Rifle Shooting — Merit Badge

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Scout	AWARD	Req 1										Req 2Complete any one					Req 3
Scout		1a	1b	1c	1d	1e	1f	1g	1h	1i	1j	2A,1-9	2A,10-11	2B,1-8	2B,9-10	2c	3
Anjali S.First Class	★	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	■	■
Damian N.Tenderfoot	★	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	■	■
Hazel S.Star	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Henry E.Second Class	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Jack P.Star	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Kevin P.Life	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Lucy L.Tenderfoot	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Oliver K.First Class	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Oliver V.Star	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Oscar B.Tenderfoot	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Owen R.Scout	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□
Quinn B.Second Class	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Robbie H.Second Class	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Solomon R.Tenderfoot	★	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	■
Winnie B.Tenderfoot	★	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	■	■

Requirements

From the official BSA merit badge pamphlet — wording is paraphrased here. Confirm against the current pamphlet for sign-off.

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For the whole badge

Explain projectiles and why shooting devices demand care and approved locations

Explain the basic rules of safe gun handling for all firearms

Describe how you'd react if a friend asked to see your family's firearm

Explain the need for and use of eye and hearing protection

Explain the main gun ownership/use laws in your community and state

Explain how hunting relates to wise use of renewable wildlife resources

Complete a state hunter education course, OR get your state's hunting laws and list legally huntable wildlife

Explain proper hygienic guidelines while shooting

Identify local places for range and target activities

Discuss sources of information on firearms and their use

(Do any one of the following)

2A,1-9

Parts, Safety, Cartridges, Misfire, Skills, Cleaning, Buying

2A,10-11

Shooting inside a quarter from 50 ft.

2B,1-8

Parts, Safety, Cartridges, Misfire, Skills, Cleaning, Buying

2B,9-10

Shooting inside a quarter from 15 ft / 33 ft.

Muzzleloader: history, parts, black powder safety, loading, failure-to-fire, range skills, cleaning; fire 3 can-base-size 3-shot groups at 50 ft, then 3 scored 5-shot groups

Explore firearms skills as a career or hobby: training, expenses, organizations; discuss goals