The PARAcast

PARAcast is a weekly show about improving your firearms and competitive shooting skills. It is hosted by Tom Nelson an avid shooting and long time pod caster. He is joined by regular contributors Steve Koski, Robert Wyatt and Kenny Terry .The PARAcast is more about having a good time than trying to make it's host feel good about themselves. We even play games and and give commentary to some of our favorite action movies.

PARAcast 456 "Increase your Lock-time" 04/28/2025

PARAcast 456 "Increase your Lock-time" The boys talk about Jared's Cop match. Tom discusses his trip to the range and his HK cases. Robert brings out his A01-LD Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/36332240

Paracast 455 "Interview with a Dakota" 04/20/2025

Paracast 455 "Interview with a Dakota" Robert talks with his son about his experience shooting steel challenge for the first time. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/36237185

PARAcast 454 "The A01 16 pro review" 04/14/2025

PARAcast 454 "The A01 16 pro review" Tom and Robert get together and talk about Tom switch to iPhone. Tom taking his Fiancée shooting and Robert picks up a CZ A01LD. It's the best CZ money can buy. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/36119900

Paracast 453 "Steeling Challenge" 04/06/2025

Paracast 453 "Steeling Challenge" Jared Robert and Kevin get together to talk about their first steel challenge match and improving qualification scores Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/36027595

PARAcast 452 "Try Getting Points" 03/31/2025

PARAcast 452 "Try Getting Points" PARAcast 452 "Try Getting Points" Tom shows off his Mark 23 and why you shouldn't compare sizes with it. Robert shoots a match and plans a trip out with his boy. Kevin shares his thoughts on the Ace VR and gets beat by his daughter. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35928615

Paracast 451 "Accidental Atlas" 03/23/2025

Paracast 451 "Accidental Atlas" Tommy spent the day eating with his new family. Jared and Robert talk all things Atlas and match directoring Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35829885

PARAcast 450 "Staccato HD Review" 03/16/2025

PARAcast 450 "Staccato HD Review" Tom buys his grail pistol, the Mark 23 Socom with a can. Robert and Jared shoot SLPSA's 7 stage match with their new Staccato HD 4". They give their review and it's good. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35717305

PARAcast 449 "Classify My Sig" 03/09/2025

PARAcast 449 "Classify My Sig" Kevin joins Tom and Robert as they discuss the changes to the USPSA classifier system and then get into some hot Sig p320 drama. Then the guys answer your questions. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35599565

Paracast 448 "Club Manuals" 03/03/2025

Paracast 448 "Club Manuals" Robert went and got himself on a committee rewriting the club manual. That may or may not have been a good idea. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35504580

PARAcast 447 "Optional Revenge" 02/24/2025

PARAcast 447 "Optional Revenge" The boys get together and talk about the Staccato HD, and getting back into shooting irons. We also answer your questions about building stages and heading to your first major match. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35399730

Paracast 446 "Cold Metal Guns" 02/16/2025

Paracast 446 "Cold Metal Guns" Robert made the tragic mistake of shooting in an artic windstorm. He lived though. So he's going to tell you the tale. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35305575

PARAcast 445" Bad Blood, Hey!" 02/09/2025

PARAcast 445" Bad Blood, Hey!" Tom and Robert get together to not discuss the Super Bowl. They instead talk about yesterday's match and Tom's 92 upgrades. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35213605

PARAcast 444 "Defending Troy" 02/03/2025

PARAcast 444 "Defending Troy" Robert and Tom Get together to talk about transporting all the ammo and Gen X primers one could want. The upgrading of Tom's Beretta's and reloading for the new season Show Sponsors: Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35120670

PARAcast 443 "Too Fat For Stairs" 01/27/2025

PARAcast 443 "Too Fat For Stairs" Portraband's P320 video releases and is damning for Sig's p320. We discuss PSA's poll of fireamrs concepts and Jared discusses the short coming of his fellow peeps in blue. ---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/35021145

PARAcast 442 "Shooto Staccato" 01/19/2025

PARAcast 442 "Shooto Staccato" The boys get together to discuss the USP trigger, the new Staccato HD P4.5 and buying bulk ammo from a personal fire sale. We also answer your questions. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/34915045

Paracast 441 "Telegram killed the Paracast" 01/12/2025

Paracast 441 "Telegram killed the Paracast" Tommy and Jared are off babysitting and sleeping. Telegram killed the original Paracast channel, and Robert shot on Friday. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: PARAcastpod Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/34825725

PARAcast Episode 440 Bitch, You Teach Them! 01/06/2025

PARAcast Episode 440 Bitch, You Teach Them! Tom decks out his P30 and gives out the Talon grips install tips. Jared keeps getting his LEO match, Not a Cop, and PCC match going. Robert tells us about Ace VR. We also discuss new USPSA changes and and Practiscore 2.---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/34730470

PARAcast 439 "Tentacles and Tugboats" 12/23/2024

PARAcast 439 "Tentacles and Tugboats" A3 Director Andy Erickson joins the boys to discuss P30s, defender optics, the new practiscore, subscriptions services and the appendix drawing rule controversy in USPSA. ---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/34574120

Paracast 438 "Super Safe" 12/15/2024

Paracast 438 "Super Safe" Robert talks about the removal of the president, and buying super safe MP5's Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/34459175

PARAcast 437 " It Looks Illegal To Me" 12/09/2024

PARAcast 437 " It Looks Illegal To Me" Jared and Tom get together and curse the 10cent heads around the whole appendix draw situation in USPSA while also discussing the 507 comp, and Jared's new duty dream gun.---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/34343735

Paracast 436 "Thanksgiving Shortacular" 12/01/2024

Paracast 436 "Thanksgiving Shortacular" Robert is flying solo putting out a lonely episode talking about Thanksgiving, and all the black friday fun. Also something about breaking the 180. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/34221035

PARAcast 435 "Buy A Defender" 11/24/2024

PARAcast 435 "Buy A Defender" Kevin Izatt joins Tom and Robert as they discuss, the pros of the Vortex Defender, Walther Steel frame, but not before we talk about a host of non-shooting topics. Then the answer your questions and discuss practical shooting and how it applies to self defense.---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/34129386

PARAcast 434 "Real Answers Fake Question" 11/17/2024

PARAcast 434 "Real Answers Fake Question" Tom and Robert discuss the virtues of the election, Robert being pulled over, converting people to working for UPS and the USP decides to drop mags. Then we talk about screwing guns.---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/33964167

Paracast 433 "The Wreck of the Edmund FitzTommy" 11/10/2024

Paracast 433 "The Wreck of the Edmund FitzTommy" Tom is shopping for shovels and Robert just got back in town. Someone is doing a show. Cause that's what we do. Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/33871477

Episode 432 "Active Soaking" 11/03/2024

Episode 432 "Active Soaking" Although we didn't mention soaking, help was offered. We talk about the benefits of cop matches for police. We answer your question about level 2 matches and what we want for Christmas! ---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/33766827

PARAcast 431 Dual Klobbing 10/28/2024

PARAcast 431 Dual Klobbing PARAcast 431 "Dual Klobbing". Jared and Tom catch up for a quick show and discuss Jared's Cop 3 gun match and Not A Cop match. we also discuss his trip to Silencerco and the wonders of the VZ61. ---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/33644702

PARAcast 430 " The Ones Who Care" 10/20/2024

PARAcast 430 " The Ones Who Care" Robert and Tom do a show in support of the listeners. Tom tanks a match but saves a newer shooter's gun. Robert breaks out the camera, gets another shooter a reshoot and prevents Tom from quitting life. ---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/33538447

PARAcast 429 "Financial Advice, Possibly" 10/13/2024

PARAcast 429 "Financial Advice, Possibly" Tom finally breaks down and buys an UpLULA magazine loader and takes someone shooting. Kevin test The PDP steel fame and gives his impression. Robert delegate the new shooters match and basks in his accomplishment.---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/33440342

PARAcast 428 "Keep the Bersa" 09/29/2024

PARAcast 428 "Keep the Bersa" Tom gets a new Beretta Brigadier and relives his early 92 memories. Kevin switches back to the Canik Rival. Robert reads your questions and we discuss the gun we regret buying and why to leave your guns in stock. ---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/33253892

Paracast 427 "Red Rock Ramble" 09/23/2024

Paracast 427 "Red Rock Ramble" Robert heads off to Red Rock Rumble and talks about the match structure, flow and why he hates some shooter. Jared gets a new Kimber and shoots his way to being top "Deputy"? Tom wants another Beretta and shoots a great SLPSA match. ---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: Telegram: Patreon: Chat: @paracastchat (telegram) /episode/index/show/paracast/id/33164487

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