Just a quick reminder that Summer Camp season is already underway. The entire ASC range complex is closed to ASC members when campers are at the ranges. Make sure to check the calendar for camp range use hours! Hours can vary camp to camp.
JunePins: Match results from under the broiler
Gentle Shooters,
Saturday beckoned with clear, bright skies and early summer’s reassuring warmth. You can argue that the warmth progressed to a little excessive towards the end of the shoot, but it was still an excellent day to welcome 16 competitors to the range. While most of us shoot for fun, ti is interesting to note how close some of the results are. In sub, Allen bested Cort by one quarter of a second. And a shout out to new contestant Andrew Feldman who overtook perennial speedster Kenny Hardee in his debut at the reluctantly famous ASC range.
A reminder that we will be taking Saturday July 4th off in honor of the most successful experiment in representative self governance in the recorded history of the world. We will see you back in the crucible that is the ASC Range in the summertime Saturday, August 1st.
Steven
| ASC Bowling Pin Match Results | ||||||||
| Finish | Competitor | String 1 | String 2 | String 3 | String 4 | Total | Fastest String | |
| Carbine | ||||||||
| 1 | Paul Lynch | 3.15 | 2.94 | 2.93 | 2.81 | 11.83 | ||
| 2 | Taylor Strickland | 2.93 | 4.60 | 5.45 | 2.73 | 15.71 | 2.73 | |
| 3 | Cort Tompkins | 3.11 | 5.00 | 5.15 | 3.64 | 16.90 | ||
| 4 | Art Schoner | 4.39 | 5.43 | 3.48 | 3.60 | 16.90 | ||
| 5 | Vance Owens | 8.81 | 6.35 | 5.39 | 4.76 | 25.31 | ||
| 6 | Allen Moran | 6.32 | 9.01 | 7.72 | 7.31 | 30.36 | ||
| 7 | Steven Gordon | 4.54 | 3.45 | 25.00 | 5.29 | 38.28 | ||
| 8 | Habib Bararat | 6.53 | 7.26 | 25.00 | 7.02 | 45.81 | ||
| 9 | Kaitlin McHale | 25.00 | 9.18 | 35.00 | 11.89 | 81.07 | ||
| 10 | Phillip Van Cleave | 8.36 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 7.19 | 85.55 | ||
| 11 | Kenny Hardee | 13.01 | 2.93 | 25.00 | 65.00 | 105.94 | ||
| Major | ||||||||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 4.01 | 3.92 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 15.63 | ||
| 2 | Andrew Feldman | 4.59 | 4.54 | 3.20 | 5.11 | 17.44 | 3.20 | |
| 3 | Paul Lynch | 6.32 | 6.54 | 6.25 | 8.78 | 27.89 | ||
| 4 | Taylor Strickland | 8.18 | 8.14 | 9.83 | 8.25 | 34.40 | ||
| 5 | Tip Wight | 8.49 | 7.92 | 6.94 | 25.00 | 48.35 | ||
| 6 | Allen Moran | 14.13 | 11.79 | 25.00 | 10.71 | 61.63 | ||
| 7 | Kenny Hardee | 5.67 | 13.35 | 35.00 | 11.49 | 65.51 | ||
| 8 | Phillip Van Cleave | 25.00 | 11.51 | 12.52 | 35.00 | 84.03 | ||
| 9 | Dan Kniseley | 6.19 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 91.19 | ||
| 10 | Habib Bararat | 11.55 | 35.00 | 13.78 | 35.00 | 95.33 | ||
| 11 | Art Schoner | 25.00 | 9.76 | 11.13 | 65.00 | 110.89 | ||
| 12 | Steven Gordon | 45.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 140.00 | ||
| 13 | Vance Owens | 35.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 65.00 | 160.00 | ||
| Minor | ||||||||
| 1 | Andrew Feldman | 4.27 | 7.27 | 4.10 | 4.36 | 20.00 | 4.10 | |
| 2 | Kenny Hardee | 5.01 | 6.94 | 5.07 | 4.46 | 21.48 | ||
| 3 | Cort Tompkins | 7.59 | 6.54 | 5.59 | 5.46 | 25.18 | ||
| 4 | Paul Lynch | 8.39 | 6.68 | 6.57 | 6.85 | 28.49 | ||
| 5 | Taylor Strickland | 13.77 | 7.27 | 6.49 | 10.75 | 38.28 | ||
| 6 | Art Schoner | 6.89 | 9.54 | 10.51 | 11.50 | 38.44 | ||
| 7 | Steven Gordon | 7.75 | 12.01 | 8.50 | 12.93 | 41.19 | ||
| 8 | Phillip Van Cleave | 6.47 | 14.13 | 14.78 | 11.79 | 47.17 | ||
| 9 | Allen Moran | 11.86 | 14.49 | 11.11 | 10.65 | 48.11 | ||
| 10 | Habib Bararat | 10.13 | 25.00 | 13.57 | 9.36 | 58.06 | ||
| 11 | Cameron Jensen | 6.56 | 10.18 | 7.98 | 35.00 | 59.72 | ||
| 12 | Vance Owens | 11.00 | 11.80 | 9.29 | 45.00 | 77.09 | ||
| 13 | Dan Kniseley | 55.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 140.00 | ||
| Revolver | ||||||||
| 1 | Taylor Strickland | 7.74 | 7.68 | 5.42 | 5.54 | 26.38 | ||
| 2 | Allen Moran | 7.00 | 6.59 | 8.06 | 5.40 | 27.05 | ||
| 3 | Cort Tompkins | 12.50 | 3.86 | 3.63 | 7.12 | 27.11 | 3.63 | |
| 4 | Tip Wight | 9.76 | 5.95 | 7.35 | 5.56 | 28.62 | ||
| 5 | Habib Bararat | 6.57 | 7.13 | 9.22 | 7.47 | 30.39 | ||
| 6 | Paul Lynch | 9.97 | 8.08 | 8.10 | 7.31 | 33.46 | ||
| 7 | Kenny Hardee | 3.45 | 4.45 | 25.00 | 5.55 | 38.45 | ||
| 8 | Vance Owens | 11.32 | 9.49 | 9.48 | 35.00 | 65.29 | ||
| 9 | Art Schoner | 35.00 | 12.12 | 10.89 | 9.95 | 67.96 | ||
| 10 | Steven Gordon | 11.43 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 116.43 | ||
| Sub | ||||||||
| 1 | Allen Moran | 10.42 | 3.75 | 5.92 | 6.00 | 26.09 | 3.75 | |
| 2 | Cort Tompkins | 7.15 | 7.75 | 5.36 | 6.09 | 26.35 | ||
| 3 | Taylor Strickland | 7.19 | 7.38 | 7.82 | 5.11 | 27.50 | ||
| 4 | Kenny Hardee | 4.27 | 7.26 | 8.58 | 8.79 | 28.90 | ||
| 5 | Steven Gordon | 8.32 | 11.40 | 11.23 | 8.19 | 39.14 | ||
| 6 | Habib Bararat | 9.31 | 13.71 | 12.21 | 11.17 | 46.40 | ||
| 7 | Tip Wight | 8.09 | 25.00 | 8.96 | 7.48 | 49.53 | ||
| 8 | Paul Lynch | 25.00 | 11.63 | 6.67 | 12.67 | 55.97 | ||
| 9 | Vance Owens | 35.00 | 9.13 | 5.23 | 9.71 | 59.07 | ||
| 10 | Art Schoner | 5.79 | 35.00 | 12.92 | 8.39 | 62.10 | ||
| 11 | Phillip Van Cleave | 4.29 | 8.10 | 12.30 | 45.00 | 69.69 | ||
| 12 | Zachary Morey | 6.63 | 45.00 | 12.79 | 45.00 | 109.42 | ||
| 13 | Kaitlin McHale | 45.00 | 45.00 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 130.00 | ||
| NFS | Zachary Morey | 9.98 | 65.00 | 10.39 | 55.00 | 140.37 | ||
| 5 Gun Aggregate | Carbine | Major | Minor | Revolver | Sub | Total | ||
| 1 | Cort Tompkins | 16.90 | 15.63 | 25.18 | 27.11 | 26.35 | 111.17 | |
| 2 | Taylor Strickland | 15.71 | 34.40 | 38.28 | 26.38 | 27.50 | 142.27 | |
| 3 | Paul Lynch | 11.83 | 27.89 | 28.49 | 33.46 | 55.97 | 157.64 | |
| 4 | Allen Moran | 30.36 | 61.63 | 48.11 | 27.05 | 26.09 | 193.24 | |
| 5 | Kenny Hardee | 105.94 | 65.51 | 21.48 | 38.45 | 28.90 | 260.28 | |
| 6 | Habib Bararat | 45.81 | 95.33 | 58.06 | 30.39 | 46.40 | 275.99 | |
| 7 | Art Schoner | 16.90 | 110.89 | 38.44 | 67.96 | 62.10 | 296.29 | |
| 8 | Steven Gordon | 38.28 | 140.00 | 41.19 | 116.43 | 39.14 | 375.04 | |
| 9 | Vance Owens | 25.31 | 160.00 | 77.09 | 65.29 | 59.07 | 386.76 | |
Summer Pins! The June Bowling Pin Match
Gentle Shooters,
We are looking at great weather and good friends for the June Bowling Pin Match. Hosted at the semi-iconic Airfield Shooting Club range nestled in effervescent Wakefield, this is a match you do not want to miss. No Really, don’t miss this match because the next one won’t be until August. Even though shooters and governments around the world watch with breathless anticipation for the announcement of an ASC Pin Match, we are stepping aside on Saturday, July 4th for the semiquincentennial of the greatest nation on earth. So, we need you this Saturday at 9 o’clock sharp(ish) to set up for yet another edition of “As the Pins Fall.” We have rules and stuff. If you want to look them over, head to our interweb thingie at airfieldshootingclub.org. Or you can bonk a pinhead at [email protected] for impish advice, out of date suggestions, or the occasional question that he can actually answer.
See you at the range on Saturday
Steven
Volunteers Needed for the 4H District Shoot on June 27th
The next defensive shooting match is this Saturday May 30th
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]
Locks have been changed
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
May Rimfire Challenge Cancelled
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
Women On Target Filling up!

Women On Target Coming June 13th!
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.)
Stop the Bleed Postponed
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!
Steel Pin Challenge Results
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 | ||
