The PARAcast

Robert Wyatt

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 podcaster. 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.

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That one time Kenny spoke more than thirty seconds

The PARAcast

06/07/20 • 17 min

Tom and Steve went all Make Ready Podcast. So Kenny and Robert who love you more decided to record a show on their own.

Using Ronabucks to Buy Guns

The PARAcast

04/27/20 • 63 min

While Steve planned a trip to Ohio, the rest of the guys spent their Ronabucks on new guns. Find out what everyone bought with their government bribe.. err relief money tonight as was talk about the week in guns!

When Your Hand Hurts, Grab a Bone

The PARAcast

03/02/20 • 57 min

Daniel Garibay If you had to concealed carry only one gun for the rest of your life, what would it be? Derk Hopkins For USPSA/IDPA where do you site in you pistols? For defense? Thomas Everett Hudson Red Dots, large or small for competition? Advantages/disadvantages of each? I’d love to hear your opinions. P.S. Love the show. I look forward to it each week. It really is like sitting in with a good group of friends and listening to them talk $hit. Keep up the good work. Matthew Engman I’ve trained a handful of times in the last year... what should I work on first? Max Bloemendaal Steve, how much has the 5th Generation of Glock enhanced "Perfection"? Solid update, or minor upgrade? Jacob Franklin Did we get another new IDPA rule book this year?!? Gabriel Johnson When you are reloading, where should the gun be? Chest height a foot away? Shoulder height foot and a half away? Where should the gun be pointing (if facing downrange)? I dropped 5 mags on 3 of the 4 stages yesterday, you do the math. Still came in fourth though. A.J. Ellis I've always just used the factory sights on my handguns and it looks like I may need to zero one or two of them. How does one go about adjusting factory fixed sights for windage for best results? Or do I really need to just get adjustable sights if I want to mess with them? ---- Subscribestar GallantBullets PEWPRO10 for 10% off your first order Patreon Dominate Defense PARA10 for 10% off

Stopping the Slide and other left hand problems

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09/14/20 • 52 min

We’re back again talking about the important issues of the day. Such as, why are we paying match fees to USPSA when all they do is administer a messed up classification system and put out subpar nationals without walkthrough music? We also answer questions. Especially the good ones. Like, why if you bag in crappy guns in a video on YouTube all the Taurus owners come out to white knight how the fifty rounds they shot through it over the course of two years didn’t have any malfunctions and you’re just a hater? Matt Hemple Can we ban MPXs from uspsa. Lost the overall today because a guy beat me on a stage by 5 seconds because the timer didnt pickup his last array. Olaf Styrbjörn Primers are so hard to find I’m thinking of pulling all the bullets from the all-up rounds I’ve gathered over the years while picking up brass (thanks to all you who unload and show clear and then leave the chambered round behind). Then I can just start them in station 2 of my 550. Any reason why this is a bad idea? Peter Wiktorski What is the shortest barrel length you will trust to reliably function on an AR pistol? With all of the social unrest going on, what have you changed in your every day carry? Derk Hopkins What would tell yourself, if you just found out about the shooting sports in these times with the current shortages and prices? Would you pay 1.20 per round? Gabriel Johnson When are you guys gonna release some hats!? Also, which one is better? SS minir or SS Major? My vote's for minor because I don't have nukes going off in front of my face. Beau McDaniel If the November election turns out unfavorable for us gun owners, what place is going to be your first stop to loot while you peacefully protest? Michael Pyne What do you do when a friend or family member says "I bought some guns" and proceeds to tell you the list of "never heard of it brands" that they impulse bought at the local gun store, all based on no research or advice from anyone but the store clerk? 1) Nod and say, "uh huh", a few times and try to change the subject 2) Mock them mercilessly for their poor choices 3) Something else? Oh, and they have no ammo for anything except the stuff they ordered from Cheaper Than Dirt, including 9mm Winchester white box @ $1.20 per round. John Ormond We need walk up songs Ruben Garcia Context: I left my Salomons at home on day two of our sections march. So I l called my wife at 6:30am on a Sunday to bring to to me. Question: how many dozens roses does it take to make up for being the biggest bone head in USPSA?

The Inertia Hammer

The PARAcast

08/31/20 • 49 min

Robert is back from the glorious state of West Virginia and filled with Southern Pride. That’s going to be awkward. Join us tonight as we discuss the glorious events of this week in guns. And we’ll answer your questions. But only the good questions. Not those ones asking why a S&W rifle worked despite the certain tactical crowd saying you’d be dead in the street unless you bought a $3,000 Gucci rifle. David Blanton How many piles of burning tires did Robert stand around on WV to scam the government for disability Sean Edmunds Does Robert have teeth marks in his mags? Neil Bera Have you been shooting less because of the ammo shortages? If so how much less are you shooting? Have you taken any matches off your schedule? I bought enough components for a year before the season started but now I'm worried I won't have anything for next season if supply doesn't catch up with demand. With the election coming up I have a feeling it's gonna be a while before I can find primers for under $300 for 5000 on gun broker. Matt Hemple Since my CZ custom order didnt come in on time I brrowed a Glock34 gen5. i didnt feel held back by the gun at all. Maybe the saying its the shooter and not the gun is true. I was able to win the overall with it. Should I sell my shadows and get a gun that dosent require constant maintenance Seth Wolford Was A8 absolutely the BEST area match. Can we have nats at shadowhawk? Or at least low cap/classic nats as a test run? Glen Weeks First it was great meeting Robert in person after all the years of listening to the show. Now how did area 8 compare to area matches out west? Also since there was a certain stage that created a lot of Dq's what's the opinion on that stage. Do you all think big name shooters get away with more DQ's than others since they are well known and RO's don't want to be the one to DQ them?

Quarantine Madness

The PARAcast

04/20/20 • 56 min

Day 376ish of the quarantine. Tom is still brown santa. Robert has resorted to setting up backyard field courses. Kenny has switched to production. Steve has gone full joe exotic and is now looking for drugs and a tiger. But some things stay the same. They’re going to record another show. And with the help of you cool cats and sardine soaked kittens, they’ll answer all the questions you may have! Especially the ones about the guns and matches they aren’t shooting. Robert C. Moreno What are your thoughts on the Trijicon SRO? Is it worth the extra cost over a Delta Point Pro? I'm thinking of throwing it on a X-5 Legion and shooting Carry Optics. Douglas Dalske How often do ipsc targets show up at your local matches back when we all use to be able to shoot matches. I'm Considering ordering a case of them for practice. Since you do see them at majors just never at my local matches. Good idea or just stick to USPSA targets? Chris Lokey How many days has Koski been in withdrawal from lack of Natty Ice? Has he passed the stages of shivers and breaking isolation in search of that sweet sweet nectar? Only to find that there is none? Does he wonder the streets while sad Hulk music plays in the background? Olaf Styrbjörn (Just Olaf). The past six months I am the only one who shows up in Production. I am debating putting together a CO slide for my G34 so I have people to compete against. Is this a good idea or am I better off buying a complete other gun?

Attack of the Corona infected Berettas

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03/16/20 • 52 min

The guys got together and shot a match despite the impending corona virus outbreak. They also shot berettas with optics and comps in production. Cause apparently USPSA is allowing anything these days. It was interesting.

Join us tonight as we discuss the match, and our pending demise from the corona virus.

Richard Clare I would like a response from the CEO of PARA cast on what they are doing in response to this virus please.

Also. I'm having issues bringing stuff I do in live fried n dry fire practice into a match. I seem to resort to my same usual speed at a match vs practice.

Marshall Kear Is it a blessing or a curse that the virus doesn’t cause zombies? The lack of required head shots does simplify the toilet paper retrieval

A.J. Ellis What are you all looking forward to most about the impending apocalypse?

Nate Osborne Is there a compelling reason the be a USPSA member if you don't have plans to shoot major matches during the year? I care less and less about having a letter by my name, and am not really being convinced that a membership is worth it.

Mark Miller I know you guys talked about it last week, but I wasn't able to ask til this week. What about the reason for the weight increase in CO being able to get 2011's into the mix in the future. With all the big manufacturers building the 9mm with slide mounted optics. All it will take is, one more rule change for that to happen (single action), essentially pushing polymer guns out of the mix.

Sebastian Muñoz Given the shortage of toilet paper, are you guys still eating Jack in the Box tacos after matches?

David Bartlett The symptoms of COVID19 range from a mild cold to death. Should zombie films feature a similar range of outcomes, starting with many of the infected merely wanting to lick other people? PS. Let the scorekeeper touch the approve button on the Practiscore tablet until further notice.

Nate Osborne With the quarantine, are we going to see an influx of GMs who dry fired for 8 hours a day while stuck in their houses?

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Robert's Spicy takes on the USPSA's

The PARAcast

03/09/20 • 76 min

Kenny shot a Beretta and now has the Coronavirus. Robert meanwhile spent the week trying to figure out how to bolt an extra three pounds on his shadow since USPSA created the new division “L10 without a Magwell” Join us tonight as we discuss how much we love when governing bodies Frak up the divisions with arbitrary rule changes because they’re too lazy to enforce the existing ones. Rob Chavous When did USPSA remove the $25 associate member option? Stealth dues increase? Brady Kraft I have purchased a “wanna be a gunfighter starter kit”. Glock 34, comp tac holster and a shit ton of mags. 1) can you expand on the belt options for my starter kit. Inner and outer belt setups etc. This is foreign to a rifle guy. Even though I have a budget gun, not necessarily looking for budget belt. 2) I added the dawson sight upgrade to my starter kit per y’alls recommendation. I quit being a wuss and installed them myself. Can you walk me through sight in techniques you use to get them aligned properly. 3) Focusing a lot on grip. Right handed shooter. When I look at grip techniques, most of what I see has the left hand palm making contact with pistol. I am am struggling to get this right. My palm overlaps my right hand. I am thinking about this correctly? What am I missing? Jared Spearman What features/criteria make a shot timer a good one? What timers meet these criteria? Kenny Platt What do you think the effect would have been of USPSA eliminating the weight limits all together in CO/Prod vs enacting such a high one? My read on it, to get you guys started, is that had they completely erased the weight limits all together, people would have likely not felt the need to change their guns much at all, but now that there’s a golden number that you can achieve, many people (myself not included) feel like there’s a race to 58.5oz going on. K.C. Hutchinson Is it better to take your Charlie and deltas and move on or take that third shot to try and get a second alpha? ---- Subscribestar GallantBullets PEWPRO10 for 10% off your first order Patreon Dominate Defense PARA10 for 10% off

WD40 as a Gun Lube

The PARAcast

02/10/20 • 56 min

Between shooting in standing water and long checkout lines, the guys shot a match. It was epic.

Nate Osborne If Alex Coco Wendt and Tom H Nelson can't get the squad in front of them to tape and reset, what operant conditioning methods should you use on them?

Derk Hopkins If a pistol you have been wanting is going to be available soon. Would you purchase as soon as it becomes available or would you wait to touch and feel it and listen to the reviews?

Justice-Cynthia Coker What detergents or chemicals do you use when cleaning guns and brass in an ultrasonic cleaner?

Peter Wiktorski Since Virginia keeps pushing for the big igloo to pop off, what preferred camo? Kryptek or Hawaiian shirt and shorts?

Jacob Franklin Next gun purchase? What will it be?

Klay Grover How about you four shoot a match in production with hi-points.

Kevin Izatt Value powders? Been using tightgroup. Worth looking at something else?

Max Bloemendaal What Area matches would you like to shoot but haven't?

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Adam's 11 lies (Explicit)

The PARAcast

11/09/20 • 56 min

We got together to defend ourselves from Adam and his impugning our already low reputation. And answer questions!

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How many episodes does The PARAcast have?

The PARAcast currently has 219 episodes available.

What topics does The PARAcast cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Training, Shooting, Podcast, Podcasts, Firearms, Sports, Events, Guns and Itunes.

What is the most popular episode on The PARAcast?

The episode title 'Changes for the Org, Not Me Ep 334' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The PARAcast?

The average episode length on The PARAcast is 63 minutes.

How often are episodes of The PARAcast released?

Episodes of The PARAcast are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The PARAcast?

The first episode of The PARAcast was released on Dec 16, 2019.

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