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primer

ignition component of a cartridge. AFTE Glossary, 6th Ed. 

DISCUSSION—Commonly, a mixture of initiator, sensitizer, oxidant, fuel, and frictionator.

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ANSI/ASTM E3391-24 Standard Terminology Relating to Gunshot Residue Analysis (GSR) . ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 , 2024. Source link(link is external)
Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org(link is external)