It's very common to think of the function of a cartridge as an explosion. Sometimes with the hand cannons
It may feel and look that way, but even those aren't. We want a nice push on the bullet over a distance. We
get that from a nice rapid burn over a period of time.
The 8 page information article I posted here is a super knowledge base on primers.
Very informative article Annihilator.... I like to print these out and combine with similiar articles for my own
reference.