primer
ignition component of a cartridge. AFTE Glossary, 6th Ed.
DISCUSSION—Commonly, a mixture of initiator, sensitizer, oxidant, fuel, and frictionator.
Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E3391-24 Standard Terminology Relating to Gunshot Residue Analysis (GSR) . ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 , 2024.
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