Bev Fitchett's Guns Magazine

Copper silicide

The explosive sensitizer is generally tetrazine. 'Fast Fuels' may also be included such as:

• potassium styphnate;

• nitrate esters such as nitrocellulose-based propellants;

• PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate).

Additional ingredients include:

A typical non-toxic, non-lead priming composition would be:

• DDNP (diazodinitrophenol);

• potassium nitrate;

• nitrocellulose;

• nitro-glycerine;