Looking for help with a Boy Scout Troop Event

Robert1955 · Feb 20, 2014

I am looking for someone or a club that would be able to help me set-up a shooting /training event for my Boy Scout Troop this April. The Boy Scout Requirements for us to hold a shooting event would be a NRA Certified RSO and a NRA Certified Rifle Instructor. I am going to try and get RSO certified before the event and we have another parent that should have the rifle instructor certification before then as well but just in case we can’t complete the training before then having people with the certifications and experience would make sure we can run the boys thru the event, after all it’s for the kids, right

. I am thinking we would have about 20 boys and several adults to ride herd on them when they are not on the line. We do have several boys that have either their Rifle Shooting or the Shotgun shooting merit badges so there is some experience there. If you are willing to help us out please post here or shoot me a PM.

Thanks, Robert1955

CrazySanMan · Feb 20, 2014

There are very few BSA approved shooting ranges in the state. Broad creek has one. I can't remember the other off the top of my head.

Robert1955 · Feb 20, 2014

I need to look into that. I do not know if it needs to be a "BSA Approved" range. Camp Rodney up in Northeast/Elk Neck also has a rifle range, shotgun also. We have held events at a range in the Crofton area before.

ken792 · Feb 20, 2014

I do not believe it needs to specifically be a BSA approved range. It obviously needs to meet their minimal safety standards (like perimeter marked off beyond the berm). There are also the requirements regarding merit badge shoot (50 foot range, .22LR, bolt action rifles). I worked six summers at a scout camp, but let me ask someone who is camp school certified for shooting sports.

We have done BSA merit badge days at the BCC-IWLA (for their own troop and some other neighboring ones). I'm fairly certain that no BSA officials have ever come by to formally inspect the range, but it does exceed BSA standards.

Matlack · Feb 20, 2014

Back in the day my troop used to shoot at AGC. You might want to contact them and see what they can offer. I even remember going to competitions there with my troop.

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