Requirement
2. Shoot under certified supervision. Do ONE option
Required
Under a certified NRA rifle instructor and a certified range safety officer, at a nationally authorized camp property or a commercial firearm range. The badge states the choice: modern cartridge rifle, air rifle, or muzzleloading rifle.
Notes and warnings
Warning. The condition is in the requirement itself: "Working under the supervision of a certified National Rifle Association (NRA) rifle instructor and a certified range safety officer, at a nationally authorized camp property or at a commercial firearm range (as defined in the Scouting America National Range and Target Activities Manual)". It applies to whichever option you choose.
Tip. Requirement 2 needs a certified NRA rifle instructor and a certified range safety officer, at a nationally authorized camp property or a commercial firearm range. Ask your counselor at the first meeting where and when that can happen, and which of the three options can be shot there.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Rifle Shooting Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-05-05), Requirement 2 · Sets the supervision and the kinds of range for the whole requirement, and states "do ONE of the following options".