I need an online source for nitrocellulose lacquer for igniter/e-match
comps.

Is there a brand anyone can recommend or website?

I need an online source for nitrocellulose lacquer for igniter/e-match
comps.

Is there a brand anyone can recommend or website?

Thank you!

I am a hand-loader for pistol & rifle. I'm willing to bet all of my powder
is double base.

I will check the web to identify a candidate powder!

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On Sep 22, 4:48 pm, "SVRC" <sa... at (no spam) pvconly.com> wrote:

I need an online source for nitrocellulose lacquer for igniter/e-match
comps.

Is there a brand anyone can recommend or website?

The easiest and probably most economical source is going to be
smokeless powder from a sporting good store. A gun store or an outdoor
store such as Cabela's or Bass Pro should carry what you need. A
single base powder would probably be best because it does not contain
nitro so you don't have to worry about skin contact as much and the
headaches that are attributed to the nitro contact.

I thought Green dot and blue dot were both single base but they say
they contain nitroglycerin so not sure. Even if it does it will still
work well. Then all you need to do is weigh out your smokeless powder
and weigh or measure out some acetone and mix it up. A quick search
will produce acetone's density so that you can just measure out the
amount needed for the percentage of NC lacquer you are going for. 10%,
15%, 25% whatever your 'recipe' calls for is based on weight.

I put mine in a glass jar and let it sit awhile and then shake it
until it is dissolved. Stirring can speed up the process and you want
to make sure you have a good seal on your jar. Acetone will evaporate
quickly and your lacquer will get thicker and a higher percentage NC.

Of course if you want to buy it you can go to skylighter.com and buy
some but it is quite a bit more expensive going that route. A pound of
smokeless powder should be around 20 bucks or a little less and will
make quite a bit of lacquer.

Good luck!

I thought Green dot and blue dot were both single base but they say
they contain nitroglycerin so not sure.

I have had good luck with ping pong balls in acetone. For my needs, I
then added ball milled black powder to make a slurry prime. I don't
know if it would suit you needs, but it worked for mine. Also, many
guitar picks are made from pure NC, although some are NC ester and the
colored ones are typically nylon.

Russ

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I thought Green dot and blue dot were both single base but they say
they contain nitroglycerin so not sure.

up to 40% nitro by weight.

LLoyd

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I thought Green dot and blue dot were both single base but they say
they contain nitroglycerin so not sure.

up to 40% nitro by weight.

LLoyd