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Unread 10-19-2022, 03:00 PM   #18
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That is what the Winchester ammo catalog on ebay shows. The heaviest black powder load offered is 7 drams pushing 2 1/4-ounce of shot.

March 1, 1906 05.jpg

Union Metallic Cartridge Co. showed bulk smokeless loads as heavy as the black powder loads in 1900 --

8-gauge TRAP Shells 1900.png

but backed off the smokeless loads for 1901 --

8-gauge TRAP Shells 1901.png
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