Red Stars (Organic)

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In pyrotechnics, some of the most common color effect stars are red stars. They're a classic favorite of those wishing for a powerful color that can be used in almost every device. Organically fuelled stars tend to burn with a flame where as metallic fuelled stars will burn much brighter then the organically fuelled ones.


Lancaster Red - pumped
Potassium chlorate 70
Strontium carbonate 15
Red gum 10
Charcoal 1
Dextrin 4
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Lancaster Red - pillbox
Potassium chlorate 64
Strontium carbonate 19
Red gum 13
Dextrin 4
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Lancaster Red - cut
Potassium perchlorate 70
Strontium carbonate 15
Red gum 9
Charcoal(airfloat) 2
Dextrin 4
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Shimizu Red - spherical, cut
Potassium perchlorate 64
Strontium carbonate 12
Red gum 13
Charcoal (lampblack) 2
PVC 1
Dextrin 5
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water The perchlorate can be changed for chlorate without changing the colour
Bleser Red #1
Potassium chlorate 38
Strontium nitrate 38
Red gum 6
Charcoal 12
Hexachlorobenzene 2
Dextrin 4
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water


Bleser Red #2
Potassium perchlorate 70
Strontium carbonate 15
Red gum 10
Charcoal 1
Dextrin 4
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Ofca red - cut
Potassium chlorate 69
Strontium carbonate 13
Red gum 7
Charcoal, Airfloat 6
Dextrin 5
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Hardt Red Star #1
Potassium chlorate 63
Strontium carbonate 21
Red gum 8
Shellac 3
Dextrin 5
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Hardt Red Star #2
Potassium chlorate 63
Strontium carbonate 18
Red gum 14
Dextrin 5
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Hardt Red Star #3
Potassium perchlorate 63
Strontium carbonate 16
Red gum 11
Charcoal (airfloat) 5
Dextrin 5
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Hardt Red Star #4
Potassium perchlorate 65
Strontium carbonate 15
Red gum 13
Lampblack 3
Dextrin 4
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Hardt Red Star #6
Ammonium perchlorate 28
Potassium perchlorate 32.7
Strontium carbonate 16.8
Red gum 14
Charcoal (airfloat) 1.9
Hexamine 2.8
Dextrin 3.8
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Requires special prime; no BP!
Weingart Red Cut/Pumped/Candle #1
Potassium chlorate 38.7
Red gum or Shellac 6.5
Charcoal (airfloat) 12.9
Strontium nitrate 38.7
Dextrin 3.2
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Weingart Red Cut/Pumped/Candle #2
Potassium chlorate 65.8
Red gum or Shellac 8.2
Charcoal (airfloat) 11.0
Strontium carbonate 11.0
Dextrin 4.0
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
Keystone KP
Potassium perchlorate 69
Red gum 12
Strontium carbonate 8
Dextrin 5
Charcoal (airfloat) 6
Add 25% alcohol / 75% water
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