What supervision is required for various activities?
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Range Safety Officer (RSO)
Instructor
Notes
BB Gun/
Pellet Gun
1 BB Gun Rangemaster per 8 shooters -OR- 1 NRA Rifle Instructor per 8 shooters
Not allowed at the pack level
Archery
1 Archery Rangemaster for Cub Scouts or or USA Archery Level 1 instructor
Not allowed at the pack level
Slingshot
1 BB Gun Rangemaster or 1 NRA Rifle instructor
Not allowed at the pack level, must have 1:1 adult to participant for Cub Scout (all levels) and 1:4 adult to participant for Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouting
Tomahawk
Responsible adult (18+) familiar with the use of tomahawk/knife throwing.
Must have 1:4 adult to participant ratio and activity must be approved by council Shooting Sports Chair or NCS Shooting Sports Director
.22 Rifle
1 NRA RSO per 8 shooters
1 NRA Rifle Instructor per 8 shooters
Muzzle-loading Rifle
1 NRA RSO per 8 shooters
1 NRA Muzzle-loading Instructor per shooter (1:1)
Shotgun
1 NRA RSO per 6 shooters
1 NRA Shotgun Instructor per shooter (1:1)
Centerfire Rifle
1 NRA RSO per 8 shooters
1 NRA Rifle Instructor per 8 shooters
Venturing only
Pistol
1 NRA RSO per 3 shooters
1 NRA Pistol Instructor per shooter (1:1)
Venturing only
References:
BSA Shooting Sports Manual
Guide to Safe Scouting
See:
Shooting Sports Allowed by Age for a list of which shooting sports are allowed at each level of Scouting.
See pages 11-15 in the BSA Shooting Sports Manual for detailed requirements
