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Rifle ShootingMerit Badge Workbook
This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit
badge pamphlet.
This Workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare
to meet with your merit badge counselor. You still must satisfy
your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned
the information.
You should use the work space provided for each requirement to
keep track of which requirements have been completed, and to make
notes for discussing the item with your counselor, not for
providing full and complete answers.
If a requirement says that you must take an action using words
such as "discuss", "show", "tell", "explain", "demonstrate",
"identify", etc, that is what you must do.
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 Scouts BSA Requirements (Pub. 33216 – SKU 653801).
The requirements were last issued or revised in 2019 • This
workbook was updated in June 2020.
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1. Do the following:
a. Explain why BB and pellet air guns must always be treated
with the same respect as firearms.
b. Describe how you would react if a friend visiting your home
asked to see your or your family's firearm(s).
c. Explain the need for, and use and types of, eye and hearing
protection. Demonstrate their proper use.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________d. Give the
main points of the laws for owning and using guns in your community
and state.
e. Explain how hunting is related to the wise use of renewable
wildlife resources.
f. Successfully complete a state hunter education course or
obtain a copy of the hunting laws for your state. Then do
thefollowing:1. Explain the main points of hunting laws in your
state and give any special laws on the use of guns or
ammunition.
2. • List the kinds of wildlife that can be legally hunted in
your state.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________
g. Identify and explain how you can join or be a part of
shooting sports activities.
h. Explain to your counselor the proper hygienic guidelines used
in shooting.
i. Give to your counselor a list of sources that you could
contact for information on firearms and their use.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________2. Do ONE
of the following options:
c 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 1.c 2.c 3.
c c. Identify the two types of cartridges, their parts, and how
they function.
1.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________
2.
d. Explain to your counselor what a misfire, hangfire, and squib
fire are, and explain the procedures to follow inresponse to
each.Misfire:
Hangfire:
Squib fire:
Explain the procedures to follow in response to each.
Misfire:
Hangfire:
Squib fire:
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________e. Identify
and demonstrate the five fundamentals of shooting a rifle
safely.
c 1.
c 2.c 3.c 4.c 5.
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 rule for safe shooting.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________c g.
Explain the range commands and range procedures.
c h. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary
to safely shoot a rifle from the bench rest position orsupported
prone position while using the five fundamentals of rifle
shooting.
i. Identify the basic safety rules for cleaning a rifle, and
identify the materials needed
c j. Demonstrate how to clean a rifle properly and safely.c k.
Discuss what points you would consider in selecting a rifle
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Groups Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________c l.
Using a .22 caliber rimfire rifle and shooting from a bench rest or
supported 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.
c m Adjust sights to center the group on the target* and fire
five groups (five shots per group). According to thetarget used,
each shot in the group must meet the following minimum score:c 1.
A-32 targets - 9c 2. A-17 or TQ-1 targets - 7c 3. A-36 targets -
5.* Note: It is not always practical to adjust the sights (i.e.
when using a borrowed fixed-sight rifle). Forrequirement 2l (2m),
you may demonstrate your ability to use the shooting fundamentals
by shooting five shot
groups (five shots per group) in which all shots can be covered
by a quarter and then explain how to adjust the sights to zero the
rifle used. (Editorial note: The 2020 requirements book omitted
this note, which should reference requirement 2m instead of
2l.)
c 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 safe
gun handling.c 1.c 2.c 3.
c c. Explain the range commands and range procedures.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________c d.
Identify the two most common types of air rifle ammunition.
1.
2.e. Identify and demonstrate the five fundamentals of shooting
a rifle safely.c 1.c 2.c 3.c 4.c 5.
f. Identify and explain each rule for shooting an air rifle
safely.
c g. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to
safely shoot a target from the bench rest positionor supported
prone position while using the five fundamentals of rifle
shooting.
h. Identify the basic safety rules for cleaning an air rifle,
and identify the materials needed.
c i. Demonstrate how to clean an air rifle safely.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________j. Discuss
what points you would consider in selecting an air rifle.
c k. Using a BB gun or pellet air rifle and shooting from a
bench rest or supported prone position at 15 feet for BBguns or 33
feet for air rifles, fire five groups (three shots per group) that
can be covered by a quarter.
c l. Adjust sights to center the group on the target and fire
five groups (five shots per group). According to thetarget used,
each shot in the group must meet the following minimum score:c 1.
BB rifle at 15 feet or 5 meters using TQ - 5 targets - 8.c 2.
Pellet air rifle at 25 feet using TQ - 5 target - 8,
at 33 feet or 10 meters using AR-1 targets - 6.c OPTION C ---
MUZZLE - LOADING RIFLE SHOOTING
a. Discuss a brief history of the development of muzzle-loading
rifles.
b. Identify principal parts of percussion and flintlock rifles
and discuss how they function.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________c.
Demonstrate and discuss the safe handling rules of muzzle-loading
rifles.
d. Identify the various grades of black powder and black powder
substitutes and explain their proper use.
e. Discuss proper safety procedures pertaining to black powder
use and storage.
f. Discuss proper components of a load.
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Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________g. Identify
proper procedures and accessories used for loading a muzzle-loading
rifle.
c h. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary
to safely shoot a muzzle-loading rifle on a range,including range
procedures.Explain what a misfire, hangfire, and squib fire are,
and explain the procedures to follow in response to each.
c i. Shoot a target with a muzzle-loading rifle using the five
fundamentals of firing the shot.j. Identify the materials needed to
clean a muzzle- loading rifle safely. Using these materials,
demonstrate how to
clean a muzzle loading rifle safely.
k. Identify the causes of a muzzle-loading rifle's failure to
fire and explain or demonstrate proper correctionprocedures.
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When working on merit badges, Scouts and Scouters should be
aware of some vital information in the current edition ofthe Guide
to Advancement (BSA publication 33088).Important excerpts from that
publication can be downloaded from
http://usscouts.org/advance/docs/GTA-Excerpts-meritbadges.pdf.You
can download a complete copy of the Guide to Advancement from
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33088.pdf.
Rifle Shooting Scout's Name: ________________________l. Discuss
what points you would consider in selecting a muzzle-loading
rifle.
c m. Using a muzzle-loading rifle of .45 or .50 caliber and
shooting from a bench rest or supported prone position,fire three
groups (three shots per group) that can be covered by the base of a
standard-size soft drink can.
c n. Center the group on the target and fire three groups (five
shots per group). According to the target used, eachshot in the
group must meet the following minimum score:c 1. at 25 yards using
NRA A-23 or NMLRA 50-yard targets - 7;c 2. at 50 yards using NRA
A-25 or NMLRA 100 yard targets - 7.
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http://usscouts.org/advance/docs/GTA-Excerpts-meritbadges.pdfhttp://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33088.pdf
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Textfield-21: Textfield-22: OPTION A RIFLE SHOOTING Modern
Cartridge Type: OffTextfield-23: Textfield-24: Textfield-25:
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Off3: Offc: OffTextfield-38: Textfield-39: Textfield-40:
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Textfield-45: Textfield-46: Textfield-48: Textfield-49:
Textfield-50: Textfield-51: Textfield-52: Textfield-53: 1-0:
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Textfield-58: 2-0: Off3-0: Off4: Off5: OffTextfield-59:
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1-1: Offk: OffTextfield-64: I: Offm: Off1 A32 targets 9: Off2 A17
or TQ1 targets7: Off3 A36 targets 5: OffOPTION B AIR RIFLE SHOOTING
BB or Pellet: OffTextfield-65: Textfield-66: Textfield-67:
Textfield-68: Textfield-69: Textfield-70: Textfield-71:
Textfield-72: Textfield-73: 1-2: OffTextfield-74: Textfield-75:
Textfield-76: 2-1: Off3-1: Offc-0: OffTextfield-77: d:
OffTextfield-78: Textfield-79: 1-3: OffTextfield-80: Textfield-81:
Textfield-82: Textfield-83: Textfield-84: 2-2: Off3-2: Off4-0:
Off5-0: OffTextfield-85: 9: OffTextfield-86: Demonstrate how to
clean an air rifle safely: OffTextfield-87: k-0: OffI Adjust sights
to center the group on the target: Off1-4: Off2-3: OffOPTION C
MUZZLE LOADING RIFLE SHOOTING: OffTextfield-88: Textfield-89:
Textfield-90: Textfield-91: Textfield-94: Textfield-95:
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Textfield-100: Textfield-101: Textfield-102: Textfield-103:
Textfield-104: h-0: OffTextfield-105: Textfield-106: Textfield-107:
i Shoot a target with a muzzleloading rifle using:
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the group on the target and fire three gr: Off1 at 25 yards using
NRA A23 or NMLRA 50yard target: Off2 at 50 yards using NRA A25 or
NMLRA 100 yard targ: OffText1: Text2: Phone No: Email: