My 1905 UMC catalogue lists 8-gauge cases 3 1/4 inch for $25 per 1000 and 3 1/2 to 4 inches for $28 per 1000. On the page for loaded 8-gauge shells they don't mention case length. Smokeless loads available were 5 dram equiv. with 1 1/2 ounces of shot; 5 1/2 drams equiv. with 1 3/4 ounces of shot; and 6 drams equiv. with 2 ounces of shot. Black powder loads went up to 7 drams with 2 1/4 ounces of shot.
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