Informal target shooting. One of the best ways to have fun with your guns.
Shooting practice at a wide variety of targets. Target shooting as a sport.
Recreational shooting, or shooting for fun rather than for scored competition or defense practice. "I just spent an afternoon plinking with the kids." Plinking often involves a brick of .22LR ammunition and some reactive targets.
Shooting (to shoot) with a low powered airsoft gun Plinking often refers to the unofficial back-garden style of shooting, where targets are randomly collected and arranged in order to be shot down by a low powered airsoft or air gun. (For example, one could not be considered to be 'plinking' with a high-powered rifle). [The word 'plink' comes from the noise made by a pellet hitting a tin can
An American term for casual, non-precision shooting, usually aimed at informal targets such as tin cans etc.
Informal shooting at any of a variety of inanimate targets. The most often practiced shooting sport in this country.
Informal target practice commonly at informal targets. Shooting for fun where no one keeps score.
Plinking refers to informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, and balloons filled with water. The term arises from the verbal description of the sound a bullet makes when hitting a tin can, or other similar target, referring to the sharp, metallic sound, known as a "plink".
