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Shooting Sports (Ranger Award elective)
requirements
- Requirement 1. Safety, firearm/bow parts and discipline
- a. Recite, explain, and demonstrate the three primary shooting
safety rules.
- b. Recite and explain the range commands.
- c. Identify the parts of a pistol, rifle, or bow (whichever one you
select) and explain the function of those parts.
- d. If you chose air pistol, air rifle, muzzle-loading rifle, pistol,
or small-bore rifle for your shooting discipline, explain how "minute of
angle" is used to "zero" the airgun or firearm.
- e. If you chose muzzle-loading rifle as your shooting discipline,
recite the proper steps for loading a muzzle-loading rifle and the
proper sequence of firing the shot. Explain each step.
- f. If you chose archery as your shooting discipline, recite and
explain the nine steps to the 10 ring.
- g. If you chose shotgun as your shooting discipline, explain how you
sight a shotgun differently than you would a rifle.
- Requirement 2. Complete a basic training course and the course of
fire for one of the following shooting disciplines: (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
(f), or (g). (Restrictions: Telescopic sights, electronic sights, and
laser sights are prohibited in all disciplines except archery.)
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- For this elective, shooting must be under the supervision of a
certified instructor/coach and with equipment approved by that
instructor.
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- a. Air pistol
- Air Pistol (Sporter Course): Shoot five shots each at
eight TQ7 targets at a distance of 25 feet for a total of 40 shots.
You must score 240 out of a possible 400. (You may use any .177 air
pistol with a maximum retail value of $75 and may use a one-hand
grip, two-hand grip, or a combination of both.)
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- Air Pistol (International Course): Shoot five shots each
at eight bull's-eye B-40 targets at a distance of 33 feet for a
total of 40 shots. You must score 220 points of a possible 400. You
may use any .177 air pistol. All targets must be fired in the
standing position only using only one hand to support the pistol.
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- b. Air rifle
- Air Rifle (Sporter Course): Shoot two shots at each bull
(10 shots per target) from a distance of 33 feet using six AR5/5
targets. Of the 60 shots total, shoot 20 shots in each
position-prone, standing (off-hand), and kneeling. You must score
225 of a possible 600. (You may use any .177 air rifle with a
maximum retail value of $130.)
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- Air Rifle (Precision Course): Shoot two shots at each
bull (10 shots per target) from a distance of 33 feet. Of the 60
shots total, shoot 20 shots in each position - prone, standing
(off-hand), and kneeling. You must score 420 of a possible 600. (You
may use any .177 air rifle.)
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- c. Archery
- Archery (Magnifying sights are OK to use in this
discipline.)
- Recurve Bow
- Indoor: Shoot 30 arrows at 18 meters on a
60-centimeter five color target. You must score 150 of a possible
300.
- Outdoor: Shoot 30 arrows at 40 meters on a
122-centimeter five color target. You must score 200 of a possible
300.
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- Compound Bow
- Indoor: Shoot 30 arrows at 18 meters on a 40-centimeter five
color target. You must score 150 of a possible 300.
- Outdoor: Shoot 30 arrows at 40 meters on a 122-centimeter five
color target. You must score 210 of a possible 300.
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- d. Muzzle-loading rifle
- Muzzle-Loading Rifle:Shoot one shot at each bull's-eye on
10 targets (M02400-NMLRA) for a total of 50 shots from the standing
(off-hand) position at a distance of 25 yards. You must score 250 of
a possible 500.
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- Then, shoot five shots at one target (M02406-NMLRA) from the
standing (off-hand) position at a distance of 50 yards. You must
score 25 of a possible 50.
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- Then, shoot five shots at one target (M02406-NMLRA) from the
sitting position, resting the rifle on "crossed sticks" at a
distance of 50 yards. You must score 25 of a possible 50.
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- (Total shots for muzzle loading is 60 shots.)
- (NMLRA = National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association)
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- e. Pistol
- Pistol: Shoot: 10 shots at each of six targets (B-2) from
the standing (off-hand) position in a maximum time of 10 minutes per
target from a distance of 50 feet. You must score 360 of a possible
600. (You may use any.22-caliber pistol or revolver and can use
either the one- or two-hand grip or both.)
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- (Total shots for pistol is 60 shots.)
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- f. Shotgun
- Shotgun: Break 25 clay birds of a possible 50 on a skeet
course and 25 clay birds of a possible 50 on a trap course.
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- Break 50 clay birds of a possible 100 on a skeet course.
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- Break 50 clay birds of a possible 100 on a trap course.
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- g. Small bore rifle
- Small Bore Rifle Sporter Course: Using six A17 targets,
shoot one shot at each record bull from a distance of 50 feet for a
total of 60 shots. Of the 60 shots, you must shoot 20 shots in each
position-prone, standing (off-hand), and kneeling. You "must score
225 of a possible 600. (you may use any .22 rifle with a maximum
retail value of $235.)
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- Precision Course: Using six A17 targets, shoot one shot at each
record bull from a distance of 50 feet for a total of 60 shots. Of
the 60 shots, shoot 20 shots in each position-prone, standing
(offhand), and kneeling. You must score 420 of a possible 600. (You
may use any.22 rifle.)
- Requirement 3. Make a tabletop display or presentation for your
crew, another crew, a Cub or Boy Scout group, or another youth group about
what you have learned about shooting sports. Include information about
shooting sports in the summer and winter Olympics.