salute charges

[zimmerstutzen]

Ok national holidays are here. Many will wheel out their cannons for a holiday salute. Has anyone experimented with chemical additives to create color for after dark salutes. I have seen one or two videos of night time salutes in Europe with color in the muzzle flash. For instance table salt burns yellow, boric acid creates green flame. etc.

 

[curator]

Creamora powdered coffee creamer seems to be the additive of choice for various reenactor units in S.W. Florida. It does make a nice bright muzzle flash. I have no idea what kind of residue is left in the bore.

 

[steam1993]

I use non dairy creamer for my blank charges, 1oz powder 1oz creamer, nice flash as for left over residue about the same as any other time.

 

[hugsjensen]

What is the ideal mix of creamora, 50/50, 60/40?