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Requirement Updates 2025

This Merit Badge’s Requirements have recently been updated in 2025 Scouts BSA Requirements (33216). Please read more about “Requirements” on the Merit Badge Hub homepage. The previous version of the Merit Badge requirements can be found in Scoutbook.

Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge Overview

Learning to shoot is like mastering any other skill — it takes study and practice. The Shotgun Shooting merit badge is an introduction to safely using basic skills to hit the target. Once you have mastered the fundamentals, you can begin to apply them to a variety of shotgun activities.
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Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge Requirements

The previous version of the Merit Badge requirements can be found in Scoutbook