Essential Safety Guidelines for BB Gun Range Activities
Ensure a safe shooting environment with these key rules: obey range commands, stay behind firing line, no running or horseplay, handle guns only as instructed, display red flag, understand BB guns' nature, prevent accidents with knowledge and care, follow primary safety rules, wear eye protection, get adult permission, know gun operation, and act responsibly when in contact with a gun.
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CubScoutBB GUN RANGE MANUAL 10/7/2024 Draft 2 2 1 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
General Shooting Range Rules 1. All commands issued by the range master must be obeyed immediately. 2. Stay behind the firing line. Do not straddle the firing line. 3. 4. 5. Do not pick up a gun, bow, arrow, or slingshot unless told to by the range master. Absolutely no running on the range. No horseplay or unnecessary talking on the range. 6. If in doubt about the rules, ask your leader or range master for advice or help. 10/7/2024 Draft 2 2 2 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Make sure the red flag is displayed. 10/7/2024 Draft 2 2 3 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
BB Guns Arethey Toys or Real Guns? 10/7/2024 Draft 2 2 4 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
What Causes Shooting Accidents? Most shooting accidents are caused by ignorance and/or carelessness. Ignorance: Lack of knowledge Carelessness: Failure to use knowledge 10/7/2024 Draft 2 2 5 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Primary Safety Rules Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. Always Keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. 10/7/2024 Draft 2 2 6 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Before You Use A Gun Always wear eye protection. Always get the permission of parent or guardian before handling a gun. Always have an adult present when you use a gun. Know how the gun works and how to use it. 10/7/2024 Draft 2 2 7 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Contact With a Gun You come in contact with a gun what do you do? STOP! Don t Touch Run Away Tell A Grown-up Video 10/7/2024 Draft 2 8 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Parts of the BB Gun 10/7/2024 Draft 2 9 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Safety Most guns have a mechanism which aids in keeping the gun from accidentally firing. This device is called a safety, however, A safety is a mechanical device, which can and will fail. The primary safety is the Shooter 10/7/2024 Draft 2 10 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Shooting Fundamentals Dominant Eye Shooting hand and shoulder Shooting positions Sight Alignment Squeeze Trigger Breath Control Follow-Through Some of these items are covered in more detail in following sections or attachments. 10/7/2024 Draft 2 11 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Dominant Eye Everyone has a dominant eye: It is the stronger eye and does more work than the other. Following are the steps to determine the dominant eye. Extend both arms in front of your body. Place your hands together, forming a small opening between them. Keep both eyes open; look through the opening at a distant object. While continuing to look at the object, move both hands back toward your body until they touch your face. The opening will be over one eye, the dominant eye. Shoot Hand and shoulder are the same side of the body as the dominant eye. Video Video 10/7/2024 Draft 2 12 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Sight Alignment Front Sight (looks like an I) 10/7/2024 Draft 2 13 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Sight Alignment Rear Sight (looks like an U) 10/7/2024 Draft 2 14 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Sight Alignment Front and Rear Sight aligned properly (looks like a W) 10/7/2024 Draft 2 15 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Sight Alignment Target bulls eye 10/7/2024 Draft 2 16 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Sight Alignment Front site, rear site and target 10/7/2024 Draft 2 17 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Sight Alignment 10/7/2024 Draft 2 18 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Sight Alignment Practice sighting can be done with the hands and fingers. Font Sight Rear Sight Sight Alignment 10/7/2024 Draft 2 19 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Shooting Positions The two shooting positions, which should be used Cub Scout day camps or CUBE are prone and sitting. The exception to this is Cub World where the standing position is required and boy scout ranges where benches are available. Prone Sitting Stress "Elbows on the Knees" and "Butt in the Shoulder" 10/7/2024 Draft 2 20 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Range Commands Ready on the Right Ready on the Left Eye Protection in Place Ready on the Firing Line (Load) Commence Firing Cease Fire 10/7/2024 Draft 2 21 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
Range Commands On the Firing Line (shooters go to line and take positions) Is the Line Ready (In position, eye protection on) (Listen for not ready) The Line is Ready (Load)(If shooter is loading the gun) Ready on the Firing Line (Load and) Commence Firing Cease Fire 10/7/2024 Draft 2 22 Circle Ten Shooting Sports Committee
