From reading about how Lake City does it, I got the strong impression that making reliable, military grade primers was pretty easy, albeit with access to the ri

From reading about how Lake City does it, I got the strong impression that making reliable, military grade primers was pretty easy, albeit with access to the right chemicals. And there are several generations of chemicals that can be used, e.g. from corrosive to the newest lead free formulations. On the other hand, I'll point out that single base smokeless powder is made from nitrocellulose (the explosive also known as guncotton), and double base adds nitroglycerin to the fun.