Captain George Baylor and The Redhead welcome you to

Captain Baylor's Ranger Camp,
a Cowboy Action Shooting* website
Last updated November 2007
Captain Baylor and the Redhead, 1881
photo courtesy Major Photography, 512-447-7504

Captain Baylor is second from left, top row

Texas Ranger photo manipulated by Major Photography

 

Table of Contents

 

Journal of a Gypsy Cowboy

a journal of our life a full time RVers including Cowboy Action Shooting events we've attended since we retired.

Soiled Doves Winners at EOT 2007

2006 End of Trail

The World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting

new July 2006

End of Trail sign at entrance to Founders Ranch

Getting Started in Cowboy Action Shooting*

Updated February 10, 2006
Captain George Baylor, Texas Rangers 1882

Black Powder Substitutes for Dummies

Updated March 29, 2006

this article replaces "Using Clean Shot/American Pioneer Powder for Cowboy Action Shooting," which appeared in The Cowboy Chronicle® and in Black Powder and the Old West

TX Cleanshot makes smoke with his Schofield and a full case of powder

Frontiersman for Dummies

Updated March 29, 2006

An earlier version of this article appeared in Black Powder and the Old West as "Frontiersmen for Beginners"

Captain Baylor shoots a Ruger Old Army with a lot of black powder

Ruger New Vaquero test

(New December 20, 2004)

New Ruger Vaquero

Accuracy and Velocity Testing, Trail Boss, Black Powder Substitutes, and Goex Cowboy

Ransom Rest testing
Lonerider Leather's custom "Captain" rig
LoneRider "Captain" holster designed and made for Captain Baylor

LoneRider Leather's latest custom creation

May 2006

Captain Baylor's 2006 LoneRider custom rig

Guncart Evolution

August 15, 2005

Captain Baylor's Latest Guncart

Making a "Simple" Gun Cart into "The World's Most Expensive 'Simple' Guncart

updated June, 2002

The World's Most Expensive "Simple" Guncart

Ruger Modifications for Cowboy Action Shooting

(updated December 26, 2002)

Ruger Vaqueros (old model)

Marlin Cowboy Maintenance and Spares Kit

(updated November 13.2003)

Marlin Cowboy firing full house BP load
Reloading for Cowboy Action Shooting
Dillon XL650, the Blue Bitch in the Garage

The Texas Ranger Costume

(updated May, 2002)

this article appeared in The Cowboy Chronicle®

Authentic Early Texas Ranger Badge

The $20 Engraving Job

April 8, 2004

Engraved, matched pair of Colt SAAs, Ivory grips

Some Useful Conversion for Black Powder Shooters

February 1, 2005

 

Some Musings on Costume Contests

This article appeared in The Cowboy Chronicle®

Blue Moon in full warpaint

In Search of the Real Cowboy Hat

Thjs article appeared in The Cowboy Chronicle®, April 2004

Original Stetson Boss of the Plains
Winter Range 2002 (U.S. National Championship)
Winter Range Posse 18, Texas Paladin Posse Marshal

Trailhead '01

(Texas' Biggest Annual Event that year)

Trailhead 2001

A Cowboy's Guide to Fredericksburg

(and Tin Star Ranch, the finest Cowboy Shooting facility in the world. Sadly, Tin Star is no longer a Cowboy Shooting facility, but Fredericksburg, Texas is still a neat place)

Alamo Replica at Tin Star Ranch
Thunder Ranch's Pre-1900 Course
Thunder Ranch
Thunder Ranch Pre-1900 Course--Guns Of The Old West article
Class at Thunder Ranch

Tequila's Leadville Shooting School

this article appeared in Shoot Magazine

Tequila's Shooting School

Flying to CAS Matches

this article appeared in The Cowboy Chronicle®

 
LINKS PAGE  

The Single Action Shooting SocietyŽ

for details about Cowboy Action Shooting*

Songle Action Shooting Society Logo
Texas Ranger History:

Some history of the real Captain Baylor

Cover of Walter Prescott Webb's book, "The Texas Rangers" showing Captain Baylor and Sergeant Gillett
Information about other Texas Rangers:
James B. Gillett, Texas Ranger Sergeant James B. Gillett, Texas Rangers
1887 Texas Ranger Photo
A Texas Ranger, 1887
Leander McNelly, Captain, Texas Rangers
Leander McNelly, Captain, Texas Rangers
Elias Chance Briggs, Texas Ranger
Elias Chance Briggs, Texas Rangers
Tidbits from the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
Back to Curt's Homepage
The Redhead and her SLK

Contact me:

baylor@curtrich.com

 

Capt. George Baylor, 1882

photo by Major Photography

*Cowboy Action Shooting is a Trademark of the Single Action Shooting Society®

This page's background is a photo of a 1889 Texas Ranger badge, not a copy.

Captain Baylor's Ranger Camp was originated in May, 1999 as a site designed to promote Cowboy Action Shooting and updated periodically. All rights reserved. ©2006. No part of this website may be reprinted without written permission of the author, including reprinting at websites.

The author is not responsible for any damn fool misuse of firearms and doesn't have enough money to sue anyway. All opinions expressed here are those of a guy who just left town. Any use or misuse of any technique described herein is your own damned fault.