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RIFLESHOOTINGSTEM-Based

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAMERIT BADGE SERIESRIFLE SHOOTING“Enhancing our youths’ competitive edge through merit badges”

Rifle Shooting1. Do the following:(a) Explain why BB and pellet air guns must always be treated with the samerespect as firearms.(b) Describe how you would react if a friend visiting your home asked to seeyour or your family’s firearm(s).(c) Explain the need for, and use and types of, eye and hearing protection.Demonstrate their proper use.(d) Give the main points of the laws for owning and using guns in yourcommunity and state.(e) Explain how hunting is related to the wise use of renewablewildlife resources.203

(f) Successfully complete a state hunter education course or obtain a copy ofthe hunting laws for your state, then do the following:(1) Explain the main points of hunting laws in your state and give anyspecial laws on the use of guns and ammunition.(2) List the kinds of wildlife that can be legally hunted in your state.(g) Identify and explain how you can join or be a part of shootingsports activities.(h) Explain to your counselor the proper hygienic guidelines used in shooting.(i) Give your counselor a list of sources that you could contact for information on firearms and their uses.2. Do ONE of the following options:Option A—Rifle Shooting (Modern cartridge type)(a) Identify the three main parts of a rifle, and tell how they function.(b) Identify and demonstrate the three fundamental rules for safe gun handling.(c) Identify the two types of cartridges, their parts, and how they function.(d) Explain to your counselor what a misfire, hangfire, and squib fire are, andexplain the procedures to follow in response to each.(e) Identify and demonstrate the five fundamentals of shooting a rifle safely.(f) Explain to your counselor the fundamental rules for safe gun handling.Explain each rule for using and storing a gun. Identify and explain each rulefor safe shooting.(g) Explain the range commands and range procedures.(h) Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to safely shoot arifle from the benchrest position or supported prone position while using the fivefundamentals of rifle shooting.(i) Identify the basic safety rules for cleaning a rifle, and identify thematerials needed.(j) Demonstrate how to clean a rifle properly and safely.(k) Discuss what points you would consider in selecting a rifle.(l) Using a .22 caliber rimfire rifle and shooting from a benchrest orsupported prone position at 50 feet, fire five groups (three shots per group)that can be covered by a quarter. Using these targets, explain how to adjustsights to zero a rifle.(m) Adjust sights to center the group on the target* and fire five groups(five shots per group). According to the target used, each shot in the groupmust meet the following minimum score: (1) A-32 targets—9; (2) A-17 orTQ-1 targets—7; (3) A-36 targets—5.*NOTE: It is not always practical to adjust the sights (i.e., when using a borrowed fixed-sight rifle). For requirement2(l), you may demonstrate your ability to use the shooting fundamentals by shooting five shot groups (five shots pergroup) in which all shots can be covered by or touch a quarter and then explain how to adjust the sights to zero therifle used.204

Option B—Air Rifle Shooting (BB or pellet)(a) Identify the three main parts of an air rifle, and tell how they function.(b) Identify and demonstrate the three fundamental rules for safegun handling.(c) Explain the range commands and range procedures.(d) Identify the two most common types of air rifle ammunition.(e) Identify and demonstrate the five fundamentals of shooting a rifle safely.(f) Identify and explain each rule for shooting an air rifle safely.(g) Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to safely shoota target from the benchrest position or supported prone position while usingthe five fundamentals of rifle shooting.(h) Identify the basic safety rules for cleaning an air rifle, and identify thematerials needed.(i) Demonstrate how to clean an air rifle safely.(j) Discuss what points you would consider in selecting an air rifle.(k) Using a BB gun or pellet air rifle and shooting from a benchrest orsupported 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.(l) Adjust sights to center the group on the target and fire five groups(five shots per group). According to the target used, each shot in the groupmust meet the following minimum score: (1) BB rifle at 15 feet or 5 metersusing TQ-5 targets—8; (2) pellet air rifle at 25 feet using TQ-5 targets—8,at 33 feet or 10 meters using AR-1 targets—6.Option C—Muzzleloading Rifle Shooting(a) Give a brief history of the development of muzzleloading rifles.(b) Identify principal parts of percussion rifles and discuss how they function.(c) Demonstrate and discuss the safe handling of muzzleloading rifles.(d) Identify the various grades of black powder and black powder substitutesand explain their proper use.(e) Discuss proper safety procedures pertaining to black powder useand storage.(f) Discuss proper components of a load.(g) Identify proper procedures and accessories used for loading amuzzleloading rifle.(h) Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to safely shoota muzzleloading rifle on a range, including range procedures. Explain what amisfire, hangfire, and squib fire are, and explain the procedures to follow inresponse to each.(i) Shoot a target with a muzzleloading rifle using the five fundamentals offiring a shot.205

(j) Identify the materials needed to clean a muzzleloading rifle safely. Usingthese materials, demonstrate how to clean a muzzleloading rifle safely.(k) Identify the causes of a muzzleloading rifle’s failure to fire and explain ordemonstrate proper correction procedures.(l) Discuss what points you would consider in selecting a muzzleloading rifle.(m) Using a muzzleloading rifle of .45 or .50 caliber and shooting from abenchrest or supported prone position, fire three groups (three shots pergroup) at 50 feet that can be covered by the base of a standard-size softdrink can.(n) Center the group on the target and fire three groups (five shots per group).According to the target used, each shot in the group must meet the followingminimum score: (1) at 25 yards using NRA A-23 or NMLRA 50-yard targets—7; (2) at 50 yards using NRA A-25 or NMLRA 100-yard targets—7.206

.ResourcesResourcesScouting LiteratureArchery, Environmental Science, Fishand Wildlife Management, and ShotgunShooting merit badge pamphlets;Guide to Safe Scouting; Healthand Safety GuideVisit the Boy Scouts of America’sofficial retail website at http://www.scoutstuff.org for a complete listingof all merit badge pamphlets andother helpful Scouting materialsand supplies.Rifles and Rifle ShootingAnderson, Gary L. NRA Junior RifleShooting. National Rifle Associationof America, Washington, D.C., 1983.Bassham, Lanny R. With Winning inMind. Bookpartners Inc., 1996.Crossman, Jim. Olympic Shooting.National Rifle Association ofAmerica, Washington, D.C., 1978.Parish, David. Successful Rifle Shooting.Crowood Press, 1997.Yuryev, A. A. Competitive Shooting.National Rifle Association ofAmerica, Washington, D.C., 1985.MuzzleloadersBridges, Toby. Muzzleloading. CreativePublishing, 1997.The Muzzleloading Rifle Handbook.National Rifle Association ofAmerica, Washington, D.C., 1985.Organizations and WebsitesAlco Target CompanyToll-free telephone: 888-258-4814Website: http://www.alcotarget.comAmerican Target CompanyTelephone: 303-733-0433Central Target CompanyTelephone: 502-895-3390Michaels of OregonToll-free telephone: 800-962-5757Website: http://www.hoppes.com orhttp://www.michaelsoforegon.comNational Rifle AssociationWebsite: http://www.nra.orgSheets, H. Wayne. The Basics of RifleShooting. National Rifle Associationof America, Washington, D.C., 1987.National Target CompanyToll-free telephone: refethen, James B. Americans andTheir Guns. Stackpole Books,Harrisburg, PA, 1967.Target Barn Inc.Telephone: 419-829-2242RIFLE SHOOTING95

Resources.The Target ShopToll-free telephone: 800-746-6812U.S. Target CompanyToll-free telephone: cknowledgmentsFor their many contributions to thisedition of the Rifle Shooting merit badgepamphlet, the Boy Scouts of Americathanks Charles Mitchell, Howard Q.Moody, and Rudy Dufour of the NationalRifle Association; and J. Franklin SturgesJr., National Camping School shootingsports director, Denver Area Councilshooting sports coordinator, and NRAtraining counselor. Their assistance wasindispensable with producing this newedition. Thanks also to David Prizio Jr.,NCS shooting sports director, WesternRegion, for reviewing the manuscript.We appreciate Troop 660, FallsChurch, Va., and Troop 1830, Landover,Md., of the BSA’s National Capital96RIFLE SHOOTINGArea Council, Bethesda, Md., for theirassistance with the photographs usedin this book.The Boy Scouts of America isgrateful to the men and women servingon the Merit Badge Maintenance TaskForce for the improvements made inupdating this pamphlet.Photo and Illustration CreditsShutterstock.com, courtesy—pages 33( Gavran333), 34 ( Foto593),80 ( MVPhoto), and 82( Keith Publicover)Wikipedia.org/Wittkowsky—pages 38and 88All photos and illustrations in thispamphlet are the property of or areprotected by the Boy Scouts ofAmerica.Bruce Levitt—page 22John McDearmon—All illustrations

edition of the Rifle Shooting merit badge pamphlet, the Boy Scouts of America thanks Charles Mitchell, Howard Q. Moody, and Rudy Dufour of the National Rifle Association; and J. Franklin Sturges Jr., National Camping School shooting sports director, Denver Area Council shooting sports coor

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