Red Stars (Metallic)

From PyroGuide

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/Silver - pill box Potassium perchlorate 47 Strontium carbonate 20 Red gum 10 Aluminium (bright) 10 Aluminium (flitter 30/80) 10 Magnesium (+200 mesh) 3 Add alcohol	Lancaster Red - pressed Strontium nitrate 55 Magnesium 28 PVC 17 According to Rev. Ron Lancaster the addition of 5% Red gum makes a good pillbox star, if the composition is damped with alcohol.	Ellern No.62 - pressed Potassium perchlorate 9 Strontium nitrate 42 Magnesium 30 PVC 12 Laminac (polyester) 7
Veline Red - cut, rolled Potassium perchlorate 55 Strontium carbonate 15 Magnalium (-200 mesh) 6 Red gum 9 Parlon 15 Dextrin +4 Add 25% alcohol/ 75%water	Ruby red - rolled, pumped Strontium nitrate 50 Potassium perchlorate 8 Parlon 18 Magnalium (-325 mesh) 12 Charcoal (airfloat) 5 Sulfur 5 Red gum 2 Dextrin 5 Add 25% alcohol/ 75%water	Buell Red - cut, rolled Potassium perchlorate 35 Strontium carbonate 25 Magnalium (-200 mesh) 14 Red gum 7 Parlon 13 Dextrin 5 Add 25% alcohol/ 75%water

Hardt Red Star #5 Potassium perchlorate 25 Strontium nitrate 20 Strontium sulfate 15 Red gum 5 Parlon 15 Magnalium -200 mesh 20 Add acetone

Electric Magenta - rolled, pumped Potassium perchlorate 8 Strontium nitrate 38 Parlon 18 Magnalium (200 mesh) 12 Copper carbonate 10 Charcoal (airfloat) 5 Sulfur 5 Dextrin 4 Add 25% alcohol/ 75%water

Pakeha Red #1
Potassium perchlorate	50
Strontium carbonate	15
Parlon	13
Magnalium	13
Sulfur	5
Red gum	4
If a binder other than Parlon is desired, 5% can be added without significant degradation of flame

Method
Grind all chemicals as fine as possible except for the metal. The oxidizers should be ground down separately from the fuel. This can be done using a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle. Screen the chemicals together by passing the mixture several times through a mesh screen. If the composition contains dextrin, its function is to act as adhesive and bind the composition together, eventually hardening it into a solid mass once it is dry.

References

http://come.to/PFP

Fireworks: Principles and Paractice. Reverend Ronald Lancaster, MBE. 4th Edition.