Givat prime

[Givat]

Name of composition: Givat prime

Composition Type: Prime

Creator: Givat

Color/Effect: Non chlorate stars prime

The Composition: (by weight)

Sulfur - 1

MgAl (300 mash) - 4

KNO3 - 6

BP (ball milled 6H) - 11

+5% dextrine

 

Any Precautions/Incompatabilities: NOT for chlorate stars

Precedure/Preparation:

This prime is based on a MgAl flash mixed 50% with BP. I'm using it for all my non chlorate stars and you don't need any "step prime" or something like that. I'm rolling my stars with my Givar prime and a small layer of pure BP.

 

this prime works for "Bleser Mg#7 red", "bleser white strobe" and "hardt green star". Im haven't found any star this prime can't light.

 

I invented this prime as a cheap prime. MgAl is the cheapest metal I could find for a hot prime and all the other chems are basic chems for black powder.

 

regards,

Givat.

[NightHawkInLight]

Cool. I'll have to give it a try.

[ghost808]

What happens if you were to use this with chlorate stars?

[Ralph]

not really safe if you use it on chlorate stars because chlorate and sulfur are rather sensitive together that being said there is no friction between the two layers as they dont move so Im not sure its quite that terrible what i would be more concerned about is not priming AP stars with this because they would certainly stop working

[Algenco]

and you don't need any "step prime" or something like that. I'm rolling my stars with my Givar prime and a small layer of pure BP

 

 

sounds good, but that is "step priming", I bet it would work without the extra BP coat

[50AE]

Simple BP is enough for most chlorate based stars. I only prime chlorate metal streamers with a MgAl based prime as first layer, to be sure.