The Lafayette Gun Club Junior Committee partners with the Boys Scouts of America and other junior civic organization like the Civil Air Patrol to provide merit badge or basic marksmanship instruction. Opportunities include the use of LGC grounds for camping.
and other junior civic programs
We offer half-day firearm safety and marksmanship training for junior civics programs using the NRA Rimfire Rifle Qualification standard for the Bench Rest Position. All required equipment and ammunition is provided. The cost of participation is $10.00 per shooter. Upon coordination NRA qualification medals may be purchased for $5 each. Refer to program guidelines for authorized wear of the qualification medals.
Scouting USA
Units usually arrive early Friday evening (gate opens at 5:30 P.M.) and camp both Friday and Saturday nights. A Saturday only program that only completes the shooting requirements can be accomodated by request and coordination. We offer both the Rifle Shooting and Shotgun Shooting merit badges with pre-work required to complete all merit badge requirements. The cost of the program is $5.00 per scout that shoots plus shotgun shells (50 per scout size 7 ½ or 8 shot). All equipment is provided except the shot shells. We can support up to 20 Rifle Shooters and 5 Shotgun shooters per weekend. Attendees also complete the NRA First Steps Program as part of the weekend. Schedule/Available Dates:
2026
Date Troop February 27-29
March 27-29 Troop 94
April 24-26
Troop 1607 May 29-31 Rifle Only Troop 242
June 26-28
August 21-23
September 25-27 Troop 3
October 23-25
November 13-15
To reserve a weekend, email
LGC-JPC@Outlook.com
A typical schedule for Scouting USA units is:
Friday5:30-6:30 P.M. Arrive6:30 - 8:00 set up camp
8:00 P.M. Safety Class and begin merit badge requirements.Saturday:
8:00 A.M.to 12:00 A.M. Rifle and Shotgun Shooting and firearms cleaning
12:00 P.M. to 1:30 break for lunch
1:30 until complete. Finish remaining merit badge requirements.IMPORTANT: See the prework file below.
This prework can be completed at the
individual, patrol, or even troop level.
We recommend each scout print the Merit Badge workbook for the planned merit badge (recommended, not required) as it is a great place for scouts to record their learning and to complete the pre-work in the link below. We looking forward to sharing your shooting sports journey with you.Related Files:1 - Overivew.pdf2- Troop Information Sheet.pdf
3- LGC Minor Permission Slip.pdf
4- Adult Safety Release.pdf
5- Scout Prework with Links.pdf