Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge Helps and Documents

Scouts working on the Shotgun Shooting merit badge requirements learn to safely handle firearms. They learn about how to care for shotguns and identify their parts. Then Scouts demonstrate their skills. The requirements for this merit badge can be completed using modern shotguns or muzzleloaders.

Get the Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge pamphlet

Printable helps for requirements:

Printable requirements for Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge

Printable note sheet for Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for all Scouts BSA merit badges

Show off your shotgun proficiency with these related ideas and achievements:

Shooting Troop Program Feature for Scouts BSA

One of the resources which BSA provides for Scouts BSA Troops is a set of troop program feature guides. Our troop is planning a shotgun shooting outing in August, so they will probably be looking at some of the ideas in the Shooting program feature.

Shoot! Scouts BSA Nova Award (Astronomy and Projectile Science) Helps and Documents

Shoot! is the Scouts BSA Nova Award for investigating astronomy and projectile science. To earn this award, Scouts must complete one of their science related merit badges and learn about related topics such as space, aviation, and weather. Scouts also visit a museum or build a catapult, pitching machine, or marble run.

Whoosh! Scouts BSA Nova Award (Engineering) Helps and Documents

Whoosh! is the Scouts BSA Nova Award for investigating engineering as it relates to motion. To earn this award, Scouts must complete one of their engineering or motion related merit badges and learn about related topics such as machines and forces Scouts also dream up their own design for an amusement park, piece of playground equipment, or new method of transportation.

Shooting Sports Ranger Elective Helps and Documents

To complete the Shooting Sports elective for the Venturing Ranger award, Venturers must learn the safety rules for shooting and must complete a training course. They can choose to use an air pistol, air rifle, archery, muzzle loading rifle, pistol, shotgun, or small bore rifle. Venturers must also share what they learned with others.