This is the earliest "Rules" I've found; from the 1883 "Clay Pigeon Tournament Rules" the largest bore allowed was 10g
https://books.google.com/books?id=p0QhAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA333&lpg
National Gun Association in 1885. Loads were limited to 1 1/4 oz. and guns not larger than 10g.
https://archive.org/details/historyconstitut00nati/page/34/mode/2up
The 1890 American Shooting Association Rules
https://archive.org/stream/fieldcovertrapsh01boga#page/458/mode/2up
No limit on powder
In single bird (target) shooting the rise shall be:
Eighteen yards for ten-bore guns; limit 1 1/4 oz.
Sixteen yards for twelve-bore guns; limit 1 1/8 oz.
Fourteen yards for fourteen and sixteen bore guns; limit 1 oz.
Thirteen yards for twenty-bore guns; limit 7/8 oz.
It is of course possible that club shoots could have allowed 8g.
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