bear67
02-24-2014, 07:38 PM
This past weekend was our "gunpowder therapy" weekend campout for our Boy Scout Troop. I have worked with Boy Scout and 4-H shooting groups for 40 years and hope I can make many more. BSA requires someone with instructor rating or better to be present for Boy Scouts to shoot. Currently, I am the only local leader qualified so they schedule the dates so I can be there. We have a wonderful range on a local 1700 acre ranch and it makes for a great weekend. We have open shooting and 50' qualification targets for the 22s and have a trap range.
In past years we have had 40+ boys shooting and shot over 110000 rounds in a day and a half. Usually have 8 single shot rifles on 8 stations with a couple of spare rifles. The trap range is one at a time, but we shoot all day. Troop supplies 22 ammo and clay birds and the boys supply shotgun shells is they want to shoot. I can usually get eveyrthing donated and made even the 22 RF work this year. We had fewer boys and it was a little easier although I had great help from the adults registered with the unit.
Over half of the boys had never shot a rifle this year (lots of new scouts just bridged over from Webelos). The older boys really are into shotgun games and was most popular by far this time. All together a fun and productful day. These young men are the future of shooting, hunting and protecting our gun rights. Tomorrow night we will teach them how to clean the guns used and talk about what the second amendment means to them and our country.
I encourage all of you to volunteer your time with youth shooting in any form--you will get more out of it than you give.
In past years we have had 40+ boys shooting and shot over 110000 rounds in a day and a half. Usually have 8 single shot rifles on 8 stations with a couple of spare rifles. The trap range is one at a time, but we shoot all day. Troop supplies 22 ammo and clay birds and the boys supply shotgun shells is they want to shoot. I can usually get eveyrthing donated and made even the 22 RF work this year. We had fewer boys and it was a little easier although I had great help from the adults registered with the unit.
Over half of the boys had never shot a rifle this year (lots of new scouts just bridged over from Webelos). The older boys really are into shotgun games and was most popular by far this time. All together a fun and productful day. These young men are the future of shooting, hunting and protecting our gun rights. Tomorrow night we will teach them how to clean the guns used and talk about what the second amendment means to them and our country.
I encourage all of you to volunteer your time with youth shooting in any form--you will get more out of it than you give.