Maybe plinking isnt the right term. Plinking brings up images of going out in the back 40 with a .22 and a bunch of beer cans.
I more or less meant going to a range and getting acquatined with the gun, practicing with it, and becoming proficient with it.

I don't shoot a ton but like to go every couple months at a minimum to practice. I'd go more, but the rise in ammo costs the last 6-8 years makes it cost-prohibitive.