Steven
This will be held at Airfield Conference Center in the Sussex Conference Room at Airfield Conference Center.
When:
9 May, Starts at 10. Runs to about 12
Cost:
$40/members – $50/non-members
Limited Spots available:
Because this is hands on, we are limiting this to 10 people. Get your request in early!! This is your opportunity to obtain certification!
Sign Up here:
https://forms.gle/aFfZdfY2FcSTrdJZ9
