Merit Badge Counselor: Russ Hayden

Progress:

Joined KRRC Junior Rifle Team.
Read the BSA handbook.
Read the NRA handbook.
Reading the WA State Firearm Law book.
Shooting with the Bangor Security Force.

Requirements:

Do the following:

1. Explain why BB and pellet air guns must always be treated with the same respect as firearms.
2. Describe how you would react if a friend visiting your home asked to see your or your family's firearm(s).
3. Explain the need, use, and types of eye and ear protection.
4. Explain the main points of the laws for owning and using guns in your community and state.
5. Explain how hunting is related to the wise use of renewable wildlife resources.
6. Explain the main points of hunting laws in your state and give any special laws on the use of guns or ammunition.
7. List the kinds of wildlife that can be legally hunted in your state.  
8. Identify and explain the shotgun sports shot in the Olympic Games. Identify places in your community where you could shoot these sports.   www.gunsafety.org
9. List the sources that you could contact for information on firearms and their use.  

Do the following:

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, and explain the procedures to follow in response to each.
e. Identify and demonstrate the five fundamentals of shooting a rifle safely.
f. Identify and explain each rule for safe shooting.
g. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to safely shoot a rifle from the benchrest position or supported prone position while using the five fundamentals of rifle shooting.
h. Identify the basic safety rules for cleaning a rifle, and identify the materials needed.
i. Demonstrate how to clean a rifle properly and safely.
j. Discuss what points you would consider in selecting a rifle.
k. Using a .22 caliber rimfire rifle and shooting from a benchrest 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 adjust sights to zero.
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 group must meet the following minimum score:

A-32 targets -- 9;
A-17 or TQ-1 targets -- 7;
A-36 targets -- 5.

April 12, 2007. Mr. Hastings let me shoot with the A-36 targets. Scores: All ten able to be covered by a quarter. Eight of ten with minimum score of five.

Dad (shooting)