American Pistol Institute
Jeff Cooper went on to codify and promulgate the Modern Technique in his work after the Big Bear Leatherslaps. He traveled the world providing training in the Modern Technique to security teams protecting heads of state, prominent politicians and wealthy individuals. In 1976 Jeff Cooper founded the American Pistol Institute (API) at Gunsite Ranch just north of Paulden in Yavapai County, Arizona, to provide training in the Modern Technique to a larger audience of military personnel, law enforcement officers and citizens. The American Pistol Institute was renamed Gunsite.
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