Shooting Sports Weekend

[Eagle1973]

We're in the beginning stages of planning a Venture Crew Shooting Sports Weekend.

 

Has anyone recently put one on? I'd like to see your plan, brochure, etc.

 

I'd like to do rifle/shotgun/handgun and archery. Handgun seems the most difficult. According to the GtSS, all participants must complete a NRA pistol marksmanship course. The closest NRA course to that title is a 10 hour course.

 

Any way, if you've already laid the ground work in your council, I'm looking for things to "borrow".

 

YIV

[scottteng]

http://www.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.asp?ActivityKey=177755

 

This is a link to our "shooting sports day" it is a council event at the scout reservation and is open to all scouts and scouters. On of our most popular "crews" is also known as the shooting sports team and they compete in shooting sports statewide. There is a contact person on the page he is one of the shooting sports directors. The first contact you should make should be your council's shooting sports committee they may be a standing committee or a sub-committee of the camping committee. Some councils may not have enough trained personnel to put on this type of event. It takes a camp school trained shooting sports director, plus a trained rangemaster for each open xenue, plus logistical & setup staff. To say nothing of having the range facility available where the event is to be held.

[Eagle1973]

Thanks for the lead.

 

The event will be sponsored by a private facility with plenty of certified NRA RSOs and Instructors.

 

The pre-req for pistol has me bothered. Sounds like I'll have to organize a Saturday just for the pistol qual.

[infoscouter]

You'll find a whole set of resources for an event we put on four years ago here:

http://www.ssnscbsa.org/Documents/VentureV.zip

This is the format of the event:

Venture Voyage was created for Crews to compare and test various fun outdoor skills. The playing field is leveled thru several mechanisms. Previous Scouting experience is helpful but not required. Each station provides a short explanation and demo so that the Crews may function effectively and will function safely.

 

Crews will compete for a team score. 10 Prizes will be awarded. A 5 15 minute briefing and demonstration will be provided for each event. We will also provide New Leader Essentials and Adult Leader Training that Saturday September 20. Signup below.

 

VENTURE VOYAGE SATURDAY EVENTS

 

Fire building rope burn

Start a fire with flint and steel and burn thru a rope 18 inches off the ground. Score is by time to rope breaks.

 

Pistol slow fire (50 foot range

5 practice shots .22 caliber

10 shots at paper target at 50 feet

 

Rifle - 3 position (50 foot range)

5 rounds prone for practice

5 rounds prone for score

10 rounds sitting for score

10 rounds standing for score

 

Shotgun

5 rounds practice straight away singles

5 rounds for score straight away singles

 

Black powder rifle

1 shots practice each crew member

1 shots for score each crew member (on crew target)

 

Action archery

2 arrows at each target (hit or miss or bull)

 

Field archery

4 targets at different distances, 2 arrows each (normal score)

 

Geocaching Land Navigation

Find the cache with a GIS unit. Scoring is by time to cache.

 

Hawk toss

3 tosses for practice

5 tosses for score (hit or miss or bull)

 

Bread Cook Off

What can you make in camp? Score awarded by judging team.

 

Campfire Awards 8:00 PM

Ten awards for the highest scoring Crews.

 

You'll find many of our shooting sport resources here:

http://www.ssnscbsa.org/SSEvents.html