*sigh*

The merit badge you would earn is Marksmanship. And the fact is, it's a SPORT. You can get into shooting clubs and shoot clay discs (pigeons) or real birds. Either way, it's a kick back to the old days. SOME of you guys might remember that Geena Davis is a marksman; either with rifle or bow. It's a skill.

And just FYI, some of those boy scouts end up in the military and having marksmanship skills is a plus, not a negative.

Is there anyone here besides me that has actually fired .50 cal MG, M-60, M-203, AT-4, LAWs, MK-19.... BTW this list could go on forever. $ years in the Army and you get to shoot and blow up stuff. So much fun.

Yeah I use them. But the noise of an assult rifle goes through it anyway.

I never got to fire those heavy and light MG's. Youy lucky firing an M-203. But I'm not jelous until someone fires a G36C. (favorite gun)

I have never shot a bazooka, but an AT-4 was really fun. I hit my target (old tank). It is not as easy as it seems.

Back in the day, when I was in the Army, I was trained and qualified in the following weapons;
M9 Bayonet, M9 Pistol, M11 Pistol, M4/M4A1 Carbine, M16A2/M16A4 Rifle,
M1014 Combat Shotgun, Mossberg 590 Shotgun, M14 Rifle, M24 SWS, M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), M240B Machine Gun, M2 Machine Gun, M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenade, M203/M203A1 Grenade Launcher, Colt M1911 Govt., M224 60mm Mortar, M252 81mm Mortar, M120/M121 120mm Mortar, Tokarev TT, FN GP-35, FEG P9M, CZ-52, FMK-3, vz.61 Skorpion, Spectre SMG, MP-5A1, M3 submachine gun, IMI UZI / Mini UZI / Micro UZI, FN FAL, IMI Galil assault rifle and a stick - just for good measure.

I had no personal life while I was in the service. I was always in training...at least it seemed like it.

Jesus Christ!

Yeah. 1st Ranger Battalion, Spec Ops., Panama (Operation Just beCause). I had to learn a lot of weapons and equipment.

Rangers lead the way! Thats where my carear is headed.

Good Luck! Rangers are a way of life more than anything else in the Army. They are your brothers, uncles, fathers and sometimes that strange grandfather you don't talk about. I wish you all the luck in the world. Hooyah!