This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet book. Workbooks can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. Shooting programs could be held at a bsa facility, public, private, commercial or club range. Thats right, last year 43,196 boy scouts earned the marksmanship merit badge for rifle shooting. Others, people would question my sanity for risking my lifegiving young kids guns. Explain why bb and pellet air guns must always be treated with the same respect as firearms. Rifle shooting merit badge rifle shooting merit badge pamphlet 3594. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here.
I think it would make more sense to have a separate hunting badge. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges. Personally i think more boys should know how to safely shoot guns. Our council also gives preference to scouts due to age but numbers have been such that those who want to take the merit badge usually have no problem getting in the class. Help scouts understand the parts of a rifle and different types of ammunition. Resources resources scouting literature archery, environmental science, fish and wildlife management, and shotgun shooting merit badge pamphlets. You have successfully added rifle shooting merit badge emblem to your shopping cart. Note to the counselor bsa standards boy scouts are permitted to fire. Describe how you would react if a friend visiting your home asked to see your or your familys firearms. The merit badge counselor must take responsibility to. So heres my journey on teaching the bsa rifle merit badge and bsa shotgun merit badge. C lick a merit badge name below for the current requirements. Using a bb gun or pellet air rifle and shooting from a bench rest or supported prone position at 15 feet for bb guns or 33 feet for air rifles, fire five groups three shots per group that can be covered by a quarter.
On this page you will find the information and resources needed to safely and effectively deliver a quality shooting sports program to our scouts. These mb pamphlets may not be the most current version, please check to be sure before starting any work. Oh wow, i was a boy scout and a firearms enthusiast. Nra rifle instructor training and boy scouts of america rifle merit badge counselor qualification in sc. Last year, the camp put scopes on the rifles making the completion rate for the rifle merit badge almost double.
The counselor may ask to meet you to explain what is expected and. Enhancing our youths competitive edge through merit badges. Alexs rifle shooting merit badge part 1 handbook and practice. Rifle shooting merit badge requirements 2019 changes. Emphasize the importance of properly caring for firearms. The following are from the boy scouts of americas rifle shooting merit badge requirements. Before taking the marksmanship merit badge course, they asked to us to shoot a test target at summer camp to see if we were even worthy of the course or simply wasting our time. Nra rifle instructor and bsa rifle merit badge counselor. Alex started the rifle shooting merit badge to day buy practicing and studying the safety rules. The troop shooting monthly theme includes meeting and activity materials. Introduction to rifle safety, parts, and operation 1. Explain the need for, and use and types of, eye and hearing protection.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact any of our committee leaders. Scouting on target the marksmanship merit badge daily. Give the main points of the laws for owning and using guns in your community and state. Shooting guns is dangerous and kids shouldnt be doing it.
Rifle shooting merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Below are backup copies of the troops physical merit badge books, and are for online viewing only please do not download. Rifle and shotgun shooting merit badge has been discontinued. Articles have been created following a common format for all merit badges. Shooting sports merit badge counselor requirements and registration. Please help keep these articles in this format and help us add links to related requirements for.
Revised 1814 to 6 hours 7 hours if 5 day program day 1. Merit badge counselors may not require the use of this or any similar workbooks. No one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in boy scout. Shooting sports merit badge counselor requirements and registration section 7. Examples of instructional programs are the boy scout rifle shooting merit. Rifle shooting merit badge requirements and references. April 20,27 classes are on mondays from 6pm9pm arrive by 5. Earn your rifle shooting merit badge at a worldclass indoor shooting.
Using these targets, explain how to adjust sights to zero. Unless a rifle is handled incorrectly or recklessly, it is not dangerous. Identify the basic safety rules for cleaning a rifle, and identify the materials needed f j. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to safely shoot a rifle from the bench rest position or supported prone position while using the five fundamentals of rifle shooting. Im not even sure why the hunting stuff is part of the badge since rifle shooting doesnt necessarily involve hunting. A rifle, like any other precision instrument, is manufactured to perform a specific task and can do so at no risk to the user or others. Boy scouts of america january 4, 2018 instructional. Get in touch with the merit badge counselor and explain that you want to earn the badge. Ask scouts to fill out the merit badge record card or councilfurnished documentation. Alexs rifle shooting merit badge part 1 handbook and. The merit badge program provides opportunities for youth to explore more than 120 fields of skill and knowledge. Rifle shooting merit badge information for scouts and leaders. Rightclick on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks. Examples of instructional programs are the boy scout rifle shooting merit badge, venturing ranger award and sea scout shooting sports medal.
Heres a hint the award helps a young person become an eagle scout. We also talked about the parts of the rifle which he was well acquainted with since he started. Rifle shooting merit badge emblem boy scouts of america. Important excerpts from that publication can be downloaded from. Using a bb gun or pellet air rifle and shooting from a benchrest or supported prone position at 15 feet for bb guns or 33 feet for air rifles, fire five groups. Scoutingbsarifle shooting merit badge wikibooks, open. The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america. These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Upon arrival to camp guyasuta check the digital sign in front of the mcginnis education center for where to meet for the merit badge class. No one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in scouts bsa. Ive volunteered to help teach the rifle shooting merit badge to the six boy scouts in the unit. National boy scouts of america publications click on hyperlink to download publication safety guidelines.
Explain how hunting is related to the wise use of renewable wildlife resources. Shotgun shooting merit badge counselor must be a currently nracertified shotgun instructor or coach who is 21 years of age or. Rifle instructor certification is a requirement for becoming a boy scouts of america rifle merit badge counselor. Camping merit badge camping merit badge pamphlet 35866. Appendix 2 1 appendix 2 nra first steps rifle orientation instructors lesson plans boy scouts of america rifle shooting merit badge teaching guide nra first steps firearm instruction, responsibility, and safety training program. Teaching bsa rifle merit badge, my first time experiences. Nra first steps rifle orientation instructors lesson. Rifle shooting merit badge counselor must be currently nracertified rifle instructor or coach who is 21 years of age or older. National boy scouts of america publications click on. Boy scouts of america january 4, 2018 instructional shooting sports program. The bsa shooting troop program feature offers meeting and activity plans to include shotgun shooting as one of your monthly themes.
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