Chad Thompson

Chad Thompson is the senior/lead firearms instructor at the North Carolina Justice Academy and the school director of the Specialized Firearms Instructor Training Course. Thompson is a 26-year law enforcement veteran and is currently actively sworn. Thompson's law enforcement career has been spent at various levels, from federal law enforcement to local law enforcement, and in numerous states in the U.S., including a year internationally as a police officer in Kosovo. Thompson is a USPSA Grand Master in Limited Class and competes regularly.

Articles by Chad Thompson

• Handgun shooting drills: Targets and timing

  Tuesday, February 03, 2015

  If you've been dry-fire practicing since the first article, you’re probably ready for some other drills to work on to see your progress and minimize the tendency to get bored. I now recommend that you either make your own downsized targets or buy some, but you need a series of targets that will simulate what you may encounter at a match, including small metric, classic and steel targets.

• Handgun shooting drills: Dry-fire practice

  Wednesday, September 24, 2014

  OK, let's get started with some specific drills for you to conduct when engaging in live- and dry-fire practice. If you're reading this, I assume that you already have made the decision on what type of holster and ancillary equipment you will be using — including what discipline of competition you will be engaging in if that is your objective.

• Handgun shooting drills: Getting started

  Wednesday, August 13, 2014

  ​This series is written for folks who wish to know what they need to practice in order to hone themselves into better shooters. Let's start by identifying certain things that a shooter would want/need to have in his possession in order to improve his handgun shooting and manipulation skills.