I thought this was a great issue – one worthy of the cost. There was a nice review of the new Primary Arms PLxC 1-8x FFP RDB Scope. Annette Evans has a nice column on The Aftermath, which I think could have used a few more pages. Alexander Castiglione and Joshua Vandenbrink deliver the goods […]
Category: self-defense
Statistics and Biased Sampling
Back in 1948, the Chicago Tribune published a newspaper declaring “Dewey Defeats Truman.” There was only one problem: Truman won. Here is an AI summary of the event. The 1948 U.S. presidential election is a landmark event in polling history, famously illustrated by the erroneous headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” published by the Chicago Daily Tribune. This […]
Are Concealed Carry Firearms With Lights Compatible With Civilian Self-Defense?
An article by James Tarr in the Guns & Ammo September 2025 issue called “Light Discipline” has this to say: As readers of this column know, I’m not a fan of lights mounted on concealed-carry pieces of citizens because it’s almost impossible to employ them without violating one of the four basic gun safety rules. […]
Creating An Atmosphere
Guns & Ammo had a special issue called “Carry” recently. It is on display until October. I picked it up for the article called “A Day In The Life Of Open Carry” by Frank Melloni. Although the article describes him wearing a Taurus Judge, the photos all show him with a semi-auto pistol with a […]
Unchallenged Assumptions and Overlooked Questions
I’ve put together a presentation on concealed carry. There is a color one for viewing and a black & white one for printing. Enjoy!
Criminals, Police, and Ordinary Civilians
In my book, I talk about how often ordinary civilians are in situations that sadly turn out to be violent crime incidents. Domestic violence, neighbor disputes, family troubles, date rape by a friend, and many other “people you know” situations that escalate into violence are more prevalent than people think. However, there is a criminal […]
RECOILWEB.COM – CONCEALMENT Issue 45
I tend to like CONCEALMENT magazines as they have more interesting articles. This issue was no exception. There are two articles I liked, and one that I didn’t think was as informative as it could have been. I wish Evans had discussed items like the JPX6, a pepper spray pistol that I cover in my […]
Off-Body Carry
The title of my book is “Beyond Weapons,” indicating my book isn’t about how to use weapons. The subtitle of my book is “A Guide to Holistic Self-Defense.” What this subtitle means is “How to put yourself in a position to be successful.” You want to be in a position to be successful in dealing […]
The Double-Action Revolver for Home Defense
In this post, I expect my audience to be an ordinary civilian with no firearm experience. For whatever reason, you have decided to purchase a firearm for home defense and do not want to use a shotgun. What would I recommend? It may sound boring and old school, but I would recommend a large caliber […]
The Home Defense Shotgun – Part II
In my opinion, most ordinary civilians would be best served with a large-caliber (https://clayeolsen.com/archives/222) double-action revolver or a shotgun as a home defense weapon. I talked about some previous home shotgun suggestions here: https://clayeolsen.com/archives/359. I want to discuss some more considerations for shotguns here. First, many ordinary civilians may want to purchase short tactical shotguns. […]