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  • Barium Chlorate

    From Gregory Sullivan@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 25 01:40:26 2017
    Does anyone know about this substance? I heard it's not as good
    idea to mix it with Sulphur compounds.
    I tried using its cousin compound ie
    Barium Perchlorate but like some Copper
    compounds, It is extremely hydroscopic
    and gobbles up moisture, which makes the
    compound difficult to use, to its going
    Win with more exp.72

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  • From 100%Pyro@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 25 20:59:53 2017
    My understanding is that you shouldn't mix sulfur or any sulfur containing compounds with any chlorates. It makes the mixture too impact and friction sensitive (think about those old roll caps). While it's not the same formula, you get the idea. Another
    thing to consider is if you're priming a chlorate containing mixture, make sure it's not with, say, black powder because it also contains sulfur.

    -Mike-

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  • From bbeck7@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Gregory Sullivan on Thu Oct 26 07:11:22 2017
    On Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 2:40:27 AM UTC-6, Gregory Sullivan wrote:
    Does anyone know about this substance? I heard it's not as good
    idea to mix it with Sulphur compounds.
    I tried using its cousin compound ie
    Barium Perchlorate but like some Copper
    compounds, It is extremely hydroscopic
    and gobbles up moisture, which makes the
    compound difficult to use, to its going
    Win with more exp.72

    Your right don't mix it with sulfur ,sulfides, or ammonium compounds.It makes gold standard green pyro colors.

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  • From Gregory Sullivan@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 26 12:30:23 2017
    I've been told that the "King Of
    Green" is Barium Nitrate. I have tried
    testing a number of formulas of my making and found that the colour of the flame
    produces a very bright greenish-white and
    have seen videos that shows it to the
    contrary with a rich deep beautiful green.

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  • From docsuds@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 30 20:32:25 2017
    On Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 11:59:54 PM UTC-4, 100%Pyro wrote:
    My understanding is that you shouldn't mix sulfur or any sulfur containing compounds with any chlorates. It makes the mixture too impact and friction sensitive (think about those old roll caps). While it's not the same formula, you get the idea.
    Another thing to consider is if you're priming a chlorate containing mixture, make sure it's not with, say, black powder because it also contains sulfur.

    -Mike-

    Except that priming chlorate stars with a coat of BP comp (not grain BP) is standard practice, & reduces the friction sensitivity of those stars.

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