Quote Originally Posted by SA Friday View Post
No disrespect, but this isn't a direct comparison to the question in the OP. Cordite is a secondary explosive and chemically a deflagrating explosive. Primer materials are impact sensitive primary explosives and all of them are salts meant to ignite a secondary material. Basically, you are comparing a blasting cap to C4 at a smaller level.
No disrespect taken. That is correct. As per example I have heard of some complain that the primer did not ignite not causing the cartridge to go off when it was acually the propellant. As was my initial happening of shooting cordite in the cold years ago. An example of cold weather issues that are not always what they seem!