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I like em all, paper, flippers and cans. I usually start on paper and then switch to spinners. Cans are mostly just for fun for me, however I think even at 33 ft they can be good accuracy practice if you intentionally "cut" them rather than just hit them til the fall apart. If you approach it this way, by the end you are aiming for small slivers of aluminum rather than a whole can.

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I usually use trash can lids, and if I'm not in my zone, I'll start shooting at the side of my house. ...... You think I'm joking but there were times I have had in the past when this was true. Thank goodness those days are gone. To answer your post, I will say cans are my plinking target when I do plink.

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I try to limit my can shooting. It makes me lazy to be honest. Most of the time I shoot a golf ball sized target at 10m. If I shoot a lot of cans then go back to the small target my accuracy is awful. I've been getting back into the can shooting groove lately though. It's just so much more fun than my rubber spinner. And that's what it's all about right?... :hmm:
 

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Depends, lately been a lot of cans, as I have been shooting just for fun, plinking if you will. When I am really trying to shoot the spinners or paper are much more telling as to whether I am doing my job right :) One of my preferred targets is the face of playing cards, small and paper don't lie :)
 

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Much more fun for me with cans; I like the audio and visual feedback. I hang the can from the tab and then try to cut the can and then shoot the tab to separate the remnant from the cord. I find that doing both (cutting can and "separating" tab) allows for both pure fun and improving accuracy. I generally shoot between 33 and 48 feet (yup, most often about 40 ft). Very convenient in my basement!
 
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