A friend of mine has planned a safari to SA later this year with his son. He cannot find ammo for his .375 H&H. He would like to shoot the Barnes Triple Shock but he is now getting concerned about availability of any suitable ammo. Cabela's has had him on back-order for a year and a half! I would prefer that he shoot factory ammo but if push came to shove, I could build him some reloads. Any thoughts? Thanks...

I might have a couple of boxes of Federal 270 or 300 grain .375's with Barnes' original X-bullet. If your buddy is unable to find what he needs locally, PM me. I'll confirm exactly what I have and we can strike a deal on them.

Cheaper than Dirt has lots of 375H&H ammo in stock. Even some TSX
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/74419

Try here:
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=14757

I would check and see if Denel-PMP will be available to traveling American hunter. I used 300gr soft points which were loaded with few grains of powder less to account for African hunting conditions. Monolithic solid is also available from PMP.

"availability of suitable ammo":

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Ammunition/Rifle-Ammunition%7C/pc/104792580/c/104691780/sc/104532480/Federal-Premium174-375-HH-Magnum-Rifle-Ammunition/740758.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Frifle-ammunition%2F_%2FN-1100190%2B4294752161%2FNe-4294752161%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104532480%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BMMcat104792580%253Bcat104691780%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU&WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104792580%3Bcat104691780%3Bcat104532480

Both the Swift A Frame and Nosler Partition are available as loaded ammo from Cabela's which, in my opinion, is suitable ammo. Just my $.02 worth.

Good luck on your quest for the .375 ammunition

Jess

I've used Nosler Custom with 300 grain Partitions on my last three trips to Zim. I has done the job for me.

Mike

Ammoseek.com is your friend.

See: http://ammoseek.com/ammo/375hh-magnum/Barnes

Mid-South Shooters has Norma African PH, which is load with Woodleigh bullets.

Thanks folks! I am passing the info along. Appreciate it very much...

Grafs has the Barnes TSX ammo. Bought from them many times.

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/23463

Great place to browse, thanks for sharing!

Why don't you want him to shoot handloads? I have hunted PG and DG with a .375 using handloads and never had the slightest problem.

Good luck to your friend on his African safari!