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Today I went to a monthly CAS match and after paying my shoot fee, registering, and gathering my gear I realized that I had forgotten my shooting box that I had carefully set aside so that I would not leave it behind. (Ever done that?) It contained all my Frontiersman accoutrements: caps,.454 roundballs, powder flasks, nipple picks, caps, etc. so I went to the registrar and got my registration fee back and prepared to slink home with my tail between my legs in embarrassment and wondering if I were "losing it". As I was packing up I was explaining to the fellow parked next to me that I had forgot most of my gear and was headed home. He said to me "You're going to shoot duelist" (as opposed to my usual Frontiersman). I'm like, what? And he says "You're going to shoot duelist". "What do you mean?" I say. He says, "I've got two extra pistols and 100 38 special rounds for you to use plus holsters and you can shoot duelist. The only problem is you are gonna get to see the targets." (They were loaded with smokeless and I'm a BP guy). Geeze, what a decent deal, I thought. So I went back to the registrar, handed them my 10 bucks back, signed up for duelist and shot the match with his pistol ammo and the overstock ammo can I had with an extra box of shotgun and rifle ammo. I had black powder shotshells and all but 6 rounds of BP for my rifle and he provided the 38 ammo for the pistols. I want to thank BOOTHILL BANDIT for fishing my chesnuts out of the fire and allowing me to enjoy a fine day shooting at the Oregon Old West Shooters Association monthly match in Albany, Orygun. His generosity is what makes this sport/organization unique to the shooting sports. We both shot in the duelist category. I came in second, he placed (deservedly) first duelist. I know his generosity is not unique within SASS but his generosity is what makes SASS unique. I want to publicly thank Boothill Bandit for giving me a very pleasant day's shooting and letting me save the day rather than driving home calling myself a dummy. With his smokeless loads I was able to see the targets I've been missing. Thanks, Boothill. (And thanks again for the breakfast you bought me a year ago!)