text: is it legal to shoot coins (usa)? can you shoot a us coins as target practice?  ie: can you shoot at pennies, dimes, quarters, etc.?  is there any us law that prohibits shooing coins of these types? sure it's legal!  the cornell law link above is about using altered coins as if they were good. a destroyed coin is not going to be spent. if there is no fraudulent intent, these penny machines are ok.  http://www.rockyrockholt.com/  look in the lower right of their home page