A bunch of PHs are not gun guys, believe it or not. Partly this can be due to handloading being restricted in some places. In other instances it's due to passed-down "knowledge," as with many American hunters.
Dunno what to say about the shortage, except he may have to buy some "black market" bullets. I am old enough to still remember when Nosler quit making .375 Partitions for a while, after switching to impact-extrusion in the late 1970s--and their presses then couldn't handle anting over .338 caliber. The lathe-turned .375 Partitions were going for several bucks apiece--which is a major reason why Lee Reid developed Swift A-Frames.
