Rifle and Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge History
Earned through 1981320,041
Best year197528,760 earned
All-time popularity#85official, as of 2020#88by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1967. Peak year 1975 with 28,760. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
"#28 of 134" means the badge was number 28 of the 134 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.
196719,411#26 of 112
196819,494#26 of 112
196918,525#26 of 113
197020,070#24 of 113
197119,631#24 of 113
197219,379#24 of 124
197321,107#25 of 122
197428,202#30 of 121
197528,760#30 of 128
197625,426#31 of 130
197723,732#28 of 130
197822,206#26 of 131
197919,368#27 of 132
198014,787#25 of 132
198119,943#28 of 134
Grand total through 1981:
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